Council Approves Tax-Abatement For Senior Citizen Apartment Building Renovation
A long-term tax abatement plan for a township low-income senior citizen apartment building was approved by the Township Council recently. The Payment in Lieu of Taxes, or PILOT, program was deemed necessary by the Council to aid in the rehabilitation of the Wilentz Senior Residence at the Wilf Campus for Senior Living on DeMott Lane. […]
Township Council Declines Request To Weigh In On Hamas-Israeli War
The Township Council on November 28 declined requests to pass a resolution supporting a cease-fire in the Hamas-Israeli War. Council members, led by Mayor Phil Kramer, said they did not think it appropriate for a local governing body to weigh in on the conduct of other nations. The request was made by several members of […]
Sikh Community Members Angered Over Alleged Bias Incident
An alleged bias incident against a township Sikh boy has members of the religious community calling for justice. According to Ardaman Singh, who described the incident at the November 28 Township Council meeting, the unnamed boy was assaulted by a man who, she said, “aggressively put his hands on the young man and threatened further […]
Strategy Session Set For Ask To Prohibit Trucks On County Roads
Township officials plan to put their heads together this week and strategize on how to ask Somerset County to decertify some County roads for truck traffic. The idea is the latest in a number of efforts to mitigate the effect Franklin’s burgeoning warehouse inventory is having on the township environment. The move to get the […]
Updated: Striking Nurses Seek Support From Township Council
UPDATE: The Township Council unanimously passed the resolution in support of the proposed bills at the November 28 Council meeting. A contingent of nurses from Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick asked the Township Council on November 13 to support a bill that would set minimum staffing standards for hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers and […]
Official: PSE&G Working To Restore Municipal Complex Lights
The front of the Municipal Building should soon be well-lit again. The lights along the building’s circular driveway, as well as in Veterans’ Memorial Park and in the parking lot across John M. Collins Drive, have been out for some time, creating a very dark environment. Township Manager Robert Vornlocker said before the November 13 […]
‘Why We Vote’ Town Hall Set For October 26
A “Why We Vote” town hall meeting is set for 6-8 p.m. October 26 at Franklin Middle School – Sampson G. Smith campus, 1649 Amwell Road. The town hall is sponsored by the Central Jersey Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, the League of Women Voters of the Greater New Brunswick Area (GNBA), […]
Township Council Commends Young Kingston Historian
A 14-year-old Kingston historian was commended October 10 by the Township Council for his work in creating a book about the history of his home town. Marcus McParland was an 8th Grader at the Ying Hua International School in Kingston when he started the project in October 2022 as a class project. The book was […]
Assemblyman Danielsen Delivers $1.5 Million For Youth Center, SCAP Partnership
A $1.5 million state budget appropriation for the Franklin Township Youth Center and the Somerset County Action Program was delivered at the October 10 Township Council meeting by state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen. The money will be used to fund a number of programs jointly administered by the Youth Center and SCAP, officials said. Speaking of […]
Township Will Wait Until At Least Spring 2024 To Look For Energy Aggregation
Energy aggregation for township ratepayers will have to wait at least until the Spring of 2024, a Township official said on October 2. Updating the Environmental Commission on the Township’s progress in implementing energy aggregation, which was approved by voters in November 2022, Township Councilmember Ed Potosnak said that now is probably not a good […]
