News-pourri

A school district administrator has revived a dormant newsletter with a digital twist. “Reflections” is a new blog written by Dan Loughran, the district’s Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction.The blog replaces a bi-monthly printed journal bearing the same name. Loughran said that his goal is to write about topics that affect all of the district’s different constituent groups. “In …

FTPD PBA Local 154 president Mark Rossman speaks about the local’s “Pink Patch Project.” Franklin Township Police Department’s PBA Local 154 raised $2,500 for a local charity during the local’s “Pink Patch Project” in October. The check was presented during a November 12 ceremony to members of Sister 2 Sister, a group dedicated to helping underserved and minority women who …

Bill Grippo talks about the Ambassador Program. A fundraising program designed to provide long-term sustainability for the Franklin Food Bank was debuted November 12. Called the Ambassador Program, the goal is to generate donations of between $5,000 and $10,000 per month. Food Bank officials hope that can be accomplished by hundreds of township residents agreeing to donate a minimum of …

More than 100 area military veterans gathered Nov. 8 at the Stage House restaurant on Amwell Road for state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen’s Veterans’ Day breakfast. In the largest such gathering to date, more than 100 military veterans gathered at the Stage House restaurant Nov. 8 for state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen’s annual Veterans’ Day breakfast. This is the fifth year that …

Somerset County Sheriff-elect Darrin Russo, center, gestures after his history making victory on Nov. 5. Township Democrats won big in the Nov. 5 elections, sweeping the Mayoral and Township Council races, making history in the Somerset County Sheriff race and maintaining a seat in the state General Assembly. Locally, Mayor Phil Kramer and his running mates for the Township Council’s …

An employee of the Somerville ShopRite has been diagnosed with Hepatitis A, leading state health officials to issue warnings and advisories to customers who shopped in that store last month. The unidentified person worked as a food handler in the store’s deli, according to a press release from Somerset County. The person worked there during their “infectious period,” Oct. 13-30, …

More than a dozen township residents gathered at the township performance gazebo on DeMott Lane October 31 to hold a prayer vigil for an 11-year-old boy critically injured in a car accident. A group of township residents gathered in the performance gazebo at the Municipal Complex on October 31 to pray for an 11-year-old township boy who was severely injured …

D&R Canal dredging will close parts of Canal Road the week of November 5. (File photo.) The ongoing Delaware & Raritan Canal dredging project will lead to sporadic closures of Canal Road from November 5-8. The closures will occur from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on all four days. On November 5 and 6, Canal Road will be closed between …

Photo courtesy American Planning Association – NJ. The historic village of East Millstone has been named a “Great Neighborhood” by the New Jersey chapter of the American Planning Association. The award is one of several given out by the association, according to its web site. East Millstone and the other designees will be feted at an awards ceremony, slated for …

Money and food were raised by the Sodhani Foundation and the Indo-American Association of Canal Walk. A local foundation partnered with a Canal Walk-based group to raise nearly $1,400 for the Franklin Food Bank to help it widen its offerings to its clients. Representatives of the Sodhani Foundation and the Indo-American Association of Canal Walk gathered Oct. 24 at the …