The Hageman Farm on South Middlebush Road was the scene April 29 for an Arbor Day commemoration which included tree planting and sapling giveaways. The event was hosted by the Franklin Township Shade Tree Commission, in conjunction with the Meadows Foundation and local Boy and Girl Scout troops.

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that the team has signed right-handed pitcher Ronnie Shaban.  

It began as a small coffeehouse concert and has grown six years later into an event with a national recording artist as headliner. The event was the 6th annual “Into His Fields” benefit concert for Miriam’s Heart, a township-based organization that acts on behalf of orphaned and abandoned children. The concert was held April 29 at the Zarephath Ministry Center …

Aficionados of the classical world from 20 schools across New Jersey gathered at Franklin High School April 29 for the New Jersey Junior Classical League convention. The convention is a conglomeration of contests  and exhibits that explore the ancient worlds of Greece and Rome. Winners of the contests will compete in the national convention, scheduled for later this summer in …

MacAfee Road school was awash in science April 28, with the inauguration of the school’s annual Science Fair Spectacular. School visitors visited classrooms during the day with demonstrations and experiments. In the evening, student displays and experiments were on exhibit for parents and friends to see.

The Franklin High School outdoor athletic complex and gym will likely have some new additions starting next school year in the form of sponsored banners. The Board of Education at its April 27 meeting unanimously approved amendments to the district’s policy regulating sponsorship signage, allowing the banners only at the high school, showing no signs of the discord that accompanied …

Bridgewater, NJ-   The Long Island Ducks (3-4) defeated the Somerset Patriots (6-1) 10-6 on Thursday evening at TD Bank Ballpark to hand Somerset their first loss of the 2017 season.  

A Pennsylvania-based architectural firm has been hired to conduct a feasibility study for the proposed Lewis Street Youth Center. The Township Council awarded Kimmel Bogrette Architecture of Conshohocken, Pa. the $25,000 contract at its April 25 meeting.

By Ed Potosnak, Executive Director, New Jersey League of Conservation Voters and President, Franklin Township School Board A dangerous and unnecessary natural gas compressor station will be built in Franklin Township on the grounds of an active rock quarry where regular blasting occurs – unless we stop it!

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots (6-0) swept the Long Island Ducks (2-4) in a double header on Wednesday afternoon at TD Bank Ballpark.