Although at least one other town has repealed a similar ordinance, the Township Council doesn’t need to take any action on its curfew ordinance, the governing body was told Sept. 23. Curfews have come under fire from the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union as being unconstitutional.

In a move that was met with a standing ovation and cries of “thank you,” the Township Council Sept. 22 voted to prohibit any type of sound system in Middlebush Park. The vote was not unanimous. Township Councilman Carl R.A. Wright and Deputy Mayor Brian Regan voted against the proposal, while Mayor Brian Levine sided with the remaining Democrats in …

By Bill Connell, Somerset. I am still reeling in shock now that I know the NFL focuses more on financial self-preservation than doing the right thing. No not really.  How can you be surprised with sponsorships and TV deals, that selfishness worked its way in to the DNA of the NFL?  This is an old story, told a different way.

The Franklin Township Pop Warner organization celebrated its annual “Blue and Gold” day at Middlebush Park Sept. 21. In addition to the regularly scheduled football contests, attendees were treated to games, face painting, and pep rallies.

A 29-year-old Manville man and his 7-year-old son drowned early in the morning of Sept.. 21 when the car in which they were riding plunged into the Delaware & Raritan Canal, police said. Police said Jorge Luis Florez-Martinez was driving a 2006 Avalanche SUV along Weston Canal Road at about 2:55 a.m. when he failed to make a turn, struck …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (38-32, 85-55) salvaged the series finale against the Bridgeport Bluefish (25-45, 47-93) 6-5 Sunday afternoon from TD Bank Ballpark.  

Food, music, demonstrations and a variety of vendors greeted visitors to the premiere Franklin Day Festival, held Sept. 20 at Colonial Park. Thousands of attendees made their way among the rows of vendors before sampling selections offered by several township restaurants.

More than 120 cyclists were on hand Sept. 20 for the Renaissance Community Development Corporation Credit Union’s annual bike-a-thon for prostate cancer awareness. The group raised $4,000, which was presented before the ride’s start to Steve Jones, president and CEO of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Health System.

The Franklin Park School PTO held its annual back-to-school ice cream social on Sept. 19. PTO co-president Kimberly Stephens said the social is a way to greet new students and welcome back returning students.