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SOLEMN REMEMBRANCE – Bill Cullen, former Chief of the Elizabeth Avenue Volunteer Fire Department, lead the annual ceremony. Firefighters from across Franklin Township gathered at St. Matthias Catholic Church on September 11 for the 25th annual first responder commemoration service, where the names of every emergency worker killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks were read aloud. Don’t Miss …

SOLEMN REMEMBRANCE – Mayor Phil Kramer speaks during the Township’s commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Township officials and clergy gathered at Franklin Township’s 9-11 Memorial on September 8 for the annual commemoration of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, with speaker after speaker using the 25th anniversary to ask …

RALLY MODERATOR – Bill Davis, the host of the August 27 Community Rally commemorating the 1963 March on Washington, speaks during the rally. Speakers at an August 27 community rally commemorating the 63rd anniversary of the March on Washington urged ralliers to vote in the coming midterm elections and to deepen their activism, warning that the nation is facing what …

SUCCESSFUL EVENT – Adrian and Daryn Plummer, former Franklin schools Superintendent John Ravally, and Rebekah and Nick Solomon (left to right) after the 3rd annual Warrior for Life Blue and Gold Golf Outing at Bunker Hill Golf Club. For the third consecutive year, dozens of golfers descended on the Bunker Hill Golf Club on August 17 to help raise scholarship …

PLAYTIME – A number of games and rides were provided at the Week of the People Back to School Festival, held August 15 at Naaman Williams Park. By Zunaira Ghauri Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the only truly independent …

TALKING ABOUT “BIG MONEY” – Linda Williams, widow of Earl C. “Big Money” Williams Jr., who was the 1971 National League Rookie of the Year, talks about her husband during August 1 the street renaming ceremony. Franklin Township officials joined the family and friends of Earl C. Williams Jr. on August 1 to rename Winston Drive as honorary Earl C. …

VOLUNTEER COMMENDED – Township Councilwoman Kimberly Francois (front left) talks about honoree Deborah Myers Davis (front right) during the July 14 Township Council meeting. A “cherished member” of the township community was honored July 14 by the Township Council. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter …

HONORED BY COUNCIL – Hanna Didehvar and Manha Uppal, in foreground, received commendations at the July 14 Township Council meeting for their fundraising efforts benefiting the Franklin Food Bank. Two Sadiq School students were recently honored by the Township Council for their fundraising efforts for the Franklin Food Bank. The students, Hanna Didehvar and Manha Uppal, 4th Graders at the …

WHEN IN THE COURSE OF HUMAN EVENTS – Mayor Phil Kramer reads part of the Declaration of Independence July 8 during the township’s participation in a nationwide event commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration’s first reading. Twenty township residents took part in a national exercise on July 8: the reading of the Declaration of Independence. Don’t Miss Out! No …

Backpacks and school supplies for those students in need for the upcoming school year are being collected by state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17). The drive is on from now through August 21. Donations can be dropped off at a variety of sites throughout the 17th Legislative District, including: Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you …