07/13/2025 A 49-year-old Huntington, NY man was arrested for DWI during a motor vehicle stop in the area of DeMott Ln. He was processed and released with a pending court appearance. 

COMMAND CENTER – First Responders from Fire District 3 gather on the Landing Lane Bridge July 30 after the rescue of two stranded personal watercraft riders in the Raritan River, not far from the bridge. There were no injuries July 30 when a personal watercraft ended up stuck in the mud in the Raritan River, police said. First responders were …

Risky drivers beware; Somerset and Hunterdon county law enforcement is on the lookout for you. Police in the two counties will use a grant-funded program to target dangerous, risky, and irresponsible driving through the rest of the summer, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.

GRAND OPENING – Paradise Fusion offers a variety of cuisines at its Route 27 location. To the three partners behind the new Paradise Fusion restaurant, making connections is the key. Whether its through their menu filled with South Asian, Korean, Japanese, and Indo-Chinese selections, or through the planned bubble tea bar, the owners of the restaurant located at 3211 Route …

Six candidates – three of whom are running on a named slate – have filed for the three open Board of Education seats. The decision by incumbent Board members Ardaman Singh, Nancy LaCorte and Walter Jackson not to seek re-election paved the way for three new members to join the 9-member Board.

07/06/2025 Patrol recovered a stolen motor vehicle from an outside jurisdiction during a fight call at a local hotel. The vehicle was unoccupied. The suspect has been identified. The reporting agency was notified of the recovery and positive identification of the suspect.

NEW V-P – Kira Sikorski speaks to the Board of Education after being named the new vice-principal at Franklin Park School on July 24. A 22-year school district veteran was tapped July 24 to be the next vice-principal at Franklin Park School. Kira Sikorski, a 1st Grade teacher at the school, has held many positions during her tenure in Franklin, …

WANTS POSTPONEMENT – School Board member Bill Grippo explains why the vote on the District’s 2025-26 goals should be postponed at the July 24 Board meeting. A normally non-controversial vote took on a bit of drama at the Board of Education’s July 24 meeting when a divided Board approved the district goals for the 2025-26 school year. The goals are …

Following are updates on the Township’s street resurfacing projects. Newkirk and Evergreen Resurfacing -Completed

The school district and a charter school are recipients of state grants designed to improve literacy in elementary school students. Both grants were from the state Department of Education’s Funding for Optimal Comprehensive Universal Screeners, or FOCUS, program, through which $2.3 million was awarded statewide.