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Sign Fire At DeMott Home Investigated By Police, Fire Officials

Police and fire officials are investigating the September 7 burning of two signs on the front lawn of a DeMott Lane home. Police…

Report Of Gunfire On Franklin Boulevard Under Investigation

Report Of Gunfire On Franklin Boulevard Under Investigation

Township police are investigating a gunfire report on Franklin Boulevard. Police received a call about gunfire on Franklin Boulevard between Matilda and Baier…

Skillman Man Identified As Driver Killed When Car Plunged Into D&R Canal

Skillman Man Identified As Driver Killed When Car Plunged Into D&R Canal

A 31-year-old man from the Skillman section of Montgomery was partially identified as the person killed on August 24 when his car struck…

Man Killed When Car Leaves Canal Road, Plunges Into D&R Canal

Man Killed When Car Leaves Canal Road, Plunges Into D&R Canal

An unidentified man was killed when his car went off the road on Canal Road and into the Delaware & Raritan Canal, according…

Bound Brook Man Seriously Injured In Manville Causeway Crash

Bound Brook Man Seriously Injured In Manville Causeway Crash

A 31-year-old Bound Brook man suffered a serious head injury August 15 after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car on…

Former Edison Cop Sentenced In Fatal Accident

Former Edison Cop Sentenced In Fatal Accident

A former Edison police officer was sentenced August 14 to two concurrent 15-year prison terms for a 2023 crash on Somerset Street which…

Township Man Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Assault

Township Man Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Assault

A 19-year-old township man has been sentenced to five years in state prison for a November 2022 assault, officials said. Yahmir Brown was…

Thieves Snatch Cars’ Catalytic Converters

Thieves Snatch Cars’ Catalytic Converters

Four township residents reported in May that their cars’ catalytic converters had been stolen. Township police released the information on July 24. Sometime…

Franklin Township Police Log For May 19 to June 1, 2024

Franklin Township Police Log For May 19 to June 1, 2024

(Note: Police released this information on July 24.) 05/19/2024 Franklin Township Police received a complaint of a male shooting a crossbow in a…

Falling Library Shelves Injure Patron

Falling Library Shelves Injure Patron

One person was injured on July 9 when some shelving collapsed at the Franklin Township Library’s main branch on DeMott Lane. The person,…

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Muslims from around the region gathered at Masjid-e-Ali on Cedar Grove lane August 10 for their annual commemoration of Husain Day. The day memorializes Imam Husain, the grandson…

Submitted by the Care For Creation Student Ministry Green Army Team St. Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic Forane Church in Somerset, New Jersey, embraced Earth Day with a series…

Representatives of multiple faith traditions gathered at Masjid-e-Ali on Cedar Grove Lane March 22 for the mosque’s annual Intra- and Interfaith Iftar. The event is held during Ramadan,…

A pre-Ramadan celebration was held March 9 at the township library by a local organization whose mission is to “shine a light on Islam in the Franklin Township…

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FHS Sports: Warriors Soccer Extends Unbeaten Streak With 3-2 OT Victory Over Del Val

FHS Sports: Warriors Soccer Extends Unbeaten Streak With 3-2 OT Victory Over Del Val

The Franklin High School Warriors soccer team extended its unbeaten streak to three on September 10 with a 3-2 double-overtime win over Delaware Valley Regional…

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Zoning Board Approves 51,000-Square -Foot Warehouse, Despite Township Warehouse Ban

Zoning Board Approves 51,000-Square -Foot Warehouse, Despite Township Warehouse Ban

The Zoning Board of Adjustment recently approved a 51,000-square-foot warehouse at Weston Canal Road and Cottontail Lane. The warehouse application was the first such application heard by a…

Franklin Youth Center Celebrates Return To School

Franklin Youth Center Celebrates Return To School

Members of the Franklin Township Youth Center were treated to a special event on September 7: A Back-To-School festival. The students, in grades 6 through 12, were offered…

School Board Approves Contracts

School Board Approves Contracts

The Board of Education at its August 22 meeting approved contracts for more than $372,000 in goods and services. The Board approved: Total for the contracts was $372,219.55.…

Township Schools To Sponsor After School ‘At Risk’ Child And Adult Care Food Program

Township Schools To Sponsor After School ‘At Risk’ Child And Adult Care Food Program

Submitted by Franklin Township Schools’ Food & Nutrition Services. Franklin Township Public Schools announces the sponsorship of the After School “At Risk” component of the Child and Adult…

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Schools Superintendent Details Safety Efforts In District

Schools Superintendent Details Safety Efforts In District

As he has in the past in the wake of school shootings, schools Superintendent John Ravally on September 4 sought to assure parents and students…

Hillcrest School’s New Principal Says District ‘Speaks To My Heart’

Franklin Park School Welcomes New Year With Festival

Warriors On The Academic Move

ICNA Relief USA Set To Distribute School Supplies

Township Students Medal In SkillsUSA Championships

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Venus Jewelers’ New Location Opening Delayed Due To ‘Construction Challenges’

Venus Jewelers’ New Location Opening Delayed Due To ‘Construction Challenges’

Originally planned for this summer, the opening of Venus Jewelers’ new Rutgers Plaza location has been…

AFC Urgent Care Opens In Cedar Grove Center

One Franklin Stop & Shop Store Slated To Close

Franklin Food Bank Receives $15,000 Grant From Bank Of America

The Dispensary Of Somerset Enters Local Cannabis Market

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RVSB Sets Concert At Franklin High School

RVSB Sets Concert At Franklin High School

The Raritan Valley Symphonic Band presents its annual Pops Concert “Broadway, Hollywood, and Marches” at 7…

Raritan Valley Symphonic Band Sets April 28 For Concert At FHS

Raritan Valley Symphonic Band Returns To Franklin High School

Community Art Show Exhibits Residents’ Talents