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Official: PSE&G Working To Restore Municipal Complex Lights

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

‘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

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

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

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 […]

Township Council Approves Naaman Williams Park Fitness Equipment

Township Council Approves Naaman Williams Park Fitness Equipment

A contract worth more than $65,000 for fitness equipment for Naaman Williams Park was awarded September 12 by the Township Council. The company that will supply and install the equipment is MRC of Spring Lake. Among the equipment being purchased is a captain’s chair for $4,692, recumbent cycle for $6,658, vault bar ($619) and push-up […]

Man Who Saved Toddlers After Car Accident Honored At Township Council Meeting

Man Who Saved Toddlers After Car Accident Honored At Township Council Meeting

A township resident who rescued two toddlers from an overturned car after an accident was commended by the Mayor and Township Council at the Council’s September 12 meeting. Daniel Pierson rushed to the overturned SUV following an accident on Cedar Grove Lane, found the toddlers in car seats, and freed them. “Many of you may […]

Franklin Township Baseball League 14U Team Honored By Township Council

Franklin Township Baseball League 14U Team Honored By Township Council

Members of the Franklin Township Baseball League’s under 14 team were commended by teh Township Council September 12 for their appearance this summer in the Babe Ruth World Series. The team, known as the Warriors, made it to the series’ quarterfinals, the first time a Franklin Babe Ruth team made an appearance ion the world […]

Garden State Track Club Awards Five Scholarships

Garden State Track Club Awards Five Scholarships

Five local students were awarded scholarships August 8 by the Garden State Track Club. The $500 scholarships were generated by funds from the annual Garden State 10 Miler, held by the Club each March in Colonial Park. The awards were distributed at the August 9 Township Council meeting. The scholarships show that “the police department, […]

Township Council Approves Application For CDBG Grants

Township Council Approves Application For CDBG Grants

An application for more than $348,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant money was approved July 11 by the Township Council. The program, overseen by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, is designed to help low- and moderate-income people. This year’s application is earmarked for five housing programs, three public facilities programs and […]