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Second Man Arrested In Connection With 2023 Murder Of Township Resident

Police have arrested a second person in the 2023 murder of a 46-year-old township man. The man, a 44-year-old Brooklyn, N.Y. resident, was…

One Firefighter Injured In Fire at Willow Creek Rehab Center

One Firefighter Injured In Fire at Willow Creek Rehab Center

One firefighter was injured March 1 in a fire at Willow Creek Rehabilitation and Care Center on Easton Avenue. More than 100 firefighters…

No Injuries In Ambrose Street Fire

No Injuries In Ambrose Street Fire

Fire officials are investigating the cause of a February 29 blaze in an Ambrose Street home that displaced its residents. There were no…

Safety Tips Offered In Virtual Town Hall

Safety Tips Offered In Virtual Town Hall

Tips on staying safe in the wake of an uptick statewide of car thefts and home burglaries were given during a virtual town…

Georgia Man Convicted Of Shooting Woman Near Hotel

Georgia Man Convicted Of Shooting Woman Near Hotel

A 40-year-old Georgia man was recently found guilty of attempted murder in the 2022 shooting of a woman near a Worlds Fair Drive…

Township Man Charged With Child Endangerment

Township Man Charged With Child Endangerment

A 28-year-old township man was arrested late last year after he was allegedly found with more than 1,000 videos and photos of child…

Police Searching For Missing Youths

Police Searching For Missing Youths

Franklin Township Police are seeking the public’s help in their search for two missing boys. The boys, one 9-years-old and the other 11-years-old,…

No Injuries In Hamilton Street Building Fire

No Injuries In Hamilton Street Building Fire

There were no reported injuries January 20 in a fire that started in the basement in a Hamilton Street building, police said. Police…

Reported Cries For Help Spur Hours-Long Police Search Along D&R Canal

Reported Cries For Help Spur Hours-Long Police Search Along D&R Canal

UPDATE: FTPD Lt. Vincent Wilson said on January 20 that no one was reported missing, and that the search has concluded. A man’s…

FTPD: If You See Suspicious Activity, Report It

FTPD: If You See Suspicious Activity, Report It

Franklin Township Police remind the public to report any suspicious activity to authorities. The reminder comes in the wake of a number of…

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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…

The inaugural Muslim Heritage Month celebration in the township – called Noor Night – attracted hundreds of people to the Senior/Community Center in the Municipal Complex on January…

Plans for a $15 million, 60,000-square-foot Islamic center – including a mosque, a boarding school, and a state-of-the-art gym – with 400 parking spaces are being laid by…

There will be an increased presence of township police around schools, houses of worship and community centers starting today in light of the call for violence against Jews…

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FHS Sports: Boys’, Girls’ Basketball Teams Win First Round NJSIAA Sectional Games

FHS Sports: Boys’, Girls’ Basketball Teams Win First Round NJSIAA Sectional Games

The Franklin High School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams won back-to-back NJSIAA Section II, Group IV tournament opening games February 21. In the first game,…

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Mental Health Of Black Youth Focus Of Program

Mental Health Of Black Youth Focus Of Program

Strategies on getting through mental trauma were presented March 16 at the Black Family Wellness Expo held at Franklin High School. The event was sponsored by the high…

Township Council Issues Proclamations And Commendations

Township Council Issues Proclamations And Commendations

Commendations to Girl Scouts and proclamations acknowledging holidays were among those issued March 12 by the Township Council. Two teams of two girls each were acknowledged for reaching…

Township Council Debates Partnering With BOE On Training Program

Township Council Debates Partnering With BOE On Training Program

A nearly hour-long, sometimes heated discussion on partnering with the Board of Education to provide a construction trades training program ended March 12 with the Township Council agreeing…

Empty Bowls Fundraiser Brings Crowd To DoubleTree

Empty Bowls Fundraiser Brings Crowd To DoubleTree

Approximately 300 people gathered at the DoubleTree Hotel on Atrium Drive March 10 for the sixth annual Empty Bowls fundraiser for the Franklin Food Bank. The attendees were…

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Mental Health Of Black Youth Focus Of Program

Mental Health Of Black Youth Focus Of Program

Strategies on getting through mental trauma were presented March 16 at the Black Family Wellness Expo held at Franklin High School. The event was sponsored…

Warriors On The Academic Move

School District Receives $175,000 In State Construction Aid

TEECS Senior One Of Six ‘Inspirational Women’ Essay Contest Winners

Warriors On The Academic Move

Warriors On The Academic Move

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Three Women-Owned Dispensaries Unite To Celebrate International Women’s Day

Three Women-Owned Dispensaries Unite To Celebrate International Women’s Day

Submitted by Leaf Haus Dispensary Leaf Haus, Holistic Solutions, and Voltaire Cannabis, three distinguished women-owned cannabis…

Township Council Creates Committee To Study Business Signage

The Marigold Holds ‘Love Thy Neighbor’ Fundraiser For Franklin Food Bank

ASM Tax Office Comes To Franklin Park

It’s Back: Levin Resubmits Apartment Building Plan For Rutgers Plaza

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Quail Brook Senior Center March Schedule

Quail Brook Senior Center March Schedule

QUAIL BROOK SENIOR CENTER 625 New Brunswick Road Somerset, NJ 08873 732-563-4213 Bingocize with Deborah –…

Quail Brook Senior Center February Schedule

FR&A Man Of The Year: Derek Smith, Franklin Food Bank Executive Director

Quail Brook Senior Center January Schedule

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Raritan Valley Symphonic Band Returns To Franklin High School

Raritan Valley Symphonic Band Returns To Franklin High School

Submitted by the Raritan Valley Symphonic Band. The Raritan Valley Symphonic Band returns to Franklin to…

Community Art Show Exhibits Residents’ Talents

‘Walking The Old Boonton Line’ Topic Of Library Program

‘Disney’s Descendants: The Musical’ Ready For The Spotlight At FHS