General News

The essential and often overlooked roles women played in the American Revolution will be displayed March 28 in a special Women’s History Month living history event at Franklin Middle School – Sampson G. Smith campus, 1649 Amwell Road. Sponsored by the Franklin 250 Committee, the free, all-ages program, “Could You Do It? The Women Who Carried The Revolution,” is scheduled …

SPEAKING OF PEACE – Local organizer Michael Steinbrück speaks at the second peace vigil, held March 8 at the township Veterans’ Memorial Park in the Municipal Complex on DeMott Lane. Two township school children were left abandoned in their car last week after their father was detained by federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a local organizer said on …

VIGIL ORGANIZER – Township resident Michael Steinbrück organized a vigil in front of the Municipal Building on March 1 in response to the U.S./Israeli bombing of Iran. About 60 people showed up in front of the township Municipal Building on March 1 for an impromptu peace vigil, in response to the U.S./Israeli bombing of Iran. Don’t Miss Out! No other …

THE BIG DUMP – As much as 18 inches of snow fell in the township from February 22-23, according to the state Climatologist. The snowstorm that dumped between 14 inches and 18 inches of snow in the township from February 22-23 was “formidable,” but did not even crack the top 10 in terms of total snowfall, the state Climatologist said. …

CEREMONIAL LIGHTING – Township Councilwoman Shepa Uddin, mayor Phil Kramer, Deputy Mayor Alex Kharazi, and Township Councilmen Shubhendu Singh and Ram Anbarasan (left to right) after the ceremonial Moon Crescent was lit at the Township’s annual Ramadan Lighting ceremony. More than 150 people gathered at the Franklin Township Senior/Community Center February 15 for the township’s annual Ramadan Lighting of the …

The history, achievements, and cultural contributions of Black residents in Franklin Township, will be the focus for the Township’s annual Black History Month commemoration. The free event is set for 1 p.m. February 21 at Franklin Middle School – Hamilton Street Campus, 415 Francis Street, and is sponsored by the Franklin Township Cultural Arts Council, in collaboration with Franklin 250, …

BIG STORM BREWING – The snow storm that is expected to hit our area this weekend could be the most impactful storm in the last five years, the state Climatologist said. (File photo). The upcoming snow storm expected to hit the area late Saturday into Sunday could be the most impactful storm in five years, according to the state Climatologist. Dave …

FURTHERING THE LEGACY – Somerset County Commission Director Shanel Robinson talks about the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King during the annual Franklin Township Community Breakfast on January 19. The dream of the late Dr. Martin Luther King is not a “relic to be remembered,” but a “living legacy to be realized,” hundreds of attendees at the annual Franklin Township …

GAZEBO VIGIL – Michael Steinbrück, left, leads crowd in song during the January 11 “Ice Out For Good” vigil in the Cultural Gazebo. Dozens of people gathered in the township Cultural Arts Gazebo on January 11 to hold a vigil for those who lost their lives in interactions with agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The “Ice Out For Good” …

RE-ENACTING HISTORY – Re-enactors portraying General George Washington and Generals Nathanael Greene and John Sullivan at the “Conference on Horseback” January 4 in Kingston. Several hundred people gathered along Church Street in Kingston on January 4 to witness an event that has not been seen in 249 years. It was on January 3, 1777, on a hill in Kingston in …