Franklin (Somerset)

A Perth Amboy man was charged with animal cruelty after witnesses say he kicked his pet husky and beat it with a saw blade because it had escaped from a parked car, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office announced.

New Jersey towns need tools to protect themselves from rapidly spreading warehouses that pollute the air and threaten local safety, residents recently told state lawmakers.

Franklin Township police were notified that contact was lost with a plane somewhere over the township after it took off from Princeton Airport.

Chamyr Harris was arrested nearly a week after Sean Tate, both charged with the murder of their four-year-old boy in Somerset County.

The young boy died in Franklin in February 2024. Now, Woodbridge resident Sean Tate has been charged with his murder.

Nicholas Cringoli, a middle school teacher's aide who also has coached wrestling in Somerset County, was accused of having child sex abuse materials.

A heated controversy over vulgar political signs along a busy road in Franklin Township, Somerset County, has come to a fiery head.

Joseph Holman, of Willingboro, was already in police custody when he was dealt charges related to a smash and grab robbery in Franklin.

A couple was met with bedbugs when they tried to celebrate their first night together as a married couple at the Somerset Marriott hotel, according to a lawsuit.

A father lost his balance and fell back into the Millstone River after getting his three children out of the water when they became distressed.

A worker was shot dead Wednesday morning at PSE&G's offices by a former employee who took his own life.

Michael Gaboff, of Millstone, was arrested months after the Somerset County robbery. Police say he drove off from a Chase bank on Route 27 in Franklin, dressed in black on a motorcycle.