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A veteran Franklin Township police detective was one of a handful of cops from the township and New Brunswick who were involved in an officer-involved shooting of a man wielding a machete on Route 27 on September 1. The unidentified man was shot in the leg and taken to a local hospital for treatment, according to a person with knowledge …

Mr. Carlos Perez passed away early Sunday morning August 27, 2023 in Somerset. He was 24 years old. Carlos was born in New Brunswick and lived in Jamesburg and New Brunswick before residing in Franklin Township. He went to New Brunswick Public Schools for grade school then Franklin Township High School where he excelled at football and wrestling. He was …

CRASH AFTERMATH – The remains of a 2007 Audi Q7 after it was involved in an early morning crash on August 27 on Route 27/Somerset Street. A 29-year-old Somerset resident, who is also an Edison police officer, faces several charges including First Degree Vehicular Homicide and DWI in the aftermath of an early morning car crash on Route 27/Somerset Street …

The Franklin Reporter & Advocate teamed up with the Franklin Township Chamber of Commerce on August 29 to celebrate the news organization’s 10th anniversary. Held at the AVE residential complex on Pierce Street, the evening featured a number of desserts created by BAM Desserts of Easton Avenue, and Robyn DeMeglio, wife of Chamber president Nick DeMeglio.

Dolores L. “Dee” (Seckrettar) Pultro, 88, of Somerset, most recently residing in Hamilton, passed away peacefully on August 28, surrounded by family. Dolores was raised in New Brunswick and was a graduate of New Brunswick High School Class of 1953 and Delaines Beauty School. She served on the Class of 53 reunion committee. She settled in Somerset where she resided …

CRASH AFTERMATH – The mangled remains of a car in which two people were killed after a crash on Route 27 on August 27 sits where it came to rest in front of the R&J Glamour Salon. Two people were killed when a car driven by an off-duty Edison police officer crashed into a utility pole on Route 27 early …

NEW VICE PRINCIPAL – Tamara Hollinger addresses the Board of Education after she was appointed as vice principal at Franklin Middle School – Hamilton Street campus. Franklin Middle School’s Hamilton Street campus will have a new vice principal when school starts in September. The Board of Education at its August 24 meeting named Tamara Hollinger to the post. Hollinger, who …

PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION – An artist’s rendering of a proposed mixed-use building at Somerset Street and Voorhees Avenue. The project was approved by the Planning Board. The latest project in the Renaissance Redevelopment area and a medical clinic – both targeted for Somerset Street – were recently approved by the Planning Board. The Board heard the applications at its August 16 …

A 33-year-old New Brunswick woman was recently sentenced to 11 years in state prison for a wrong-way fatal car crash that killed two children, including a boy from Franklin Township. Yokauri Batista-Alcantara was sentenced on August 16 by Superior Court Judge Benjamin Bucca. She will have to serve at least six years before she is eligible for parole, according to …