Mrs. Nora Kollien passed away on Dec. 28 at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 70 years old. Mrs. Kollien was born in Linden and lived there for many years. She also lived in Florida prior to moving to Somerset 45 years ago. She enjoyed crafting, especially making Christmas ornaments and playing computer games. She retired from …

There are few things that are more important to a teenage girl than her hair. Unless that teenager is 13-year-old Jenna Danielsen. Danielsen, a Franklin Middle School student, recently took one of the most extreme actions she probably could to show support for her big sister, Ava, who is recovering from six rounds of chemotherapy and has lost all of …

Dec. 20 Conrado Yson of Monmouth Junction was cited for careless driving after he was involved in an auto accident that resulted in his car striking a bank on Route 27.  Yson’s car was leaving the parking lot of the Kendall Park Post Office, turning left on Rt. 27, when it struck a car driven by Mike Komaromi of North …

By Patricia Walsh. Somerset County residents, you deserve a round of applause for all you do throughout the year! In 2016 you donated more than 32 tons of food during Curbing Hunger Month, more than 5 tons of food to our monthly “BOBO Fridays” collection and over $18,000 to the annual Thanksgiving Adopt-A-Family program, plus hundreds of school supplies to …

A group of parents and students seemed to have made an impression on the Board of Education Dec. 22 when they asked members to rejuvenate an ailing district orchestral band program. The program has not recovered from budget cuts it suffered in 2010 and, most recently, from schedule changes at Franklin Middle School, according to parents and school officials. But …

Submitted by Einhorn Harris. A township resident was recently installed as president of the National Filipino American Lawyers Association. Jhanice V. Domingo, a partner at the Morris County law firm of Einhorn Harris, was installed in the position at NFALA’s annual conference in San Diego, Ca. on November 3. Her term will run through November 2017. “We are extremely proud …

The Quail Brook Golf Course on New Brunswick Road will close for the winter season at the conclusion of play on Saturday, December 31, but Spooky Brook Golf Course at Colonial Park will remain open for the winter golf season, according to the Somerset County Park Commission. Quail Brook joins Warrenbrook Golf Course on Warrenville Road in Warren Township and …

625 New Brunswick Rd., Somerset, NJ 08873 (732) 563-4213 Open Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. All programs begin at 11:00 a.m. unless otherwise listed. Body & Brain Yoga with Lucy Pagnetti – Monday, 10:30 a.m. Body and Brain Yoga is a dynamic mind-body practice that combines stretching, flowing movement, deep breathing exercises and meditation in a simple …

Patricia A. Doherty passed away Dec. 25 at her home in New Brunswick. She was 80 years old. Born and raised in Queens, N.Y., Patricia moved to Somerset in 1968 and New Brunswick in 1991. For more than 20 years, Mrs. Doherty was proud to serve as the Tower Receptionist at Johnson & Johnson in New Brunswick. She was a …

Submitted by Rutgers Cooperative Extension. Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Somerset County is offering a “High Tunnel Winter Lettuce” workshop from 5:30 to 8 o’clock in the evening on January 31, 2017 at 310 Milltown Rd. in Bridgewater. The class is being offered as part of the RCE’s Ultra-Niche Crops Series of workshops. The cost for this workshop is $20 and …