Freeholder Director Levine Pitches Amazon HQ2 In Somerville, Newark
SOMERVILLE – New York’s loss may be Somerset County’s gain, if the county Freeholder Director gets his way. Freeholder Director – and former township mayor – Brian Levine on Feb. 22 announced that he is trying to revive the pitch the county made to host the Amazon HQ2 on a site in Somerville, but this […]
Updated: Township Man, NBHS Vice-Principal, Killed By Drag-Racing Car
Update 3: Garcia on Feb. 22 was indicted on a number of charges in connection with the incident, including aggravated manslaughter in the first degree, vehicular homicide in the second degree, knowingly leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death in the second degree, causing death while driving with a suspended license in the […]
Life Story: Joseph Raymond Ganim, 79; Former School District Business Administrator
Joseph Raymond Ganim, 79, passed away suddenly with his loving wife at his side on February 21 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Mr. Ganim was born July 15, 1939 in New Brunswick to the late Joseph and Norma (Shamy) Ganim. He was a lifelong resident of Franklin Township. Raymond, or better […]
Lady Warriors Advance To Somerset County Finals With 61-55 Win Over Ridge
Montgomery – Despite some questionable officiating, the Franklin High School Lady Warriors advanced Feb. 21 to the Somerset County Championship finals with a hard-fought 61-55 win over Ridge High School at Montgomery High School. The Lady Warriors will square off in the finals against cross-town rival Rutgers Prep, who won their semi-final game against Bound […]
Life Story: Maria Patti; Native Of Sicily
Maria Patti passed away on Feb. 17 at her home in Somerset, surrounded by her loving family. Maria was born and raised in Ribera, Sicily, Italy where she met her husband of 54 years, Stefano. They married on February 3, 1965 and started a family before coming to the United States in 1971. Maria will […]
Township Council Wraps Up Two Budget Meetings, Hears That Finances Are In Good Shape
Franklin is in a “very good, strong financial position,” the Township Council was told at a Feb. 19 special budget meeting. That prognosis of the township’s revenue position came at the end of the meeting – the second budget meeting in eight days – from township auditor Andrew Hodulik. And as far as debt is […]
Township Luminaries Named To African-American Political Power List
Several township figures are considered among the state’s African-American power elite by a statewide political publication. InsiderNJ.com‘s “2019 African American Political Power List” includes people as varied as state Education Commissioner Lamont Repollet, former Township Councilwoman and current Somerset County Freeholder Shanel Robinson, longtime Councilwoman Kimberly Francois, entrepreneur Randall Pinkett and the Rev. DeForest “Buster” […]
In Your Opinion: Our Future Is Not For Sale
Submitted by the Franklin Township Task Force on CS206 & NESE. It’s bad enough that we’ve been told not to worry about the dangers of the NESE Project even though we often hear about leaks and explosions of natural gas pipelines and compressor stations. It’s a fact that the NESE Project will add greenhouse gases […]
Keona Schenck Joins 1,000 Point Club, Lady Warriors Remain Unbeaten
Junior Keona Schenck scored her 1,000th point Feb. 19 in the Lady Warriors’ 51-39 win over Gil St. Bernard’s. The contest was the quarter-final game in the Somerset County Tournament. With the win, the Lady Warriors continue their undefeated season to 24-0. The Lady Warriors’ next match-up in the tournament will be against Ridge High […]
In Your Opinion: Our Drinking Water Is Not For Sale
Submitted by the Franklin Township Task Force on CS206 & NESE. We’ve worked for years to stop the NESE Project, and now we are in the home stretch. We are calling on Governor Murphy and the NJDEP to deny the water permit applications so that Compressor Station 206 and pipeline near and under Raritan Bay […]
