Purchases of $1,895,541.50 in goods and services were approved Sept. 8 by the Township Council. The council approved the $39,520 purchase of eight pole-mounted security cameras from Secure Future Tech Solutions of Warwick RI. The cameras, targeted for the Hamilton Street business district, feature wireless connectivity.

A group of Cedar Hill Preparatory School students who raised money for the Franklin Township Food Bank were honored for their work at the Sept. 8 Township Council meeting. The students raised the money – $275 – during a dance at the school last June. The dance was part of the students’ “Give n Get” community service program.

The Somerset County Business Partnership (SCBP) will present ”Workplace Health & Wellness EXPO 2015” on Thursday, October 1, 2015 from 11:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. at Anew Wellness, 270 Davidson Avenue, Somerset, New Jersey. The event is being organized by the Somerset County Business Partnership’s Workplace Wellness Committee. These healthcare professionals and service providers will be introducing wellness strategies that …

Three fire fighters and one employee were injured Sept. 9 in a multi-alarm electrical fire that left Huntingdon Life Sciences on Mettlers Road in Somerset temporarily condemned. Two fire fighters suffered heat exhaustion and one fire fighter suffered a head and neck injury when a portion of a ceiling fell on him, according to a press release on the fire …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (33-26, 83-46) defeated the York Revolution (33-25, 57-71) 6-2 Wednesday evening at TD Bank Ballpark.  

Township Councilman Rajiv Prasad on Sept. 8 apologized for charging that opponents of a proposed park were motivated by racism, but the main targets of his attack maintained that he should resign his office. Prasad’s apology, delivered during the September council meeting, was primarily directed to Middlebush residents Brian and Gina Ulrich. Brian Ulrich is the creator of a social media site …

Bridgewater, NJ – The York Revolution (33-24, 57-70) shutout the Somerset Patriots (32-26, 82-46) 7-0 Tuesday evening at TD Bank Ballpark.  

By Raleigh Steinhauer, Somerset. Mayor Chris Kelly is correct in calling for Councilman Rajiv Prasad’s immediate resignation. Prasad has proven himself not only unfit to serve as a representative of the public, but a danger to the very public he was elected to serve. The Mayor is also right in his assertion that the issue goes further than Prasad.

The Somerset County Park Commission Horticulture Department at the Colonial Park Gardens has scheduled a fall “Flower & Garden Photography Workshop” on Saturday, September 12, 2015 from 9:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. The session will take place in the Rose Garden at the Colonial Park Gardens, Parking Lot A, Somerset, Franklin Township, New Jersey.

Sugar Land, TX – The Sugar Land Skeeters (24-33, 60-67) defeated the Somerset Patriots (32-25, 82-45) 10-1 Monday evening at Constellation Field.