Township Manager Robert Vornlocker, with microphone, speaks to the township council Feb. 12. Requests for new equipment and new staff positions highlighted the Township Council’s first hearing for the 2018 municipal budget on Feb. 12. This is the first of two expected hearings, during which department heads and Township Manager Robert Vornlocker appear before the council to make their case …
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Update: The township Tax Collector’s office will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Dec. 30 to accept payments. But read below first … Original Story: Township residents who want to take advantage of a one-time loophole in federal tax law and pre-pay the first half of their 2018 property tax bills should first check with their accountants. Don’t …
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Township Council members Kimberly Francois and James Vassanella react Nov. 28 after a motion they sponsored to remove part of a proposed ordinance was defeated. Update: The Township Council tabled the ordinance at its public hearing on Dec. 12. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter …
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Mayor Phil Kramer said a potential land swap deal between the township and school district would be a “win-win-win.” (File photo.) A deal through which the school district and township would swap land – leading to a new home for the district’s administration – could soon come to fruition. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …
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The Township Council at its Nov. 13 meeting voted to sell a liquor license and buy a pothole filler. (File photo). The Township Council at its last meeting voted to sell one of the township’s plenary retail consumption liquor licenses and to purchase a piece of heavy machinery. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you …
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Township Councilman Ted Chase wants to add some electric cars to the township’s fleet. Acting on a suggestion from a Township Councilman, Township Manager Robert Vornlocker is researching prices for a mini-fleet of electric cars. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We …
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The purchase of a data storage unit and amendments to several contracts were approved by the Township Council at its Oct. 24 meeting. The council approved a $70,000 contract with Starnet Solutions of Farmingdale for a data storage unit to replace an aging one in the township’s data center. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …
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Township officials called the Consolata property purchase one of the most important in township history. (File photo). As promised, the Township Council Oct. 24 began the process to change the way it will fund the purchase of the 65-acre Consolata property on Route 27. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information …
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Contracts worth more than $450,000 were awarded Oct. 10 by the Township Council. The council approved a $400,000 contract with Total Lawn Care & Landscape Services of Somerset for 20 snow plowing routes for the 2017-2018 snow season. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & …
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The Board of Education at its Sept. 28 meeting approved a number of contracts for the current school year. The board approved: Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the only truly independent media serving the Eight Villages. But we can …
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