Somerset News

A measure that would expand substance abuse eligibility for certain offenders, and create a pilot program for mandatory enrollment in two New Jersey counties was approved by the Senate Thursday by a vote of 33-2. "Giving criminal offenders an opportunity at a second chance at a crime-free life is a moral and responsible thing to do," said Senator ... (more)

Bound Brook, N.J. resident Frank Mackinson became the first patient to complete treatment at the ProCure Proton Therapy Center in Somerset, N.J.- a milestone that was celebrated with family, friends and Mackinson's treatment team.

It's still spring, according to the calendar, but a summer heat wave is hitting New Jersey, with temperatures expected to reach 90 or a little above today, Tuesday.

There are good plays and then there are great plays. And the truly great ones endure for decades, or even centuries.

The ScarletReport.com "18 in 18" series continues today with Franklin wide receiver Carlton Agudosi.

A North Brunswick woman is in the Somerset County Jail, accused of shoplifting $342 in merchandise from a Stop-and-Shop in Franklin Township .

When all the votes were counted Newmark Knight Frank, now known as Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, won three top Deal of the Year Awards at NAIOP NJ's 25th Annual Commercial Real Estate Awards Gala.

After some 20 years, perched high above the succulents,in a green houses at Atlock Farm, , much beloved Aunt Tilly, cut loose and unceremoniously plopped to the ground.

The Somerset County Association of School Administrators named Watchung Hills Regional Superintendent Frances Stromsland the county's Superintendent of the Year, WHRHS Board of Education President Robert Horowitz announced at Monday's board meeting.

Sgt. Jeff Perry and Capt. Jeff Adcock from South Cobb's Precinct 2 rode their bicycles for a total of 230 miles with 1,500 other law enforcement officers from across the country in the Police Unity Tour, held from May 10 to 12.

A standing room only crowd enjoyed what many called the finest Wardlaw-Hartridge Lower School Concert ever on Thursday, May 10.

When Mark Pascal and Francis Schott opened Stage Left restaurant in New Brunswick on May 22, 1992, they had a simple idea - quality food done well.

SOMERVILLE - A 27-year-old Franklin Township man, Dwayne C. Johnson Jr., identified as the individual responsible for the May 4 Hempstead Drive shooting in the Somerset section of the township, was apprehended in Townsend, Ga., on Wednesday, May 16, According to Somerset County Prosecutor Geoffrey D. Soriano, on May 4, at about 9:56 p.m., Franklin ... (more)

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - A Somerset County student died this morning when the car he was in went out of control and crashed into a parked trailer on the way to classes, officials said.

Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande will launch a statewide tour in May and June to meet with top women leaders, such as Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno, to find solutions to obstacles that have held women back in the work place.

Somerset Valley Playhouse A in HillsboroughA was declared the winner of the Patch Readers' Choice contest for best staycation in the Somerset County Patch area.

Gov. Chris Christie played to a packed house of politicians, the public and the press at his 78th town hall meeting yesterday afternoon, May 10, at the National Guard Armory on Hamilton Street in the Somerset section.

Franklin High defensive back Eddie Lee attended spring games at Rutgers and Temple.

By Colleen O'Dea, NJ Spotlight New Jerseyans are recycling less of their waste than they did in the mid-1990s , data from the state Department of Environmental Protection show.

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - Two township women were killed Tuesday afternoon in a single-car crash on Route 27, police confirmed Wednesday, The driver, Karen Sanger, 51, and her passenger, Mildred Davis, 23, were pronounced dead at the scene Tuesday.