There will be a new home going up on Ray Street soon, but it won’t be what its developer initially envisioned. The Zoning Board at its Feb. 6 meeting made it clear that the plan for a four-bedroom, two-story home at 57 Ray Street wasn’t going to pass muster, so its developer – Diamond Investor & Builders – substituted plans …

A complete replacement of the township’s “water emergencies” ordinance that would place voluntary and mandatory restrictions on regular outdoor water use and require that residents keep a log of watering days was tabled at the Township Council’s Jan. 28 meeting. Councilman Ted Chase, (D-Ward 1) asked that the measure be tabled because it had not yet been vetted by township …

The five commissioners of Fire District 3 have changed their minds about the $144 salary increases they requested. The commissioners, whose territory includes the areas covered by Community Fire Company on Hamilton Street and East Franklin Volunteer Fire Company on Pine Grove Avenue, had requested the Township Council approve 2014 salaries of $7,428. But in the face of Township Council …

Somerset-area Stop & Shop stores on Jan. 31 made an $11,000 contribution to the Franklin Township Food Bank. The money was raised through the stores’ “Food For Friends” program. Through the program, which runs in November, customers can donate $1, $3 or $5. Money raised goes to support hunger relief organizations, according to the Stop & Shop Web site. Pictured …

QUAIL BROOK SENIOR CENTER 625 New Brunswick Rd., Somerset, NJ (732) 563-4213 Open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. (Check monthly calendar for schedule updates.) Bingo Tournament – Every Thursday Bridge Lessons – Every Friday, 10:30 a.m. Caram – Daily (East Indian Game Similar to Billiards) Chair Exercises – Every Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. Computer Instruction – Every Monday through Friday, …

The Franklin Township High School wrestling team split a four-way meet against Washington Township High School, Cherokee High School and Bishop Eustace Prep on Feb. 1, winning against Bishop Eusatace 39-27, but losing against Cherokee and Washington Township. Helping in the winning effort over Bishop Eustace were Tristan Salvagno (113), Josh Mack (152), Mike Fagg-Daves (182), Mike Okolo (195), Ralph …

Picture a sport that’s a combination of ice hockey, field hockey and soccer, played in a hockey rink, without skates. That’s broomball. It’s not actually played with brooms, although that’s how it started. These days, the “broom” is a wooden or aluminum stick with a traingular-shaped rubber attachment at the end. Players – six to a side, including a goalie …

“Walking on air” is more than just a catch phrase at a Somerset-based sports fitness and rehabilitation center. Somerset Fitness & Wellness, 900 Easton Avenue, is said by its management to be the first center in Somerset County to feature a new kind of treadmill, one that uses a sealed chamber filled with air that can lift the user to …

More than $4,400 in grants was awarded to three local charities Jan. 31 by students in a Franklin High School business psychology class. The students took part in a 10-week program run by Main Street Philanthropy, an organization comprised of financial planners which is dedicated to teaching students the value of philanthropic investing. Mendham resident Yale Levey, owner of Next …

The Year of The Horse was rung in Jan. 31 at the Quail Brook Senior Center in Somerset. About 83 people from Franklin, Manville and South Bound Brook attended, said Allyson Toth, the center’s director. For the event, the center’s main room was decorated with Chinese art and a stereo played Chinese folk music There was even a rendition of …