🌱 How a Franklin Township school became the model for state tutoring
Somerset, New Jersey Patch AM: a 4 min readWhat's up Somerset! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Franklin Township school became the model for state tutoring
- Why Somerset County’s top detective is now facing criminal charges
- Somerset man receives 25-year federal sentence in major gun-drug case
Also on today's calendar: Unemployed? Obtain a Free Training Grant for Top Certifications and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 95 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Toasty conditions, temps: high: 92, low: 62.
- Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Gov. Sherrill Visits Elizabeth Avenue School, Touts ‘High Impact Tutoring' Successes (franklinreporter.com) — State leaders highlighted Elizabeth Avenue Elementary School in Franklin Township for its strong results with high-impact tutoring, pointing to local gains as a model for New Jersey. Gov. Mikie Sherrill used the Somerset-area visit to announce new tutoring grants and promote a larger education budget, potentially expanding similar support for students across the township and beyond. 
2. Top Somerset law enforcement official faces crash charges (wpst.com) — Somerset County’s chief of detectives has been suspended without pay after being charged in connection with a late‑night crash in a county SUV in downtown Somerville that injured two people and damaged several vehicles. An outside prosecutor’s office is handling the case to avoid conflicts, and the longtime SWAT commander is free pending future court appearances.
3. Somerset Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison on Drug and Firearms Charges (tapinto.net) — A 51-year-old Somerset resident has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison after officers discovered multiple guns and large quantities of drugs in his vehicle during a 2021 stop near Quaker Bridge Mall. Federal prosecutors say the case, investigated by several New Jersey agencies, led to convictions on trafficking and firearms charges and a lengthy supervised-release term after prison.
4. The Strange Case of ‘Number 8' on DOJ's Latest Denaturalization List (cis.org) — A federal denaturalization case against a New Jersey businessman highlights how an IT staffing firm based in Somerset allegedly filed fraudulent H‑1B visa petitions while its CEO later obtained U.S. citizenship. The article questions why the Justice Department waited years after his visa‑fraud guilty plea to seek revocation of his naturalization, raising broader concerns about how aggressively citizenship fraud is pursued.
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Other local events
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SGS Art Show (Media Center)
Sampson G Smith Intermediate School 1649 Amwell Rd, Somerset, NJ 08873, USA
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Summer Reading Kickoff
Sampson G Smith Intermediate School 1649 Amwell Rd, Somerset, NJ 08873, USA
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Lunar Faire Night Market: 90s/80s Theme →
Middlesex County Fairgrounds, 655 Cranbury Rd, East Brunswick
9:00 am
Tuesday June 16
Wednesday June 17
Saturday June 27
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Locker Cleanout DOWNSTAIRS & Gr. 8 Lock Collection
Edison Public Schools Preschool Edison, NJ 08817
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Disabilities Social Hour
Manville Library Manville branch - Community Room
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Read to a Therapy Dog
Manville Library Manville branch - Community Room
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JPS: ESPORTS Game Night
Edison Public Schools Preschool Edison, NJ 08817
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Softball: Blue-Varsity vs. TBD (Away)
Highland Park High School Sports TBA
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Varsity Athletic Awards Banquet
Highland Park High School Highland Park, NJ 08904
6:00 pm -
Eisenhower End of the Year Ice Cream Social
Eisenhower Elementary School 360 Stelton Road, Piscataway , NJ 08854
6:00 pm -
Photography Contest Reception
New Brunswick Free Public Library , 60 Livingston Ave, New Brunsw
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Khan Baba Halal Meat & Grill, 3201 NJ-27, Kendall Park
7:00 pm
Friday June 12
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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