The Board of Education Nov. 20 took the advice of Somerset resident Skip Schaeffer and postponed action on a proposed natural gas contract for further study. A scheduled vote to rejoin a statewide consortium to buy natural gas starting next year was postponed by the Board of Education at its Nov. 20 meeting. The board took the action on the …
Read More »Potosnak, Stanley, Walton-McCleod, Steele Win School Board Seats
Ed Potosnak Patricia Stanley 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 only do that with your support. Please consider a yearly subscription to our online news site; at $37 …
Read More »Appellate Court Revives Negligence Lawsuit Against School District
A township family’s negligence lawsuit against the Board of Education was given new life recently by a state Appellate Court panel. The three judges remanded to Superior Court the lawsuit brought by Freddy Florian and his mother, Carmela, which a Superior Court judge sitting in New Brunswick had dismissed on summary judgment. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …
Read More »Board of Education Awards More Than $76,000 In Contracts
Contracts totaling more than $76,000 were approved at the Oct. 23 Board of Education meeting. The board approved a contract with Full Service Vending of Rockaway, through which the company will pay the board $27,118.05 to provide and maintain vending machines in the district’s schools. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of …
Read More »School Board Says Goodbye To Calavano. Sort Of.
Board of Education vice president Eva Nagy, left, presented a plaque at the Sept. 18 meeting to outgoing business administrator John Calavano. The Board of Education at its Sept. 18 meeting said goodbye to its long-time business administrator, John Calavano. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin …
Read More »Updated: School Board Considering Renting Charles Street Parking Lot To Stage House Tavern
The Board of Education is mulling a proposal to rent parking spaces in its administration building parking lot on Charles Street to the Stage House Tavern. UPDATE: The Stage House Tavern was told to remove tables and chairs from an outdoor area until owners can show the township Zoning Board that they have provided more parking for patrons. Don’t Miss Out! No …
Read More »School Board Business Administrator Resigns For Position In West Orange
Long-time Board of Education business administrator John Calavano has submitted his resignation. John Calavano, the Board of Education’s business administrator and assistant schools Superintendent, has resigned. 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 …
Read More »School Board Narrowly Votes To Move $84 Million Referendum To December
School board member Christine Danielsen, seen in this file photo, changed her mind at the June 26 Board of Education meeting and voted to move the $84 million referendum to December. It took a last-minute change of heart on the part of one member, but the Board of Education June 26 decided to move the $84 million referendum vote from …
Read More »School Referendum May Be Postponed Until December
Board of Education vice president Eva Nagy told board members that the $85 million referendum would probably have to be put off until December. The $85 million school district referendum that has been planned for September may not happen until December. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …
Read More »Schools Superintendent Search Update: School Board Hopes To Interview Candidates In July, August
Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates’ Dwight Pfennig talks to the Board of Education at the June 19 meeting. The Board of Education hopes to interview prospective schools Superintendent candidates in the two months leading up to the 2014-2015 school year, the board’s vice president said June 19. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …
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