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‘One Less Move’ Transition Committee Holds First Meeting

‘One Less Move’ Transition Committee Holds First Meeting

Submitted by Mary Clark, School District Spokeswoman. About 30 members of the Franklin Township Referendum Steering Committee were “On the Move” Jan. 14 in the Franklin Middle School Library. This group of district and school administrators, parents, teachers, Board of Education Members, and township leaders met to discuss how best to communicate information about the implementation […]

Middlebush Sound System Bids Rejected, Volume Specs Too Low

Middlebush Sound System Bids Rejected, Volume Specs Too Low

Bids for the planned sound system in Middlebush Park were rejected Jan. 12 by the Township Council because the volume level specifications were found to be too low. Township Manager Robert Vornlocker said that he brought concerns about the volume, raised by Mayor Phillip Kramer, to Eric Zwerling of Rutgers University, a nationally known sound […]

School District Administration Building Roof Failing, District Looks For Replacement

School District Administration Building Roof Failing, District Looks For Replacement

The roof on the school district’s administration building on Amwell Road needs to be replaced, the Board of Education was told at its Nov. 12 work session. “The roof is leaking pretty badly,” schools Superintendent John Ravally told the board. Ravally said he will have a resolution for the board at its Nov. 19 action […]

School Board Approves Claremont Road School Design

School Board Approves Claremont Road School Design

The new elementary school on Claremont Road will pay homage to the area’s farming heritage, the Board of Education was told at its Nov. 12 meeting. Representatives from SSP Architectural Group of Bridgewater were on hand for the board’s work session to preview the new school’s design, prior to it being submitted to the state […]

Township Council Approves Nearly $2 Million In Good And Services Purchases

Township Council Approves Nearly $2 Million In Good And Services Purchases

Purchases of $1,895,541.50 in goods and services were approved Sept. 8 by the Township Council. The council approved the $39,520 purchase of eight pole-mounted security cameras from Secure Future Tech Solutions of Warwick RI. The cameras, targeted for the Hamilton Street business district, feature wireless connectivity. The council also voted to purchase a 22-door by […]

School Board Privatizes Teachers’ Aides’ Substitutes

School Board Privatizes Teachers’ Aides’ Substitutes

The school district’s 15 or so substitute paraprofessionals were privatized at the Aug. 20 Board of Education meeting. The move is not a first step in privatizing all the district’s paraprofessionals, district representatives said. The move came in the form of an amendment to the contract the district has with Source4Teachers, through which it privatized […]

Churchill Ave., Canal Rd. Get Makeovers

Churchill Ave., Canal Rd. Get Makeovers

Another round of road reconstruction projects has begun. Churchill Avenue between Route 27 and Veronica Road will be closed to through traffic for about the next two weeks as it is milled and repaved. Once that project is completed, the same contractor – Top Line Construction of Somerville – will head over to Canal Road to […]

Township Council Looks To Bond $4 Million For Purchases, Upgrades

Township Council Looks To Bond $4 Million For Purchases, Upgrades

Update: The bonding ordinances were approved at the May 26 council meeting. The Township Council at its May 12 meeting introduced three bonding ordinances worth $3.5 million for construction projects and equipment purchases and a $450,000 capital ordinance for equipment purchases. The $450,000 capital ordinance is targeted for two construction vehicles, one  fire prevention pick-up […]

Bond Ordinance Earmarking $2.5M For Road Work Introduced By Township Council

Bond Ordinance Earmarking $2.5M For Road Work Introduced By Township Council

Update: The bond ordinance was approved at the May 26 council meeting. Thirty nine township streets would be repaved this year under a $2.5 million bond ordinance introduced at the May 12 Township Council meeting. Streets included in the program are: Berkley Place, Berry Street, Canal, Camner, Center Street, Chester Street, Clarke Street, DeKalb Street, Drake […]

School Board Approves 2015-16 Budget; Overall Tax Rate Increases 2.6 Percent

School Board Approves 2015-16 Budget; Overall Tax Rate Increases 2.6 Percent

A $160 million spending plan carrying a 2.6 percent tax hike for the 2015-16 school year was unanimously approved May 7 by the Board of Education. The budget carries with it a total school portion tax rate increase of about 4 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, from $1.43 to $1.47 per $100. That translates […]