The township school district strutted its stuff Dec. 5 in the second annual “Franklin’s Finest” showcase at Franklin High School. For more than there hours, visitors were shown what the district believes is the best Franklion schools have to offer. The morning was mostly taken up by displays and seminars involving programs going on at all district schools. Starting at …

There was a steady stream of traffic in the St. Matthias School cafeteria Dec. 5 as shoppers perused the aisles of crafts on sale for the 29th annual St. Matthias School Christmas Craft Fair. More than 59 vendors were on hand selling their wares, said Georgette Macrina, the St. Matthias School Home School Association’s co-president and chairwoman of the event. “We …

For the owners of the Goddard School in the Shoppes at Pierce Street, running the township’s newest early learning center is literally like coming home again. Fred and Maria Bondoc, franchisees of the school which opened in November, are no strangers to the township. Aside from being former residents, the couple – who go by “Ms. Maria” and “Mr. Fred” – were …

A Bound Brook man faces a variety of charges after he pulled a knife on a township police officer Dec. 2 during a traffic stop on DeMott Lane. Terrence Foendoe, 38, remains in the Somerset County Jail, Somerville, in lieu of $20,000 bail with a 10 percent option, according to papers filed with Superior Court in Somerville. According to the papers, Foendoe …

Sally Ann Suydam of Somerset passed away on November 21, 2015. Surrounded by her immediate family and closest friends, Sally succumbed to a long illness, at her home on Suydam Farms in Somerset. A resident of Somerset in Franklin Township most all of her life, Sally was a member of the Franklin Township High School class of 1975 and later …

A Franklin youth struggling with Autism will be able to better communicate, thanks to township police and a local business. Zion Miller, a 16-year-old resident who is non-verbal because of his condition, had many times run away from home. His mother, Kimora Miller, said she believes he did that because he was frustrated at not being able to communicate with her …

A township woman was cited for careless driving Nov. 2 after her car skidded off a road and landed in a lake. Police said Courtney Smith, 21, was driving her 2007 Toyota Matrix on Van Cleef Road around 10 p.m. when she entered a curve and the car started hydroplaning. The car hit the curb, struck a sign and the stopped …

Cast members of the upcoming Sampson G. Smith Intermediate School production of “The Lion King” got a rare treat Dec. 2 when a member of the Broadway production’s crew cmd for a visit. Douglas Hamilton, the professional production’s dresser, visited the school to talk about what it’s like to work backstage in a Broadway show. Hamilton came with props: Pieces of …

A township man is free on $150,000 bail after his arrest on a charge that he convinced hundreds of senior citizens to submit to unnecessary genetic testing and defrauded Medicare out of more than $1 million, collecting thousands in commissions along the way. Seth Rehfuss, 41, was arrested the morning of Dec. 2 at his Somerset home, according to a press …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots and Manager Emeritus Sparky Lyle have announced that they will host their annual Holiday Toy Drive at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday, December 12th from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.   Fans will be able to bring new, unwrapped toys to the Somerset Patriots Team Store located at the ballpark throughout the day. The toys will …