UPDATED: Inaugural Juneteenth Parade Set, Participants Still Sought
The Somerset County Democratic Black Caucus’s first Juneteenth Parade is set for 11 a.m. June 18, with the starting point being the Pine Grove Manor School, 130 Highland Ave. The parade will wend its way up Highland Avenue to Hamilton Street, ending at Naaman Williams Park, 42 Matilda Avenue. There will be a short ceremony […]
Committee Looks To Re-Establish Grasslands ‘Demonstration Plots’
The Trails Advisory Committee wants to know more about the township’s native grasslands and is looking to the Open Space Advisory Committee for help. The Trails Committee wants to re-establish 10 “demonstration plots” at the Negri Nepote Grasslands Preservation site off Skillmans Lane. The plots were first created in 2013, but have fallen into disrepair. […]
Providing Clean Water To Underserved Communities Is Focus Of 5K Run/Walk
Performance Rehabilitation & Regenerative Medicine will hold its inaugural 5K charity run/walk, “Conquer the Island,” from 10 a.m. to noon May 14 at Duke Island Park in Bridgewater. All proceeds from the event will go to the “30 Days for Clean Water” program run by Mission Clean Water, a New Jersey-based 501c3 nonprofit that focuses […]
FTPD Youth Police Academy Now Accepting Applications
Applications are now being accepted for the Franklin Township Police’s Youth Police Academy, to be held from July 14-22, 2022. The program is open to students in 8th to 12 grades. The application deadline is June 1. The academy will be held daily from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and is open to 30 students. […]
FHS Football Coach Is ‘Sports Ambassador’ For Franklin Food Bank
Blair Wilson has been a supporter of the Franklin Food Bank for more than a decade; now he has a title to go with that effort. Bill Grippo, who created the Food Bank’s Ambassador Program several years ago, said on March 27 that Wilson is the Food Bank’s first “Parent Volunteer Ambassador Coordinator” for all […]
Nonprofits Partner On Web Site To Combat Underage Drinking, More
An online portal designed to prevent underage drinking, drug use, and teen dating violence was recently launched by two non-profit organizations. EmPoWER Somerset and Safe Communities Coalition of Somerset / Hunterdon Counties have partnered to create the web site, SoberTruth4Youth.org. The portal features eight short videos developed by the Safe Communities Coalition and other community […]
Township Residents Honored On InsiderNJ ‘Power List’
Five Franklin residents have been named to the 2022 InsiderNJ African-American Power List. The list includes more than 100 Black leaders in the state, representing politicians, community activists, and religious leaders, among others. Topping the list for Franklin, and charted at No. 48 overall, is Somerset County Commission Director Shanell Robinson. “The former Franklin Twp. […]
Burst Pipe Temporarily Closes Senior/Community Center
The township Community/Senior Center off DeMott Lane remains closed as cleanup continues following a sprinkler pipe burst. Township Manager Robert Vornlocker said on February 8 that the pipe has been repaired, but “the carpeting throughout the offices and in several rooms will have to be replaced.” A carpet installer was expected to be at the […]
Township Library Partnership Seen As Model For Somerset County
A partnership between the Franklin Township Public Library and the Somerset County Library System of New Jersey, through which members of each can borrow items from affiliated libraries, is seen by officials as a model of cooperation between the SCLSNJ and independent libraries in the County. Through the program, Franklin Township library patrons can borrow […]
Township DPW To Collect Christmas Trees
Discarded Christmas trees will be picked up by the township Public Works Department on January 10 and January 18. All lights, wires, decorations and tinsel should be removed from trees. All trees should be out on curbs by 7 a.m. Jan. 10. Trees can also be brought to the Convenience Center on Berry Street on […]
