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Township Council Creates Committee To Study Business Signage

Township Council Creates Committee To Study Business Signage

A plea from a local small business owner at the February 13 Township Council meeting spurred the governing body to create an ad hoc committee to study Franklin’s regulations concerning business signs. The committee will be comprised of Council Members Ram Anbarasan, Shepa Uddin and Mayor Phil Kramer, with assistance from Township Economic Development Director […]

The Marigold Holds ‘Love Thy Neighbor’ Fundraiser For Franklin Food Bank

The Marigold Holds ‘Love Thy Neighbor’ Fundraiser For Franklin Food Bank

The Marigold catering hall was the scene February 13 of a special fundraiser for the Franklin Food Bank. The “Love They Neighbor” event was sponsored by the catering hall itself, and probably won’t be the last one it holds. Lisa DiCenzo, the Marigold’s Director of Catering, said the idea for the fundraiser was borne last […]

The LEO Multiple District 16 State Cabinet Hosts State-Wide LEO Leadership Conference

The LEO Multiple District 16 State Cabinet Hosts State-Wide LEO Leadership Conference

On January 27th, 2024, the LEO Multiple District 16 State Cabinet hosted a successful series of professional development workshops with 55+ students representing over 50 clubs in the state at Sayreville War Memorial High School. The LEO Leadership Conference (LLC) was an eight-hour event where cabinet members facilitatedworkshop trainings and discussion sessions around leadership development, […]

Jain Center Wins Planning Board Approval For Driveway Arch

Jain Center Wins Planning Board Approval For Driveway Arch

It took about eight months, but the Jain Center on Cedar Grove Lane won approval for a proposed driveway arch at the February 7 Planning Board meeting. The biggest stumbling block of the application – whether the Center was obligated by prior Planning Board decisions to align the driveway with that of Cedar Grove Center […]

Black History Month Celebrated With Speeches, Performances And Food

Black History Month Celebrated With Speeches, Performances And Food

Speaking to a cheering audience in the Township Senior/Community Center, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on February 3 delivered a fiery speech honoring “champions of justice” in the African-American community and extolling those in attendance to continue the struggle toward racial equality in the United States. Baraka was the keynote speaker in a Black History Month […]

AFSCME Contract Approved By Township Council

AFSCME Contract Approved By Township Council

The Township Council on January 23 approved a contract with senior department heads that will extend through the end of 2025. The contract, with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, covers senior department heads and is retroactive to January 1, 2021. Township Manager Robert Vornlocker said that negotiations on a new contract […]

Township Moves To Buy East Millstone Church Property

Township Moves To Buy East Millstone Church Property

An ordinance that would allow the purchase of property in East Millstone for open space preservation was introduced by the Township Council on January 23. The ordinance would allocate $261,500 from the Township’s Open Space Trust Fund to buy the property at 4 Elm Street. The property is owned by the East Millstone United Methodist […]

National Guard Armory On State List For Migrant Processing Sites

It’s not needed now, but the U.S. Army National Guard Armory on Hamilton Street remains on the list of sites to process migrants arriving in in New Jersey, a military official said on January 24. The Armory “was previously identified as a potential state site should the need arise to process migrants,” Lt. Col. Agneta Murnan, […]

Five New Police Officers – Four Franklin Natives – Sworn In At Council Meeting

Five New Police Officers – Four Franklin Natives – Sworn In At Council Meeting

Five new Franklin Township Police officers – two of whom are graduates of the Youth Police Academy – were ceremoniously sworn in at the January 23 Township Council meeting. Additionally, four of the five are township natives, said Township Public Safety Director Quovella Maeweather. Those ceremoniously sworn in, and their hometowns, were: Speaking about the […]

Food Bank Receives Help From Somerset Patriots

Food Bank Receives Help From Somerset Patriots

The Franklin Food Bank was one of four Somerset County food pantries to recently receive a total of $25,000 in donations from the Somerset Patriots minor league baseball organization. The checks were presented by Somerset Patriots Co-Chairmen Jonathan and Josh Kalafer as part of a “Somerset Challenge” matching grant that produced more than $50,000 in total […]