Now that the bleachers and press box at the Franklin Township High School athletic complex have been officially opened, the district administration is setting its sights on the project’s next phase. School district and township officials gathered on the football field prior to the Oct. 12 homecoming game against Elizabeth High School to formally cut the ribbon on the complex’s …

More than $130,000 in Community Development Block Grant sub-grants to area social service organizations helping township residents were approved at the Oct. 8 Township Council meeting. The money is targeted primarily to groups and organizations serving the township’s minority and low- and moderate-income residents. The money comes from a total $254,714 CDBG grant won by the township. The remaining funds …

Purchases worth nearly $380,000 were approved at the Oct. 8 Township Council meeting. The items the council voted to buy are two utility body trucks for $106,000 and two pickup trucks with snow plows for $78,500 from Beyer Brothers of Fairview, and a backhoe for $106,405 and an articulated wheel loader for $66,680 from Jesco of South Plainfield. The council also …

The Somerset County Health Department will offer flu shots from 9:30-11 a.m. on Oct. 10 and Oct. 24 for township senior citizens at the Franklin Township Community Senior Center, 505 DeMott Lane. The shots are free for Franklin residents aged 65 and older. The clinic is open only to Franklin Township residents. For more information on flu and other clinics, …

A 48-year-old Princeton resident killed himself Oct. 7 near the Griggstown Causeway, police said. The man shot himself in the chest, police said. Township police received a 9-1-1 call at about 3:59 p.m. reporting a “disturbed, possibly suicidal male” in the area, police said. When township police arrived at the scene, they found Montgomery police officers trying to help the …

County businesses can learn how to “go green” by participating in the Somerset County Business Partnership’s Green Challenge. Run by the partnership’s Sustainable Somerset Committee, the challenge is designed to “assist business decision makers in identifying opportunities to increase profitability through initiatives that improve energy efficiency, improve recycling efforts, conserve resources, and contribute to the well-being of the community at …

Jerry DeSarno of North Brunswick was cited Oct. 4 for failure to yield to oncoming traffic after his car was involved in an accident on Veronica Avenue with one driven by Myra Marante of Somerset. Marante said she was traveling down Veronica when DeSarno’s car turned in front of hers. § Ibrahim Bangura of Somerset told police Oct. 4 that …

A Poe Avenue resident may have videotaped a man who allegedly tried to break into her neighbor’s house, police said. The potential victim was on vacation on Oct. 1 when the incident occurred, police said. Jay Fillmore told police on Oct. 5 that he returned home from vacation to find that someone tried to break into his house. A neighbor …

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Somerset County and the rest of the state until 5 p.m. today. More details at the NWS Web site.

Did you graduate from Somerville High School from 1965 through 1969? If so, there may be a reunion in your future. Members of those classes will be gathering Nov. 2 at the Neshanic Valley Golf Course in Neshanic Station for a multiple-year reunion. Tickets are $65 each. For more information or to register, contact Christine Henderson Rose at christinehose@gmail.com.