News-pourri

It was delayed by two days because of rain, but the annual St. Matthias carnival formally opened on May 17. The carnival is the largest fund-raiser for the church, the St. Matthias School and various missions supported by the church.

Repair work and upgrades to a gas line on Elizabeth Avenue will take at least another two weeks to complete, a PSEG spokeswoman said May 17. The work is being done across the street from Elizabeth Avenue School.

Nothing has been the same for Keith and Nadine Hermann since March 17, 2017. It was just past midnight on that date when Hermann, a Corporal with the Franklin Township Police Department, heard a loud noise downstairs in his Manville home.

NORTH BRUNSWICK – The Franklin High School freshman who died suddenly during a gym class was remembered by his friends and family May 11 in an impromptu gathering at Sabella Park. Dylan Burrell, 14, collapsed May 8 on the FHS athletic field and died several hours later in a New Brunswick hospital.

A Facebook fundraising page has been established by the mother of the Franklin High School student who died during gym class May 8. Tracey Warren, a Westchester, NY resident, created the page on May 9.

Construction of the performance gazebo in the Municipal Complex on Demott Lane is underway, even as its organizing committee is still seeking donations. The 38-foot-wide gazebo will be built near the township library and is seen as a place for the presentation of various forms of entertainment, including music, plays, and dramatic readings.

The estimate for completion of the winter storm debris cleanup project undertaken by the township is now May 9 for residential areas, and the week of May 14 for remaining major roads. That’s because township public works crews must temporarily stop the limb pickup work they’ve been doing for more than a month and mow lawns at township parks and …

A 14-year-old Franklin High School student died May 8 after he collapsed during a gym class at the school. The student, who was not identified, was stricken on the high school’s athletic field at about 9:10 a.m., said district spokeswoman Mary Clark.

By PJ Parker

Township Republicans gathered May 5 at a Van Cleef Road home for their annual Kentucky Derby fund raiser. The event has become something to which party members look forward every year, said GOP Chairman Bob LaCorte.