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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 […]

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 […]

Township Council Reorganizes; Potosnak Named Deputy Mayor

Township Council Reorganizes; Potosnak Named Deputy Mayor

Councilmember Ed Potosnak was voted in as Deputy Mayor at the January 2 Township Council reorganization meeting. Also at the meeting, re-elected At-Large Councilmembers Kimberly Francois and Ram Anbarasan and newcomer Alex Kharazi and Mayor Phil Kramer were sworn in. The Council also made appointments to a variety of township positions, as well as some […]

Township Health Assessment/Action Plan Previewed For Township Council

Township Health Assessment/Action Plan Previewed For Township Council

The results of a nearly two-year study of data, demographics and surveys on the factors that affect the health of Franklin Township residents was previewed at the December 12 Township Council meeting. The information was presented by Tara Kenyon, the Township’s Open Space Consultant, and Saffie Kallon, the Township’s Special Projects Manager. The women told […]

Township Council Bids Farewell To Councilwoman Crystal Pruitt

Township Council Bids Farewell To Councilwoman Crystal Pruitt

The Township Council said goodbye to Councilwoman Crystal Pruitt at its December 12 meeting. Pruitt, a Council member since 2019, decided to not run for re-election this year. Alex Kharazi, also a Democrat, won Pruitt’s seat. Pruitt was appointed to the Council in 2019 to fill out the remaining year of former Councilwoman Shanel Robinson’s […]

Council Approves Tax-Abatement For Senior Citizen Apartment Building Renovation

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

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

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

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

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 […]