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Bill Bowman is an award-winning, 40-year veteran of community news. He has written for weekly and daily newspapers, and state, national and international magazines. His investigations have resulted in the first-in-the-nation state program to purchase thermal imaging cameras for all NJ fire departments and fire academies, the halting of a massive land development deal marred by influence peddling, and the creation of a web-based database charting violations against New Jersey senior-citizen facilities.

UPDATED Kramer: Township To Host Climate Summit In October

Update: The Mayor’s Summit has been postponed to either late January or early February, Mayor Phil Kramer said Sept. 26. Kramer said many of the people he was inviting to the event, originally scheduled for Oct. 7, said they could not attend because they would be campaigning, and that they wished it could be held another day.

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National Voter Registration Day; Are You Registered?

National Voter Registration Day is Sept. 26. To register to vote, you must:

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Zoning Board Begins Hearings On Mosque’s Proposed School

Zoning Board of Adjustment members got their first peek Sept. 21 at plans for a 32,000-square-foot school proposed by officials of the Masjid-e-Ali mosque on Cedar Grove Lane. Board members heard from only one witness, architect Yogesh Mistry, because a prior application received a long hearing.

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Register for Peony Workshop at Colonial Park Garden

Submitted by the Somerset County Park Commission. The Somerset County Park Commission’s Colonial Park Gardens will offer an interactive “Peony Propagation Workshop” from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at the Colonial Park Garden, 156 Mettlers Road, Somerset.

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Township Police To Participate In ‘Coffee With A Cop Day’

Township police will be at six locations Oct. 4, participating in National Coffee With a Cop Day. Officers will be at:

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Franklin Day Festival Draws Estimated 20,000 People For Food, Music, Games And Vendors

An estimated 20,000 people made their way to Colonial Park Sept. 23 for the fourth annual Franklin Day Festival in Colonial Park. Festival-goers were treated to a variety of events, from musical acts, to cultural performances, games, activities, a classic car show and, of course, food.

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Life Story: Beatrice ‘Bid’ Johns, 89; Helped Expand Zimmerli Art Gallery

Beatrice Inglee Dewson Johns, “Bid” to her friends and family, died at her Somerset home on Sept. 18 after a series of illnesses. Bid was born in East Orange on Sept. 28, 1927 and raised in the Ridgewood home designed by her father, Inglee Ball Dewson. She was the daughter of Beatrice Mary Campbell Dewson and the sister of Mary …

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Township Resident Hosts Fundraiser For Autism Awareness

A township resident is hosting a fundraiser designed to raise awareness about autism. Entitled, “Journey to Expression,” the event is scheduled for 3 to 7 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Holmes Marshall Fire Company, 5300 Deborah Dr., Piscataway.

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FHS Warrior Football Falls To Westfield, But Doesn’t Make It Easy

The Franklin High School football Warriors put up a good fight for three quarters of their Sept. 22 game against Westfield High School, but could not overcome the damage done by several costly penalties. The Westfield Blue Devils extended their unbeaten streak to 28 games in the 23-7 win over Franklin, a score that doesn’t do justice to the Warriors’ …

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Ananda Mandir Temple Expansion Gets Zoning Board Approval

It was a bumpy ride, but representatives of the Anana Mandir finally did get the OK to expand their Cedar Grove Lane temple on Sept. 21. Members of the Zoning Board of Adjustment didn’t make it easy, questioning the temple’s representatives on several aspects of the application, and noting that there have been problems at the site in years’ past.

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