Franklin News

St. Patrick high school senior guard Kyrie Irving, recruited to play basketball at Duke next season, starred in his school's rendition of Disney's High School Musical before the start of basketball season.

Officials in a central New Jersey town plan to discuss forming a community relations task force after a fight broke out at a high school dance.

Photo by Daniel Freel/New Jersey Herald Emergency responders man a roadblock in Franklin on Monday night.

Financial workshops to be held this month FRANKLIN a ' The Sussex County Coalition for Financial Education, a program of the Center for Prevention and Counseling, in conjunction with several local organizations, is sponsoring two upcoming workshops.

CHILD SUPPORT, 3:10 p.m. Oct. 20: Sheriff's Officers Frank Figel and Giacomo Crismale arrested Rachae Mohamad, 39, of North Plainfield at his place of employment in North Plainfield on an outstanding child support warrant.

HANOVER -- United Way of Morris County will host its annual Live United Celebration from 5:30 to 8 p.m.Thursday, Nov.

PUBLIC URINATION, Five individuals have been charged with urinating in public. • Nino de Rivera Solano, 43, of Franklin , was charged at 1:58 a.m. Oct.

Gangs of witches, skeletons, ghosts, Power Rangers, ballerinas, football players, princesses and the occasional Barack Obama will be walking Central Jersey streets Saturday and many municipalities have events planned or curfews slated as Halloween approaches.

A Hamburg woman has been indicted for allegedly borrowing $116,000 from a friend in Sussex Borough and falsely promising she'd be able to repay the loan with proceeds from a lawsuit settlement, according to court papers.

A pair of New Jersey lawmakers are asking Gov. Jon Corzine to pardon a Somerset County man who is facing trial for growing marijuana to alleviate the symptoms of multiple sclerosis .

In order to plan for the future, Franklin Borough is taking lessons from its past.

The Warren County Library's Franklin Township Branch is closed because the connecting doors - linking the library and the Technical school has created a safety concern.

A resolution to approve a tax payment plan for the owners of properties with assessments increased at 50 percent or more will be presented at Tuesday's Township Council meeting.

From left, Sherri Endriket, of Stockholm, and Theresa Healey, of Highland Lakes, work on computers at the Learning Link lab at the One-Stop Career Center, in Franklin, which may close.

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Photo by Amy Paterson/New Jersey Herald Sussex County Community College spokeswoman Kathleen Scott talks about the renovations made to create the new Business Learning Center in the E Building at SCCC.

In a split decision, a U.S. appeals court upheld the convictions of animal-rights activists charged under a terrorism statute with using their Web site to incite threats and vandalism against a company that tests products on animals.

In his time at the pulpit, the Rev. Linwood D. Rouse has seen his share of peaks and valleys.

FRANKLIN a ' The hearing regarding zoning violations against Hardyston resident James Yurchak tentatively has been rescheduled for Nov.

Staying warm won't be quite as expensive this winter, a potential boon for people struggling to pay for home heating during the poor economy and for the agencies that assist people with those bills.