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Colonial Park Putting Course, Paddle Boats Open For Season

Colonial Park Putting Course, Paddle Boats Open For Season

The putting course and paddle boats at Colonial Park are now open for the season. The putting course is open on Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 8 p.m., until June 20. Beginning June 26, the facility will be open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The fee is $8 for […]

Township Crime Rate Remains Steady Amid Decrease In Violent Crimes In 2020

Township Crime Rate Remains Steady Amid Decrease In Violent Crimes In 2020

The number of violent crimes reported in Franklin during 2020 decreased compared to the previous year, but the township saw an increase in the number of reported non-violent crimes. The increase was enough to kick the total number of reported crimes up a bit, from 855 in 2019 to 859 in2020, according to statistics provided […]

Project Graduation ‘Food Truck Festival’ Set

Project Graduation ‘Food Truck Festival’ Set

The annual Food Truck Festival to benefit Project Graduation is set for 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 22 at Franklin High School, 500 Elizabeth Avenue. The event is sponsored by Franklin High School Project Graduation and the Franklin High School Booster Club. The day will feature games, activities, vendors and food served from a […]

Township Begins Process Of Opening Up As COVID-19 Severity Lessens

Township Begins Process Of Opening Up As COVID-19 Severity Lessens

The municipal complex will re-open on May 19, and in-home inspections and other work by township employees will resume on June 1, the Township Council was told at its May 11 virtual meeting. The news came from Township Manager Robert Vornlocker. Vornlocker said the May 19 municipal complex re-opening is timed with the loosening of […]

East Millstone Park Renamed For Robert Mettler

East Millstone Park Renamed For Robert Mettler

The late Robert Mettler, a former Township Councilman and township historian, will be honored by having a park named after him. Mettler, who died on March 9, 2020, lived in the East Millstone section of Franklin. A suggestion by Councilman Charles Onyejiaka (D-Ward 3) at the May 11 Council meeting resulted in the Council changing […]

Updated: Ordinance Allowing Marijuana Licenses In Township Set For Council Introduction

Updated: Ordinance Allowing Marijuana Licenses In Township Set For Council Introduction

Update 2: The Township Council gave unanimous final approval to the ordinance at its June 22 virtual meeting. There was no discussion on the measure by Council members. Update: The Township Council introduced the ordinance unanimously. A public hearing and final adoption vote is set for the May 25 Council meeting. Original Story: Marijuana stores […]

Traffic Engineer: Proposed South Middlebush Road Temples Won’t Affect Traffic

Traffic Engineer: Proposed South Middlebush Road Temples Won’t Affect Traffic

Two proposed temples targeted for opposite sides of South Middlebush Road won’t have a negative affect on traffic, the Zoning Board of Adjustment was told on May 6. The Board’s hearing was for one of the proposed temples, the Dada Bhagwan Vignan Institute, a 21,000-square-foot temple proposed for a plot of land next to Snyder’s […]

RCDCU Prostate Cancer-Awareness Ride Signup Begins

RCDCU Prostate Cancer-Awareness Ride Signup Begins

Registration is open for the 2021 Renaissance Cyclists Defeating Cancer United bike tour to raise money for prostate cancer screening. The ride will take place virtually, due to COVID-19 restrictions, on September 18 and 19. Registration prices for the event range from $10 for the 3-mile ride walk, to $25 for the 10-mile ride to […]

Planning Board Approves Warehouse, Subdivision For Library Branch

Planning Board Approves Warehouse, Subdivision For Library Branch

The township Planning Board on May 5 approved several applications, including one for a warehouse on Cottontail Lane and a property subdivision for a proposed township library branch. The 100,125-square-foot warehouse targeted for current vacant land could hold one or two tenants, the Planning Board was told. Situate don a seven-acre lot, the warehouse property […]

Councilwoman Pruitt Gives Emotional Speech To Her Community

Councilwoman Pruitt Gives Emotional Speech To Her Community

An emotional Crystal Pruitt on April 27 gave voice to the anxiety over the issue of police violence normally felt by people of color and exacerbated after the verdict in the case of a white former Minneapolis police officer found guilty of killing an unarmed Black man. The At-Large Councilwoman, head of the Council’s public […]