More than 50 trees were scheduled April 5 to be picked up by residents during the township Shade Tree Commission’s annual sale. The trees were available at the township’s Convenience Center at Berry and School streets. Commission chairman Chris Williams and member Bob Hudak were on hand to distribute the trees. Residents were able to purchase the trees late last …

The Franklin Township Baseball League ushered in the 2014 season – its 62nd – April 5 with the annual parade from Pine Grove Manor School to the baseball complex on Dekalb Street. Players and their parents marched along Highland Avenue and Franklin Boulevard behind the banners of their respective teams as onlookers cheered from the sidewalk. This year, 521 boys …

More than $3,000 in heroin and an assortment of weapons were recovered in a multi-county drug sting that resulted in the arrests of 27 people. The five-month investigation targeted heroin distribution in and around Franklin Township and New Brunswick, according to a release on the operation from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. The investigation revealed that three people – William …

They’re only in the 3rd and 4th grades, but one could tell by the looks on their faces April 3 that members of the Franklin Park School dance troupe love their art. The dancers gave a year-end performance before their fellow students and faculty at the school, followed by an encore in which school principal Nicole Scott – joined by …

The Franklin High School freshman baseball team improved its record to 2-0 April 3 with a 3-1 win over Somerville High School’s squad. Below are some scenes from the game.    

Tori Hyman, Amanda Jordan, Kennia Reyes and Ashley Rupp each recorded one hit in the Lady Warriors 22-1 loss in five innings to Somerville High School on April 3. The Warriors kept it close for the first two innings, but a 13-run third inning by Somerville, coupled with 12 walks handed out by Warriors pitcher Chelsea Hoagland, spelled doom for …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of second baseman/utility player Nate Spears and utility player Steve Nikorak. Spears has Major League experience with the Boston Red Sox in 2011 and 2012, where he played in seven games. In addition to his Major League time, Spears has five seasons of Triple-A experience, including 68 games last season for …

More than $5,000 worth of damage was done to two soda vending machines at Quail Brook Golf Course, New Brunswick Road, police said. A golf course employee told police that sometime between April 1 and 2, two machines were damaged and soda and cash were stolen. Police said one of the machines looked as though it had been pried open …

March 29 A 2007 Dodge Caravan owned by Amigo Medical Transport of North Brunswick was stolen and later recovered. Police said the victim, who was not identified, said the van was parked on Somerset Street shortly after midnight. The victim did not know the van was stolen until he was contacted by North Brunswick police, telling him the van had …

An information session on and eligibility screening for Somerset County’s Homelessness Trust Fund is set for 6:30-8 p.m. April 10 at the Somerville Library, 35 West End Ave., Somerville. The program offers up to 15 months of rental assistance to working families. “The results speak for themselves,” Freeholder Patricia Walsh, program liaison, said in a release about the event. “Of …