Franklin township residents are making waves at colleges and universities. Here’s the latest:

The Franklin High School vocal music department’s production of “Sister Act” will debut at 7:30 p.m. March 10 in the school’s theater. “Sister Act” is based on the hit 1992 eponymous movie, about a lounge singer on the run from her mob boyfriend after she accidentally witness him kill a suspected informant. The singer, Deloris Van Cartier, goes to the …

Andrew Covert passed away March 8 at his home in Somerset. He was 23 years old. Andrew was born in Somerville and was a lifelong resident of Franklin Township. He went to Franklin Schools and Somerset County Vo-Tech. He was a mechanic by trade and worked at Jiffy lube and most recently Tom’s Auto Repair on Hamilton Street in Somerset. …

Edna Karlin, 88, a beloved teacher from Franklin Township, passed away on March 8, at Regency Heritage Care Center in Somerset. Mrs. Karlin was born July 17, 1928 in Manhattan, New York to the late Irving and Matilda (Pickard) Levin. She lived in Bronx, NY, for a few years before settling in Somerset with her family. Edna earned her Bachelor’s …

UNION – Strong defense sets the stage for winning basketball games, according to the gospel of Lady Warriors head coach Audrey Taylor. Her team preached from that gospel March 8, when they employed a sometimes stifling defense to dominate the Morristown Colonials en route to a 61-37 win in the NJSIAA Group IV semi-finals at Union High School.

Feb. 28 Louis Ord of Somerset was cited for careless driving and leaving the scene of an accident after his car struck a parked car in the basement parking lot of Harrison Towers. Ord was trying to park at the time. Ord told police that he was tired and wanted to go to sleep; he said he and the other …

Monica Claire Fitzgerald Lawrence, 86, passed away peacefully after an extended illness on March 6  at Parker at McCarrick Care Center in Somerset, with family at her side. Monica was born August 12, 1930 in Long Branch, the daughter of John and Katharine (Flanagan) Fitzgerald, and was the youngest of five children. She married Norman M. Lawrence at Holy Spirit …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of outfielder Justin Pacchioli for the 2017 season.  

Arlene Smith (nee Goldman) Somerset and Boyton Beach, Fl., passed away March 6 at Bethesda Hospital East in Boynton Beach with Bud, her husband of 60 years, by her side. Arlene was born in Brooklyn, New York on March 12, 1935 and attended Lincoln High School. She resided in Brooklyn until 1969 when she and Bud moved to Livingston. While …

The Township Council gave the green light March 7 to a sidewalk program that will affect about 150 property owners around Franklin Middle School. The council met in a special session to consider the project, during which a number of area residents spoke in favor of or against the plan.