Joseph Levine, 91, died Saturday May 16th, 2015 at the Haven Hospice in Edison. Born in Newark, NJ to Isaac and Lena Levine, Joseph graduated from Weequahic High School. He then served his country faithfully during World War II with the U.S. Army. Mr. Levine had a long and successful career in retail sales for several appliance outlets, including E.J. Korvettes, …

Waldorf, MD – The Somerset Patriots (14-7) and Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (14-9) split a doubleheader from Regency Furniture Stadium Sunday afternoon. The Blue Crabs won game one 5-4 in nine innings while the Patriots doubled up the Blue Crabs 4-2 in the second contest.  

Waldorf, MD – The Somerset Patriots (13-6) extended their winning streak to five games by defeating the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (13-8) 7-5 in 13 innings Friday evening from Regency Furniture Stadium. In the top of the 13th inning first baseman Thomas Neal (1) and right fielder Chris Marrero (3) smacked back-to-back home runs to left field to propel the …

They were a few months early, but the annual softball match ups between the township’s Over 50 softball league and members of Franklin Township PBA Local 154 raised more than $500 for the Franklin Township Food Bank May 17. The games ere played on the softball fields in Inman Park, off John F. Kennedy Boulevard.

Update: The bonding ordinances were approved at the May 26 council meeting. The Township Council at its May 12 meeting introduced three bonding ordinances worth $3.5 million for construction projects and equipment purchases and a $450,000 capital ordinance for equipment purchases.

The Princeton Hyatt was the scene May 15 for Franklin High School’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream” senior prom. Students were “dressed to impress” as they arrived at the venue in their cars and limousines.

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (12-6) edged the Lancaster Barnstormers (6-15) 2-1 in 10 innings Thursday evening from TD Bank Ballpark. Catcher James Skelton ripped a walk-off RBI single to propel the Patriots to the series sweep over the reigning Atlantic League Champions.  

Update: The bond ordinance was approved at the May 26 council meeting. Thirty nine township streets would be repaved this year under a $2.5 million bond ordinance introduced at the May 12 Township Council meeting.

The 28th annual St. Matthias carnival kicked off May 12.

The Board of Education May 12 accepted the Franklin Middle School principal’s resignation, but decided in closed session to change the special meeting’s agenda and not appoint an acting principal for the school. The board did not announce that the agenda had been changed before voting on it, and afterword members and a district administrator would not say what led …