SOMERSET, NJ - The public is invited to attend a presentation on the construction of a youth center slated to be built at 429 Lewis Street, March 20 at 7:30 pm at the municipal building. 

The youth center is projected to cost between $13 million and $14.6 million, according to Martin Kimmel, one of the architects for the facility. The proposed youth center would be built on a ...

SOMERSET, NJ - Tonight the Franklin Township Council will hold its annual budget hearing at the municipal building at 7 pm. During the meeting the following departments will present their budgets to the town council.

Last year the council adopted a $61 million municipal budget for 2018. 

The budget came with a slight tax increase, but that increase is offset by ...

ELIZABETH, NJ – New Jersey residents are on their way to making $15 per hour at work.

Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation on Monday that will gradually raise the states’ minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2024.

“For far too long, too many of our fellow New Jerseyans have been struggling to survive on wages that have not kept up with the cost of living,” Murphy ...

With Valentine’s Day approaching, candlelit dinners and romance usually come to mind.  But for the Franklin Woman’s Club, the focus is on acts of kindness and charity. Recently, club members combined an art class with a service project to bring Valentine’s Day wishes to Meals on Wheels clients and abused and neglected children.  After the club’s Arts/Creative ...

Adult & Teen Programming Highlights for the month of March.

Visit the event calendar on the Library's website for more information.  Register for events for all ages via the event calendar or by calling the Library during regular business hours.  

Adult Highlights:

AARP Tax Assistance
The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide will be providing Free In-Person Tax ...

The Franklin Woman’s Club is pleased to announce their 2019 scholarship award opportunity. The Franklin Woman's Club is proud to have awarded approximately $60,000 in scholarship money over the years to eligible graduating high school women.

To be considered for the 2019 Franklin Woman's Club Scholarship, the young woman MUST: 

(1) Reside in Franklin Township ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The Somerset County Employers Legislative Committee will host Somerset County Freeholder Director Brian Levine at a Feb. 22 luncheon at Verve Bistro, Bar, & Lounge, 18 East Main St., from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Freeholder Director will discuss his priorities in support of the Somerset County business community in 2019 and beyond.

 Levine is ex officio to ...

TRENTON, NJ – A winning lottery ticket worth $50,000 was sold at the Shop Rite on Elizabeth Avenue, and last night it became worth $50,000.  

The ticket was one of three New Jersey Lottery tickets sold that matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn for the Saturday, Feb. 9 drawing, winning the $50,000 third-tier prize. (If those tickets had been ...

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Hanging out in East Brunswick is about to get a lot more fun as new businesses opening on Route 18 will offer entertainment, food, retail variety, and an answer to the suburban doldroms.

Drivers down Route 18 are beginning to see a whole lot of shaking going on as old buildings are converted to new uses and new buildings hold new surprises.

Let's take a ...

PISCATAWAY, NJ -- About seven miles and a 15-minute drive separates Piscataway High School and Franklin High and the two neighboring town rivals met on the hardwood on Saturday as the Chiefs’ boys basketball team defeated the Warriors at home, 71-62, before a rowdy crowd.

The win moves Piscataway to 12-9 while Franklin drops to 12-8.

“In every sport, it’s a rivalry game.

SOMERSET NJ - The state tournament for high school basketball is still a few weeks away yet, but the seedings and brackets were announced earlier Thursday at the NJSIAA headquarters in Robbinsville and both the boys and girls teams for Franklin will join the party.

The sixth-seeded boys team will face 11th-seeded Columbia in the first round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 tournament at ...

SOMERSET/WARREN, N.J. -- Franklin High School varsity basketball went 1-1 on Thursday night as the girls defeated Watchung Hills at home but the boys lost in Warren.

Diamond Miller, Keona Schenck, Tiana Jackson, and Kennady Schenck all scored in double figures for the ladies, which jumped out to a 24-0 lead in the first quarter. Miller netted a game-high 17 points, Keona followed with 16, ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - The public is invited to critique or applaud the performance of the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office as part of an assessment by the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police.

A team of assessors from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP) will arrive on Feb. 18 to examine all aspects of the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office ...

BOUND BROOK, NJ – A mother, father and their son, all borough residents, have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of an Old Bridge man Jan. 9 at their home on Farm Lane.

According to police Cindy Keogh, 61, left her home with her husband David Keogh, 58, and son Ryan D. Keogh, 28, before calling 9-1-1 to report shots fired and a gunshot wound victim, who police ...

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Police arrested a 31-year-old township man earlier this week after they say the suspect followed a girl home while walking her dog, and harassed her once she was inside the house.

The girl, who had locked herself in the house, called 911 after she saw the suspect pacing in front of her home.

She also told police that the suspect repeatedly rang her front doorbell and ...

Editor's Note: Due to the overwhelming response Home Town Heroes will now be a TAPinto Series. 

SOMERSET, NJ - One team of Franklin residents has bravely led an interstate fight against the fossil fuel industry. They aren’t paid, they aren’t funded, and they aren’t in it for the recognition. Rather, these local activists voluntarily entered into this battle for ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Jeff Tittel, head of the Sierra's Club's New Jersey chapter, will speak on "The State of the Environment" at the Feb. 13 meeting of the Greater New Brunswick Area Chapter of the NJ League of Women Voters at Douglas College.

Tittel will describe state and national perspectives on climate change, clean energy, efforts to protect clean air, clean water, and ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset County Park Commission Park Rangers are seeking young people ages 6 to 12 to participate in their 2019 Junior Ranger Programs.

Children who enjoy hiking, discovering wildlife, and are interested in learning more about the environment and its inhabitants are perfect Junior Ranger candidates. Junior Rangers, along with their families and guardians, will learn about ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ – Somerset County Sheriff Frank J. Provenzano held a swearing-in ceremony recently for newly-hired and promoted officers.

Superior Court Judge Kathy Qasim administered the oaths in the historic courthouse on East Main Street.

Provenzano announced 11 promotions in the Sheriff’s Office and two new hires in the Corrections Division, and presented two recognition ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ -- This Saturday, February 16 at Buzz Aldrin Middle School, you can have the chance to watch all of the short films nominated for Academy Awards. The “Oscar Shorts: Celebrate the Underdog” Film Festival is marking its 10th year of showing these short films, which is prior to the Oscar broadcast on February 24.

“People can come, they can learn something ...

Valentine’s Day is widely known as the day of the year when love is celebrated, and indeed, February has been a month of romance for centuries. The St. Valentine’s Day we observe today evolved both from ancient Roman and early Christian history.

There are many legends about who St. Valentine was. One story dates from the third century A.D. Apparently, Emperor Claudius II of Rome ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ -- Today, we look back at our conversation from 2018 with Clifton Mayor James Anzaldi at a Regional Chamber of Commerce event. TAPintoTV’s Brian Brodeur discusses with the Mayor how Clifton is a great place to live and why businesses can also expect a very friendly welcome.

Clifton, New Jersey’s 11th largest municipality, celebrated their 100th Anniversary in 2017.