Franklin News

Franklin Township will hoist the American Flag over Malaga Lake Park on July 16 to honor veterans who have recently returned from service in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Franklin Township once again is adding art to its annual Fourth of July festivities tomorrow.

CHILD SUPPORT, 10:40 p.m. June 12: Authorities said Sheriff's Officer Scott Tozzi and Chris Ouellette arrested John Highland, 42, of Franklin at the Mid-State Correctional Facility, Wrightstown.

FRANKLIN - Mayor Joseph Petsch, the township committee and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2071 will honor and "welcome home" all township residents who have served in the war in Iraq and Afghanistan.

'We've poured money into these buildings over the years ... and every one of our buildings are in better condition, in my opinion, than when we got them.

The borough's annual celebration braced itself against the continuing weeks of rain Saturday night.

The following indictments have been handed up by a Somerset County grand jury: - Alexis Acosta, 21, of Somerville, indicted on a charge of unlawful taking of a means of conveyance in Somerville on April 19.

A convicted sex offender, arrested in 2006 for huffing propane in Newton, died Wednesday behind a house on state Route 23, authorities said.

It may seem like a small win, but to Tina Renna a recent court ruling in her favor makes transparent government more of a reality.

MILLVILLE -- The Laurel Lake Property Owner's Association will sponsor a contest to find a logo to represent the Laurel Lake community.

A 15-year-old Somerset County male became the state's first fatality of the H1N1 virus, better known as swine flu, after dying at home June 8, the state Department of Health and Senior Services announced Wednesday.

The state Superior Court in Newton is seeking volunteers to consider facts surrounding juvenile cases and make recommendations to the judge.

In Union , traffic is delayed for six miles on eastbound Interstate 78 just west of Exit 12 .

A Franklin woman is sentenced to four years in prison for a year long crime spree that spanned seven Sussex County towns Friday, June 12, 2009 New Jersey Herald reports that: A Franklin woman is sentenced to four years in prison for a year long crime spree that spanned seven Sussex County towns.

A Franklin woman was sentenced Thursday to four years in state prison for a year-long crime spree in seven Sussex County towns.

On Friday, 275 runners from area police departments and state police will join more than 3,000 volunteers from all branches of law enforcement for the 26th annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics.

Photo by Lee Williams/New Jersey Herald Students at Pope John XXIII Regional High School were among the top five schools to collect food for the Foodstock School Challenge.

The Franklin Historical Society is hosting its fourth annual Zinctown Historic Preservation 5K Run/Walk June 27 as the kick-off event for Franklin Day.

PATERSON a ' School 28 was dismissed early Tuesday after more than 100 students were reported absent and a "large number" of students exhibited flu-like symptoms, a school district official said.

Franklin Township has earned the label as a place where one takes their life in their hands.