General News

A township family has started an online fundraising campaign to help meet a family member’s medical expenses. Ryan Krushinski, a freshman at the Somerset County Vocational and Technical School, was seriously injured in a Nov. 29 ATV accident. According to information posted on the family’s GoFundMe Web site, Krushinski is currently in the Robert Wood Johnson Children’s Hospital Intensive Care …

The war of words between NJ State PBA president – and township police detective – Pat Colligan and Gov. Chris Christie escalated Nov. 30, when the governor called Colligan a “pension pig” in statements made on the presidential primary campaign trail in New Hampshire. Colligan has been a long-time critic of Christie’s, mainly because of what Colligan terms Christie’s broken promises in …

Three township residents arrived at Veterans’ Memorial Park before 11 a.m. on Nov. 11 to find that the annual commemoration was not going to happen. Rather than just leave, the three decided to hold their own short ceremony.  

County officials warn township residents to expect delays at Weston Canal and Randolph roads between Oct 12 and 14 due to the completion of a road construction project. The intersection is expected to be paved between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. both days, according to a notice from Somerset County. The project included installing a traffic light, minor widening, road …

Hydrant flushing and tree trimming throughout the township could affect residents through the end of the month. Tree trimming will be conducted over the next two weeks, which will result in periodic shutdowns of some streets. According to a notice from the township, the roads that will be affected are: Butler Road, between Meadowlark Lane and Canal Road Suydam Road, …

Work has begun on a Bennetts Lane bridge replacement project. A segment of the road between Route 27 and Clyde Road was closed Oct. 5, and will remain so for about the next two months, said Matthew Loper, an engineer with the Somerset County Engineering Division. The $449,513 project is being done by Scafar Contracting of Newark. The bid was …

Hopeton Richards knelt down before the plaque mounted on a boulder and said a few words to the teenaged girl standing next to  him before photographing the plaque with his cell phone. Richards, a former township resident who now lives about 90 minutes away in Berlin, was one of about 30 people who gathered near the library Sept. 29 for the dedication …

The bumpy ride over railroad crossings at Veronica Avenue and Clyde Road will come to an end soon. Weather permitting, Conrail – which owns the tracks – will repave the pothole-scarred crossings on July 14 and July 15. The work will entail paving over the rails “making for a uniform paved surface between the approaches and the location of the …

St. Peter’s University Hospital is holding a free “Just For the Health of Franklin” health fair from 1-4 p.m. July 11 at 630 Franklin Blvd. Offered will be blood pressure and sugar screenings, nutrition and diabetes education, healthcare insurance information and “Ask the Doctor” and health educator sessions. For more information, call (732) 745-8551.

The intermittent rain chased away some revelers at the township’s Independence Day celebration July 2, but the majority of attendees stuck it out for the food and the fireworks. Hundreds of township residents descended on the municipal complex on DeMott Lane to take part in the annual event. Kids rides, food vendors and musical acts were on the agenda, as …