Jessica Juliano smiled as she remembered the day Jesse Silva popped the question. Well, not “the” question, but close.

Northbound traffic on Route 27 over the Carter’s Brook Bridge will be shifted for the next several months starting May 11. The shift will divert northbound traffic to the right, on the shoulder, while work is competed in the center portion of the bridge, according to a press release from the state Department of Transportation.

We were live the morning of May 10 at the send-off for the 2017 Police Unity Tour from the Franklin Township Police Department’s headquarters in the municipal complex on DeMott Lane. Hundreds of police officers from around the state and the country – as far away as California – assembled at the headquarters to start the three-day trip to the …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that right-handed pitcher Tyler Cloyd’s contract has been purchased by the Seattle Mariners organization.  

Faculty, staff and students of Franklin High School put their best feet forward May 9 during an open house for families with students not in district schools. Although no district administrator would use the term, the event was an attempt to entice those students into leaving the non-district schools and enrolling in FHS.

Bridgeport, Conn. – The Somerset Patriots (12-6) rallied for two runs in the top of the ninth inning, but their comeback ultimately fell short as the Bridgeport Bluefish (10-8) took Tuesday night’s series-opener 4-2 at the Ballpark at Harbor Yard. Bridgeport got the scoring started in the bottom of the third inning on a two-out RBI single off the bat …

Update 2: Suspects have been identified in the four shootings that left four people wounded over the last three weeks, township Police Chief Lawrence Roberts told the Township Council on May 9. “Due to the investigative efforts of the detective bureau, we already have suspects,” Roberts said. “We’re diligently working on the case, we’ve put out extra patrols, so there’s …

An India-based manufacturer of generic pharmaceuticals on May 9 celebrated the opening of its first U.S. manufacturing plant, which happens to be located in the township. Lupin Limited leadership and staff gathered outside the company’s Campus Drive facility to witness a ribbon-cutting and hear comments from the company’s president and CEO, as well as U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman and …

Mrs. Angelina Inzano passed away May 6 at her home in Somerset at the age of 100. She was born in Bethlehem, PA to Vincenzo and Catherine Troyano. She lived in New York City for a short period of time and graduated from Hoffman High School in South Amboy prior to moving to New Brunswick. She has been a resident …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced that left-handed pitcher Logan Darnell’s contract has been purchased by the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.