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Burlington Township Man Arrested On Gun, Drug Charges On Rutgers Prep Campus

A 49-year-old Burlington Township man was arrested October 15 after he was allegedly found with a weapon and drugs on the Rutgers Preparatory…

Updated: Driver Killed In Head-On Car Crash

Updated: Driver Killed In Head-On Car Crash

A 31-year-old Somerset man was killed October 15 after he was involved in a head-on car collision at Amwell and South Middlebush roads.…

Franklin Township Police Log: September 1-September 30, 2024

Franklin Township Police Log: September 1-September 30, 2024

09/01/24 A 35-year-old North Brunswick man was arrested for an outstanding warrant out of our jurisdiction by North Brunswick PD. Franklin Township Police…

No Reported Injuries In Winston Road House Fire

No Reported Injuries In Winston Road House Fire

There were no reported injuries in an October 3 fire at a Winston Drive Home. Fire fighters were dispatched to the single-family home…

Highland Park Man Convicted Of Road Rage Shooting On Easton Avenue

Highland Park Man Convicted Of Road Rage Shooting On Easton Avenue

A 41-year-old Highland Park man was convicted September 27 on gun-related charges as a result of a road rage incident last year on…

Township Police Investigating Lewd Act On Towpath

Township Police Investigating Lewd Act On Towpath

Township police are investigating a lewdness incident that occurred in the late afternoon of September 24 on the Delaware & Raritan towpath. Police…

Sign Fire At DeMott Home Investigated By Police, Fire Officials

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…

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Balmy weather on October 13 served as a backdrop for a number of events in the township. Franklin High School Project Graduation held the first of what will…

More than 1,000 high school students ventured out to the First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens on Somerset Street October 5 to meet with representatives of colleges and…

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…

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FHS Sports: Soccer Warriors Battle To 2-2 Tie With Rutgers Prep

FHS Sports: Soccer Warriors Battle To 2-2 Tie With Rutgers Prep

The Franklin High School boys’ soccer team took on the Argonauts of Rutgers Prep on October 17, battling to a 2-2 tie. Franklin struck first,…

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Planning Board Resumes Hearing On Modified Church Plan

Planning Board Resumes Hearing On Modified Church Plan

After being told twice in the past two years to return to the drawing board, representatives of a Booker Street church on October 16 seemed to present a…

Rutgers Plaza Apartment Building Hearing Postponed To 2025

Rutgers Plaza Apartment Building Hearing Postponed To 2025

The October 17 Zoning Board of Adjustment hearing on the Levin Properties application to build 200 apartments in Rutgers Plaza has been postponed until 2025. The township published…

Updated: Fire District 3 Contract Dispute Ends; Both Sides Claim Victory

Updated: Fire District 3 Contract Dispute Ends; Both Sides Claim Victory

A more than 6-month standoff ended October 8 when a new contract was signed by teh East Franklin Volunteer Fire Department and the Fire District 3 Board of…

Raritan Valley Symphonic Band Kicks Off Season At Franklin High School

Raritan Valley Symphonic Band Kicks Off Season At Franklin High School

The Raritan Valley Symphonic Band returns to Franklin High School, 500 Elizabeth Avenue, to start its 42nd season with its free Fall concert, “American Voices”, at 3 p.m.…

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Warrior Education Foundation Grants Acknowledged By BOE

Warrior Education Foundation Grants Acknowledged By BOE

A variety of classroom projects made possible by grants from the Franklin Township Warrior Education Foundation were highlighted at the September 26 Board of Education…

Longtime School District Administrator Orvyl Wilson To Retire

TEECS Students Earn ‘Commended Student’ Designation

Warriors On The Academic Move

Schools Superintendent Details Safety Efforts In District

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

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Raritan Valley Symphonic Band Kicks Off Season At Franklin High School

Raritan Valley Symphonic Band Kicks Off Season At Franklin High School

The Raritan Valley Symphonic Band returns to Franklin High School, 500 Elizabeth Avenue, to start its…

A Day In The Life: Township Bustling On A Spring-Like Day

Township Artists Display Their Work At Annual Art Show

RVSB Sets Concert At Franklin High School

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Boy Scout Gets Open Space Committee Help For Eagle Project

Boy Scout Gets Open Space Committee Help For Eagle Project

A township Boy Scout recently received support from the Open Space Advisory Committee for his Eagle…

Township Shade Tree Sale Returns

Seeley’s Run Gets Long-Needed Cleanup

Township Residents Honored At Council Meeting

Somerset County Park Commission to Offer Free Christmas Tree Recycling