Board of Education member Julia Presley said good-bye to her colleagues Dec. 22, as she prepared to leave the seat she’s held for the past six years. Presley, a former school board vice president and president, declined to seek re-election this year. Her seat was won by newcomer Ardaman Singh. Presley presided over a divisive period in the board’s history, …

The company wishing to build a gas compressor station in Franklin initially eyed six potential locations in the township and South Brunswick, a federal filing shows. The Williams Companies’ Transco affiliate is planning to build the 32,000-horsepower natural gas-powered station on a 52-acre parcel near the intersection of Routes 27 and 518. The controversial application has run into opposition from …

Dec. 12 Xbox accessories valued at $710 were stolen from a Skipton Place home. Stolen were an Xbox One, valued at $450; two Xbox One controllers, valued at $50 each; an Xbox video game, valued at $50, and a pair of virtual reality goggles valued at $100. Dec. 15 Edward Arthur of Somerset was driving down Franklin Boulevard when a …

A 52-acre parcel near the intersection of Routes 27 and 518 has been selected as the location for the Williams-Transco gas compressor station project. The site was selected over another option because it minimizes the effects of the compressor station on the environment and on nearby residents by about 80 percent, a company spokesman said. The site, known as “Option …

Mr. James “Mickey” Hague passed away Dec. 20 at the Arbor Glenn Care Center in Bridgewater. He was 73 years old. Born in Somerville, Mr. Hague lived throughout Somerset County before settling in East Millstone 44 years ago. He worked on the assembly line of the Ford Motor Company in Edison for 31 years. Mr. Hague had a second career …

Submitted by Franklin Food Bank. Stop & Shop has donated hundreds of holiday boxes to the Franklin Food Bank. When Food Bank clients came for their monthly food package, they received a holiday package which included a chicken, turkey, or ham, as well as a Nature’s Promise holiday box of side dishes – everything a family needed for a holiday …

Township resident Daryl Kipnis will kick off his 2017 state Senate campaign with a Jan. 5, 2017 reception at The Imperia, 1714 east Ave. Kipnis, an attorney, hopes to win the Republican nomination to challenge incumbent and presumptive Democratic nominee state Sen. Bob Smith for the 17th District seat, which represents Franklin, Milltown, New Brunswick, North Brunswick and Piscataway. The …

Mary “Dolly” Varga passed away late Friday evening at her daughter’s home in Franklin Park. She was 85 years old. Mrs. Varga was born in New Brunswick to Andrew and Mary Juhasz. She lived in Dayton for many years and resided in Franklin Park for over 60 years. She was a founding parishioner of St. Augustine of Canterbury Church in …

Dec. 8 Someone stole a Goodyear tire valued at $300 from a People’s Line Road home. A 2006 Honda Accord parked off Easton Avenue was burglarized. Four men “dined and dashed” at the Somerset Diner, Easton Avenue. The men skipped on a $42 tab. A Reler Lane resident told police that early in the morning, she heard someone jiggling the …

Santa Claus once again made an early appearance in Middlebush on Dec. 17, but unlike past years, this time it was indoors. The annual Santa in the Park, hosted by the Middlebush Volunteer Fire Department, had to be moved inside the  company’s Olcott Street fire house because of the slushy remnants of an early morning snowfall. That didn’t cange anything, …