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The Somerset Spectator is a regional newspaper in Somerset County, New Jersey that was established on September 11, 1969, by Marsha Senz, Roslyn Westheimer and Judith Quintman as the weekly newspaper that gives "a hoot about Franklin." In the 1990s, the paper became known as "The newspaper for southern Somerset County." The paper's mascot through 2002 was an owl designed by a local artist in 1969.
The Spectator had its known office of publication in Franklin from its inception to 2003, when it moved to Hillsborough. In 2001, it became known as "The Spectator", while colloquially continuing to be known as the Somerset Spectator. In 2010, the newspaper moved its main offices to New Brunswick, in neighboring Middlesex County, while maintaining a bureau in Somerset County.
Over the years, it has served as official newspaper for Franklin, 1971–2000; Montgomery Township, 2001–present; Millstone Borough, 1997–99 and 2001–03; Borough of Rocky Hill, 1997–present, all in Somerset County.
Coverage was broadened to include Middlesex County towns adjacent to Somerset County with the move in 2010. The newspaper has included coverage of New Brunswick and North Brunswick from the 1980s onward.
Route 18 is a 42.8-mile-long (68.9 km) state highway in the central part of the US state of New Jersey. It begins at an intersection with Route 138 in Wall Township, Monmouth County and ends at Interstate 287 (I-287) in Piscataway Township, Middlesex County. Route 18 is a major route through central New Jersey that connects the Jersey Shore to the Raritan Valley region, connecting the county seats of Monmouth (Freehold) and Middlesex respectively. The route runs through Ocean Township, Marlboro Township, and East Brunswick, as for much of the route is a limited-access freeway. The remainder of the route is a multi-lane divided highway with traffic lights in the East Brunswick and Old Bridge areas. Route 18 was designated in 1939 as a proposed freeway from Old Bridge to Eatontown. The section west of Old Bridge was formerly designated as part Route S28, a prefixed spur of State Highway Route 28 from Middlesex to Matawan. The designation, assigned in the 1927 renumbering, remained until a second renumbering in 1953. At that point, Route S28 was redesignated as Route 18, though the section from Old Bridge to Matawan was signed as TEMP 18, as this section would be decommissioned when the Route 18 freeway was built.
Middlesex County is located in central New Jersey, United States, extending inland from the Raritan Valley region to the northern portion of the Jersey Shore. As of the 2020 United States census, the county's population was enumerated at 863,162, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 53,304 (6.6%) from the 809,858 residents counted at the 2010 census. Middlesex is New Jersey's third-most populous county and is part of the New York metropolitan area. Many communities within the county serve as commuter towns to and from New York City and other points north.
Highland Park is a borough in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, in the New York City metropolitan area. The borough is located on the northern banks of the Raritan River, in the Raritan Valley region. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 15,072, an increase of 1,090 (+7.8%) from the 2010 census count of 13,982, which in turn reflected a decline of 17 (−0.1%) from the 13,999 counted in the 2000 census.
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The Daily Times is a morning daily English-language (broadsheet) publication based in Salisbury, Maryland, and primarily covers Wicomico, Worcester, and Somerset counties, and regional coverage across the Delmarva Peninsula. It has been a Gannett publication since 2002. The online news product is Delmarva Now.
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