News-pourri

The township’s three public high schools achieved award-winning rankings in the 2025 U.S. News and World Report’s annual ranking of high schools. The ranking takes into account a number of criteria, including graduation rates, performance on standardized tests, enrollment in advanced placement courses, and how well they prepare students for college, according to the magazine. The publication reviewed more than …

Sebring Rd Area Resurfacing – Contractor working on concrete work.  Sebring Rd Annapolis St Lexington Rd Phillips Rd Francis St Link Rd School Ave Lewis St Van Doren Ave Area Resurfacing – Contractor to begin Concrete work on or about August 25. Van Doren Ave Wexford Way Martino Dr Old Georgetown Rd Area Resurfacing -Paving on Laurel Ave, Stirrup Way, English Lane …

A township-based cultural organization was awarded more than $26,000 in two grants from the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission. The Ukrainian History and Education Center was awarded a $20,175 Local Arts Program grant to provide in-person and virtual programming on Ukrainian folk arts and traditions for Somerset County residents. The organization was also awarded a $6,000 grant through the …

HUMAN ART – Face painting was one of the activities available August 16 at the annual Week of the People celebration held in Naaman Williams Park. The 51st Annual Week of the People celebration was held August 16 in Naaman Williams Park. On hand were vendors, games and activities for kids, entertainment and free hot dogs and hamburgers, as well …

BACK TO THE TOWNSHIP – The headquarters of the former Franklin-Somerset First Aid Squad on Girard Avenue. The building is set to once again be returned to the Township. The Township Council on August 12 took the first step in reclaiming the Girard Avenue property that had been used by the Franklin-Somerset First Aid Squad. The Council introduced an ordinance to …

OPPOSES AMENDMENT – Stockton resident Danielle Rice tells the Township Council that the proposed ordinance amendment will not solve the feral cat problem at the August 12 meeting. Residents who feed stray cats without registering them with the Township face fines of up to $500 under an ordinance amendment introduced at the August 12 Township Council meeting. The amendment, if …

Newkirk and Evergreen Resurfacing -Completed Rodgers Ave Area Resurfacing -All paving completed.  Sebring Rd Area Resurfacing – Contractor to begin concrete work August 11th 2025 weather permitting.  Sebring Rd Annapolis St Lexington Rd Phillips Rd Francis St Link Rd School Ave Lewis St Van Doren Ave Area Resurfacing – Contractor to begin Concrete work August. Van Doren Ave Wexford Way Martino …

The Township has released the following updates on the current street resurfacing program. Newkirk and Evergreen Resurfacing -Completed Rodgers Ave Area Resurfacing -All paving completed.  Sebring Rd Area Resurfacing – Contractor to begin concrete work August 11th 2025 weather permitting.  Sebring Rd Annapolis St Lexington Rd Phillips Rd Francis St Link Rd School Ave Lewis St Van Doren Ave Area Resurfacing …

MAKING HIS CASE – Gary Burnett describes the cannabis business he wanted to put in a building at DeMott Lane and Amwell Road at the August 7 Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting. An application to locate a cannabis dispensary in a residentially zoned building at DeMott Lane and Amwell Road was denied August 7 by the Zoning Board of Adjustment. …

OBJECTION! – Peter Lanfrit, the attorney for the B9 warehouses developer, objected to the Planning Board hearing comments from the public at the August 6 hearing. A series of 30 court-mandated conditions for the approval of two controversial warehouses near the Canal Walk housing development was adopted by the Planning Board at its August 6 meeting. The conditions will be …