A former teacher at Sampson G. Smith School who allegedly said a group of African-Amercian students were “acting like a bunch of monkeys” has lost an appeal of her 2012 dismissal on charges that her conduct toward her students was “unbecoming and violated the standards required by public school teachers.” A 3-judge panel of the state Appellate Court found that the …

An 18-year-old Piscataway man who police said robbed a township woman’s purse, then later showed up at her house and stole her car by crashing it through her garage, has been arrested. Police said Jerrold May was arrested at about 5:54 p.m. June 3 in Franklin, after he was seen by police driving a car stolen on May 23 from a …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots defeated the York Revolution 4-1 before 7,005  fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Wednesday afternoon.  

Bridgewater, NJ- The York Revolution defeated the Somerset Patriots 12-1 at TD Bank Ballpark on Tuesday evening.  

Multiple-Award-Winning Independent film West End will appear at 7 p.m. June 6 at the International Film Festival, held at Voorhees Hall on the Rutgers University campus in New Brunswick. The feature film, by writer-director Joe Basile tells the story of Vic Trevi, (Neal Bledsoe). Ashamed of his family’s mafia ties, Vic leaves New Jersey and never looks back. When his father (Eric Roberts) is murdered, …

That fact that the Franklin Township school district was not among the seven districts recently sued over their enrollment policies does not mean it’s off the hook. The New Jersey chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union made good June 2 on a threat issued to a number of school districts in the state – Franklin’s among them – which …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots defeated the York Revolution 6-5 at TD Bank Ballpark on Monday evening. The Revolution jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a two-run double by Eric Patterson and a sacrifice fly by Chad Tracy.

Three members of the Franklin High School boys’ and girls’ track teams and a high school wrestler were honored June 2 at the FHS Winter/Spring National Signing DayCelebration. Girls’ track team members Christina Abiola, who will attend LongIsland University; Danielle Delgado, who will attend Syracuse University and boys’ track team member Joshua Lockhart, headed to the University of Connecticut, as …

A 55-year-old New Brunswick man has been charged in connection with a theft from a Hamilton Street dry cleaner, police said. Clarence Davis was charged with 3rd Degree Theft, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.

Central Islip, NY – The Somerset Patriots (23-13) defeated the Long Island Ducks (18-16) 6-5 in 12 innings Sunday afternoon from Bethpage Ballpark. With the victory Somerset clinched the series. In the top of the second inning Somerset grabbed an early 1-0 lead as shortstop Edwin Maysonet hit a RBI sacrifice fly.