We caught up with Franklin High School varsity football head coach John Paczkowski and district Athletic Director Ken Margolin Aug. 25, and live-streamed a quick interview with them: https://www.facebook.com/franklinreporter/videos/1261657440612632/

https://www.facebook.com/franklinreporter/videos/1261544800623896/ Update: A delegation of representatives from Sierra Leone visited the township Aug. 25 to ask for help for the survivors of a deadly mudslide in their country, and to thank officials for hosting a donation drop-off point.

Bridgewater, NJ-   The Somerset Patriots (21-26, 63-54) defeated the Bridgeport Bluefish (23-25, 64-54) 1-0 before 6,176 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday evening.  

Update: The Franklin Warriors finished 34th out of the 104 teams from around the country who competed in the final week of the Cooperstown Dreams Park tournament. The Warriors ended with a 4-2 record in regular play, falling in the opening game tournament round.

York, Pennsylvania – The York Revolution (28-19, 56-62) were down to their final out before rallying for two runs in the bottom of the ninth to defeat the Somerset Patriots (20-26, 62-54) 5-4 in Thursday night’s series-finale at PeoplesBank Park. The Revolution broke the ice in the bottom of the third inning on a Jared Mitchell RBI groundout and an …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots will welcome Rutgers Basketball Head Coach Steve Pikiell to the team’s annual Rutgers Night at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday, August 26th for the team’s 7:05 pm game against the Bridgeport Bluefish.  

The township’s first African-American police officer will be honored Aug. 26 during the Week of the People celebration. It’s actually a re-do of the honor given to Naaman Williams 35 years ago, when the Matilda Avenue park that bears his name was first dedicated.

The Board of Education is set to vote Aug. 24 on a set of merit goals for schools Superintendent John Ravally that could be worth nearly $30,000. State law permits boards of education to approve merit bonuses for school superintendents, based on percentages of the superintendents’  salary.

By Barbara Cuthbert, Griggstown. Thank you to Dr. Alex Kharazi of Franklin Township’s Interfaith Council for organizing Sunday evening’s vigil to reaffirm the community’s commitment to unity and solidarity in rejection of any form of racism, hate and bigotry.

The MacAfee Road School PTO threw a little viewing party for the solar eclipse on Aug. 21 on the school playground. About 100 people showed up – parents, students, teachers and administrators – to share the historic event.