The township will increase the number of board and committee meetings that are recorded and televised. That was the decision June 13 by the Township Council, after the idea was broached by Mayor Phil Kramer.

A student member of a township commission, a charitable foundation and awareness of PTSD were recognized June 13 by the Township Council. Nicholas Renda, a Franklin High School senior who was a junior member of the township’s Human Relations Commission for two years, was commended by the council for his work.

Bridgewater, NJ-   The Somerset Patriots (31-20) defeated the Long Island Ducks (26-25) 7-2 at TD Bank Ballpark on Tuesday night.  

A fight that resulted in the arrests of two Franklin High School students is under investigation by township police. FTPD spokesman Lt. Philip Rizzo said the fight occurred on June 8, and that the two 16-year-old youths taken into custody were later released to their parents.

If the number of cars parked at The Palace at Somerset June 12 was any indication, the 17th annual Elijah’s Promise Chef’s Night was a success. The event is the largest fundraiser held by Elijah’s Promise, and supplies the organization with about 25 percent of the culinary school’s budget, said Michelle Wilson, Elijah’s Promise’s associate director.

By Mayor Phil Kramer. Last week the Franklin Reporter (FR) called for recording and televising more of the various township committee meetings including the ones populated by volunteers. I agree that this would be a step forward with the open government initiative I advanced starting in about 2004. I’m proud to have been involved in the processes of initiating the …

Helen S. Verhage died peacefully in her home on June 11. She was 88. Born in New York City on Dec. 14, 1928, she devoted her life to her family, her work and her community, including 20 years working for N.J. Bell and over 40 years of service with the N.J. Department of Labor. As former president of the AFL-CIO …

Lady Warrior Diamond Miller and her U16 US National Womens Basketball teammates captured gold in Buenos Aires June 11, with a dominant 91-46 win over Canada in the FIBA U16 Womens Americas Championship. Miller had her best game of the five-day tournament, scoring 10 points – including a 3-pointer at the 1st Quarter’s buzzer – four rebounds and two steals.

Hundreds of people of different faiths were at the Masjid-e-Ali mosque June 11 to take part in its annual interfaith dinner. The mosque has held the dinner during Ramadan for the last six years. Ramadan is a month-long observance of Muslims, who fast during the day in an effort to purify themselves.

Six Mile Run Reformed Church congregants dedicated the church’s new slate roof June 11 and honored those who made it happen. The $165,000 roof was largely made possible by a gift from the Suydams, a long-standing congregation family, said the Rev. Osy Nüesch, the church’s pastor.