John F. Steinbruck, age 84 of Lewes, Del. died on March 1, 2015 at Cadbury at Lewes. Mr. Steinbruck was born on October 5, 1930 to John and Martha (Schock) Steinbruck, in Philadelphia, Pa. He attended Philadelphia schools, earning a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. After an unfulfilling sojourn in industry, he …

Dr. Joseph Haddad of Advanced Dental Arts of Somerset has signed on as a Bronze Sponsor of the second annual NJ Walks for TS at Princeton on Sunday, March 29. NJ Walks for TS is a day of fun, awareness, acceptance and advocacy, according to a press release about the donation from the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome and …

Coach Audrey Taylor could see the tension in the faces of her Lady Warriors as they stood court side before the Feb. 28 Somerset County championship game against Rutgers Prep. The team had been in this position each of the previous three years and had come up empty. Now, they were playing for a county championship on their home court.

Trashaun and JP Powell of Somerset have been named the 2015 Cranford-area Promise Walk for Preeclampsia Mission Family by The Preeclampsia Foundation. The Powells will lead the 2015 effort to raise funds for the foundation, which was formed to raise awareness about the hypertensive disorders related to pregnancy.

Tickets are on sale now for a charity fundraiser presented by the Independent Wrestling Federation, set for 7:30 p.m. May 1 at Franklin High School, 500 Elizabeth Ave., and which stars an FHS graduate. The fundraiser will benefit the FHS freshmen class and the DeSarno Family Fund.

“Fewer than six” of the more than 6,000 district students eligible for the controversial PARCC exams have opted out of the tests, interim schools Superintendent Lee Seitz said Feb. 26. The computerized tests – known as the Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers exam – will be given to students in grades 3-11. They will be administered in …

Fifth Anniversary In Heaven Dear Olivia (“Livi”), Five years have gone by, yet it still seems as if it were yesterday. There will never be a day that you do not come to mind. We may have lost a daughter/sister, but Heaven certainly gained an angel. If only we could see your adorable face and your magnificent smile. If only …

Two leases with township farmers were extended Feb. 24 by the Township Council. The council voted to approve the second of two one-year extensions to Albert Puchalek for Catalpa Farm on Old Vliet Road. The farmland consists of 50 acres, with a fee of $51.25 per acre, or $2,562.50 for the year.

The Franklin Heat Traveling Basketball program will hold a fundraising basketball game from 7-8:30 p.m. Feb. 27 at Sampson G. Smith Intermediate School, 1649 Amwell Rd. The game, called the “Terrance Barker Scholarship Classic,” will raise money for the program’s Terrance Barker Scholarship Fund and will pit players against their coaches.

A 20-year-old township man has been indicted for the October, 2014 murder of a New Brunswick youth. Dequan S. Rogers of Alcorne Street was indicted Feb. 26 for the Oct. 13, 2014 murder of Joell Burton, 17, of New Brunswick, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.