CONVERSION PROPOSAL – Manjit Bajwa answers question posed by his attorney during the April 3 Zoning Board of Adjustment hearing on his application. An application to convert an auto repair garage at Elizabeth and Cedar avenues into a small convenience center raised more questions than it provided answers at the April 3 Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting. The triangular-shaped property …

TOUCHDOWN – Junior Gianna Mattia celebrates with teammates after scoring Franklin’s only touchdown in the April 2 loss to Plainfield. The Franklin High School Lady Warrior flag football team couldn’t overcome a stubborn Plainfield defense in its April 2 13-6 loss. Plainfield struck first, but the Lady Warriors were able to tie the game before the first half ended on …

PLAN DETAILS – Daniel Miola, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church engineer, explains the project to the Historic Preservation Advisory Commission on April 1. A plan to widen the driveway at the Ukrainian Reformed Church on Easton Avenue and add more parking spaces received a conditional Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historic Preservation Advisory Commission at its April 1 meeting. But that’s …

SPONSORED NEW LAW – A bill co-sponsored by state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen targeting retail theft has been signed into law. Legislation designed to strengthen penalties against retail theft was signed into law April 1 by Gov. Phil Murphy. The bill, A4755, was co-sponsored by state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17). Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …

FATAL FLIGHT PATH – A close up of the final spiral of a plane piloted by a Lawrenceville man that crashed in a wooded portion of Six Mile Run State Park, off Hilltop Lane. A 61-year-old Lawrenceville man was identified by authorities March 31 as the person who was killed March 30 when the single-engine plane he was piloting crashed …

3/16/25 A Somerset resident was the victim of criminal mischief between 3/15/25 and 3/16/25 in the area of Churchill Avenue. The unknown suspect(s) damaged two of the victim’s vehicles by deflating the driver’s side tires by an unknown means.  There was no approximate value for the damaged tires given. The suspect(s) is unknown, and the investigation is ongoing.  Don’t Miss …

Sabitree Jagdeo, born on September 11, 1965, in Port Mourant, Guyana, to Scott and Katie, passed away on March 30. She spent her early years in the Williamsburg Squatting Area with her parents and siblings before relocating to the Bronx, NY, and eventually settling in Somerset, where she resided for the last 31 years. In 1987, Sabitree married Doulat Jagdeo, …

PLANE CRASH INVESTIGATION – First responders gathered along Hilltop Lane March 30 in the investigation of a single-engine plane crash that killed its pilot. A small plane on its way to North Carolina from Princeton crashed in a wooded area off Hilltop Lane March 30, killing a person believed to be the pilot, authorities said. The pilot, who was not identified …

FLYING HIGH – Franklin High School’s boys’ and girls’ track and field teams matched up against their fellow Skyland Conference squads March 29 in the Skyland Conference Relays. Franklin High School track and field athletes took home 10 medals March 29 in the Skyland Conference Relays, which were held in Warrior Stadium. Teams from 20 schools in the conference sent …

Franklin High School’s production of “Cinderella – The Enchanted Version” will be presented over the next two weekends at the school’s Theatre. The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, inspired by the 1997 television movie starring Brandy and Whitney Houston, tells the story of Cinderella – a kind young woman forced into servitude by her cruel stepmother and stepsisters. Cinderella is transformed …