Relief is on tap for residents of Little Rocky Hill, now that the Township Council has taken the first steps in replacing the Route 27 water main. The council at its August meeting introduced a $210,000 ordinance for engineering work for the new main, and passed a resolution giving that engineering work to Hatch Mott MacDonald. The actual engineering services …

A survey of gypsy moth eggs will be conducted in the township by the state Department of Agriculture sometime between now and January. Whether any spraying will be conducted if eggs are found is another matter. The issue of who would pay for what could be expensive spraying caused some consternation at the August Township Council meeting, with some members …

A new law that would require the reporting to the state of sudden cardiac events in children is expected to help save children’s lives. The bill, called the “Children’s Sudden Cardiac Events Reporting Act,” was co-sponsored by state Assemblyman Joseph Egan, D-New Brunswick, a member of the 17th Legislative District delegation. In a press release about the bill signing, Egan …

Time is almost up to register for the Franklin Township Baseball League’s Fall Ball season. Registration forms have to be in by Aug. 31. The program begins on Sept. 14, and runs through Nov. 2. Manager and coach volunteers are needed in each division, according to the league’s Web site. Games are played on Saturdays, and practices are scheduled by …

UPDATE: The application deadline has been extended to Oct. 25. The Leadership Somerset program is taking applications for its 2014 program. Leadership Somerset is open to adults who live or work in Somerset County and who want to become part of a network of community leaders, according to a release about the program. The fee for the program, which runs …

The center is located at 625 New Brunswick Rd., in Somerset. The center’s hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. For more information call (732) 563-4213. Bingo – Every Thursday Caram – Daily (East Indian Game Similar to Billiards) Chair Exercises – Every Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. Computer Instruction – Every Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Advance …

Two “just amazing” senior citizens were honored by the Township Council at its August meeting. Jean Doyle and Irene Calafiore of teh Senior Citizens’ Advsory Committee were presented with Township Council proclamations at the meeting by Deputy Mayor Rozalyn Sherman. Sherman praised the women for their volunteer work, most recently for collecting school supplies for backpacks for township children. “They …

The Somerset County Office on Aging and Disability Services is accepting nominations of exemplary efforts in advocating for people with disabilities. Nominations for the seventh annual Disability Advocates Awards are due by Oct. 1. The awards are open to individuals, organizations and businesses located in Somerset County. “This award provides an opportunity for Somerset County to recognize those individuals, organizations …

Volunteers from the Point Community Church of North Brunswick spent three days of their summer fixing up the garden at Pine Grove Manor School on Highland Avenue. The work was seen by church leaders as a way of introducing themselves to the community in advance of them founding a new congregation in Somerset. The work included clearing old vegetation, turning …

Township police participated in an undercover operation with four other law enforcement agencies that resulted in the Aug. 22 arrests of 14 people from five states on prostitution and drug-related charges. According to a press release on the arrests, the township police worked on a task force with detectives from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office, officers from the New Brunswick …