Dante Hoagland has come a long way since voicing the letter “U” on Sesame Street. The 13-year-old township resident has appeared in a movie with Woody Allen, in music videos, commercials and in independent movies. But it’s his latest role that Hoagland – and his mom, Nicole – believes will put him over the top. Hoagland gets to demonstrate his …

Mr. Fu-Yii Jim Wound passed away on Sunday, January 8th, 2017, at his home in Somerset. He was 74 years old. Born in Shanghai, China to the late Shu-Chen Weng and Mei-Ko Wang, Jim moved to Taiwan and graduated from the National Cheng Kung University in Tainan. He emigrated to the United States to study chemical engineering at the Southern …

Jan. 3 Someone removed a porcelain horse from the living room of a Bob Franks Way resident. The statue was valued at $100. Jan. 6 Someone unsuccessfully tried to break into a shed owned by a Hilltop Lane resident. An X-Box valued at $400 and a Sony Playstation valued at $300 were stolen from an Alerica Lane home. Jan. 9 …

New goals for the school district and strategies to achieve them were the main topics Jan. 11 at a strategic plan workshop held at Franklin High School. About 50 people – school and district administrators, faculty, parents and Board of Education members and Mayor Phil Kramer – met in the school’s cafeteria for the fourth in an ongoing series of …

Mrs. Marion Boekhout, 87, passed away Jan. 11. Born in Franklin Township to Percy and Ruth Smith, Marion lived in Belle Mead before settling in Franklin Park in 1953. She was a long time member of Six Mile Run Reformed Church, where she sang in the choir for many years. Mrs. Boekhout drove a school bus for Twin County Bus …

Dr. Samuel Kushner, 74, died Jan. 10 at the Center for Hope Hospice in Scotch Plains. Dr. Kushner was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pa. to the late Abraham and Helen Kushner. He moved to New Jersey in 1972 and resided in Union and Westfield. In 2004, he settled in Somerset. Samuel was a graduate of Central High School of …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced the re-signing of Atlantic League record-breaking closer Jon Hunton, who will also serve once again as the Director of Player Personnel.   “After another great season where we had the best record in the league and made the playoffs for the fourth-straight season, I am very excited to return in 2017. Somerset …

Bridgewater, NJ- In celebration of team’s 20th Season Anniversary, the Somerset Patriots and AT&T, the Official Wireless Partner of the team, have announced a promotion to count down the Top 20 Patriots in team history. VOTE HERE! “We really appreciate our partnership with our hometown team, the Somerset Patriots,” said Bryan Gonterman, AT&T Mobility, VP/GM New York/New Jersey. “As the …

Township resident Robert Quinn has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for one of the two state Assembly seats in the 17th District. This would be Quinn’s first attempt at running for public office. The seats are currently in Democratic control, being filled by Joe Danielsen – also a township resident – and Joseph Egan of New Brunswick. In …

Mrs. Magdalena Santiago passed away on Jan. 8 in New Brunswick. She was 82 years old. Mrs. Santiago was born in Rincon, Puerto Rico and lived in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens before moving to Somerset in 1997. She was a parishioner of St. Matthias Church. She cherished time spent with her loving children and grandchildren and was always certain …