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A new dining concept offering food from multiple restaurants in a single order is coming to MarketFair in Princeton, while a specialty candy store has opened in downtown Metuchen, adding to the changing retail landscape in central New Jersey.

Towns that want to end their relationships with surveillance technology company Flock Safety are discovering that canceling a contract does not necessarily mean the company’s cameras will stop operating or be removed, with officials in two Minnesota cities reporting problems getting the company to follow their instructions.

Renee Bou Mansour of Somerset, who is enrolled in the university’s Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, and Anthony Palacios of Somerset, who is enrolled in the university’s College of Arts & Sciences, have been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2026 semester at Washington University in St. Louis.  It is with great pleasure that Southern New …

State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen, a township resident, has introduced legislation that would require police to obtain warrants before using automated license plate reader information to track vehicles identified at multiple locations, as communities across the country continue reconsidering their use of the controversial surveillance technology. Danielsen, D-17, introduced Assembly Bill A5637 on October 15. The measure would impose new restrictions …

By Frank Sciara. How did a petition with 750 signatures in July, turn into a tense Flocktober clash with the Township Council? 

The Township Council on September 8 approved the purchase of goods and services worth more than $11.3 million. The contracts awarded, and their awardees, are:

RIBBON-CUTTING – Board of Education President Dr. Dennis Hopkins cuts the ceremonial ribbon at the new Franklin Park pre-school playground, flanked by (left to right) Board member Clara Wilson and FPS principal Angela Pape. School and District officials gathered September 15 at Franklin Park School to. formally dedicate the new pre-school playground.

Dr. Samir Kumar Dutta passed away peacefully on August 22, 2026, at The Bristal Assisted Living Home in Somerset. He was 89 years old, just one day shy of his 90th birthday. Samir was born in 1936 in Burma (now Myanmar) while his father, Susanta Dutta, was serving on deployment with the Indian military. When he was five years old, …

INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATION – Township Councilmen Ram Anbarasan and Shubhendu Singh (left to right) present the Council’s proclamation honoring the 80th anniversary of Indian independence at the August 11 meeting. A call for Indian-Americans to serve their communities punctuated the Township Council’s commemoration of India’s 80th anniversary of independence at the August 11 Council meeting.

Sterling Rd Area Resurfacing -Concrete work completed. Milling and paving operations have begun. Delays due to the extreme heat are possible.  Sterling Rd -Paved Olsen Dr – Paved Stewart Ave -Paved Stockton Ave – Paved Clover Pl -Paved Marion Ave -Paved Evelyn – Paved Annapolis St – Milling 7/31 – Paving 83 – 8/4 weather depending Cedarbrook Rd Resurfacing -COMPLETED