Hillcrest Elementary School PTO Wins Honorable Mention In Recycling Contest
Hillcrest Elementary PTO won an honorable mention in the “Recycled Playground Challenge,” sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive, ShopRite and TerraCycle. Hillcrest Elementary PTO earned a total of 907 Playground Credits by recycling waste and through online voting to place in the contest. The honorable mention prize winner will receive a $150 Shoprite Gift Card, 500 Colgate kids’ toothbrushes, and […]
Photo Gallery: 3rd Annual Franklin Day Festival An ‘Awesome Day’
The 3rd annual Franklin Day Festival in Colonial Park was the biggest by far, both in what was offered and the number of attendees. The festival, held Sept. 24, attracted an estimated 10,000 people, said Township Councilwoman Roz Sherman (D-Ward 2), head of the event’s organizing committee and its creator. In addition to food and craft […]
MacAfee Road School Students’ Garden Producing Bountiful Crops
For at least the rest of the month, members of the MacAfee Road School community won’t have far to go to get fresh produce. In fact, they’ll only have to go as far as Susan Zega’s special education classroom. That’s because the vegetable garden tended by Zega’s students is producing a bountiful harvest. The garden, located next […]
Kingston School Reborn As YingHua International School With Ribbon-Cutting
A dream nearly 20 years in the making came to fruition Sept. 9 with a ribbon-cutting signifying the rebirth of the old Kingston School on Laurel Avenue. Mayor Phillip Kramer led a delegation of township representatives to the event, which served as the official opening of the building’s new tenant, the relocated YingHua International School. […]
Assemblyman Danielsen Brings Backpack Giveaway To Hillcrest School
More than 100 Hillcrest Elementary School students received backpacks and school supplies Sept. 8, just in time for the start of the new school year. The backpacks came courtesy of a program run by state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17), who solicited donations from businesses and organizations. Danielsen is distributing a total of 800 backpacks to […]
Preparing For Army Deployment, Franklin Park School Student’s Father Feted By School Community
Students at Franklin Park School Sept. 7 got to meet a real-life G.I. Joe, in the form of the father of one of their school mates. Capt. Yemi Daramola, an 11-year Army veteran, was feted by students and staff at the school as he prepares to leave for his second deployment to the Middle East. […]
Rough Start For New FHS Principal; Students Bristle At Aggressive Enforcement Of Old And New Policies
Faced with student opposition to aggressive enforcement of existing policies and some new procedures – opposition manifested in an online petition with more than 1,000 signatures – the new Franklin High School principal is planing to convene a committee of students and parents to discuss their concerns. In a letter that is planned to be sent […]
Township Students Making Their Mark In Higher Education
Suzanne J Schatz received a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies, Shuwen Zhang received a Doctor of Philosophy in Oceanography and Nicolas Frank Accardi received a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations, General Business at the University of Rhode Island’s 130th Commencement on Saturday and Sunday, May 21-22, 2016. The township residents were among about […]
Freshman Year Jitters At Franklin High School For Students And Principal
Incoming Franklin High School freshmen weren’t the only ones nervous on the first day of school Sept. 1. Joining the ranks of having first-day jitters was the school’s new principal, Cheryl Clark. Clark and other school officials were outside in the light rain, welcoming students as they came off buses and made their way into […]
Township Residents Earn College Honors
Madeline Smith qualified for Belmont University’s Summer 2016 Dean’s List. Eligibility for the summer session is based on a minimum 9-hour course load over 10 weeks and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C. Belmont Provost Dr. Thomas Burns said, “This achievement indicates that these students have placed a […]
