The Township Council is expected to award a contract to build cricket pitches at Naaman Williams and Weston Road parks. Updated: The council voted to award Falak Construction the contract at its June 14 meting. Original Story: The Township Council on June 14 is expected to award an $87,000 contract to build three cricket pitches in township parks. Don’t Miss Out! No …
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A purchase that township officials said will impact Franklin for decades to come was approved May 24 by the Township Council. 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 …
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Residents line up to speak during a June, 2015 public hearing on Catalpa Park. A Parsippany firm was tapped by the Township Council April 12 to provide a traffic study for the proposed Catalpa Park. 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 …
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Township officials are reviewing more than $200,000 in requests for Community Development Block Grants, but the program’s administrator warned that some of the requests will not be filled. The township’s 2016 CDBG figure has not yet been arrived at, program administrator Deborah Mitchell told the Township Council at its March 22 meeting, but requests in one category exceed what the …
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Updates: April 12: 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 a …
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A North Brunswick firm will supply the township with a sound system for Middlebush Park. A North Brunswick firm was chosen March 8 to provide a sound system for Middlebush Park. 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 …
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The Township Council Feb. 23 introduced its 2016 budget. Updates: 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 …
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Mayor Phil Kramer said at the Feb. 16 budget hearing that he wants to discuss using more Open Space Trust Fund money to pay for the salaries and benefits of workers who maintain township parks. Building on an action it took in the 2015 budget, the Township Council is discussing using more Open Space Trust Fund money to pay for township …
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The Township Council is expected to introduce the 2016 budget at its Feb. 23 meeting. More than $12 million in capital improvement and equipment expenses were presented to the Township Council Feb. 16 during its second budget session. 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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Township Councilman Carl Wright said he was “kinda miffed” that none of the $750,000 allocated in last year’s budget for sidewalk installation was used. Tempers flared at the Township Council’s second budget hearing Feb. 16 after one councilman said he’d been “hoodwinked” by his colleagues over sidewalk installation in his ward. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …
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