POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE – CJCP seniors queue up during the June 15 graduation ceremony. The Central Jersey College Prep Charter School’s Class of 2023 was told to create the communities they want to live in and meet whatever success means to them at their June 15 graduation. The 41 members of the graduating class a;so heard from state Sen. Vin …

The Franklin High School Class of 2023 held one last party as a class on June 15 during their Senior Prom at the Princeton Weston Hotel. The students, dressed in their finery, sipped mocktails in the Forrestal Ballroom as attendants circulated with trays of hors d’oeuvres and a DJ exhorted them to hit the dance floor.

KELLER WILLIAMS MANAGEMENT TEAM – Greg Tibok, Michelle Smith and Kristen Lunden at the Keller Williams Greater Brunswick Grand Opening. When Greg Tibok was looking for a town in which to base his new real estate business, the choice was obvious. The Franklin Warrior (FHS Class of 2001) decided to enlarge office space at 220 Davidson Avenue that he’d held …

SUPPORTIVE WORDS – Attorney Howard Cohen, representing the Canal Walk Homeowners’ Association, speaks to the Township Council at its June 13 meeting. Amendments to the Township’s Noise Ordinance which restrict the time that industrial-related loading and unloading operations, as well as the use of vehicles with backup beepers, can be used on properties that abut Scenic Corridors which are adjacent …

Author Wheeler Antabanez will appear at the Franklin Township Library’s main branch on DeMott Lane to present a video tour of the old Boonton railway line, and sign his book on the same topic. The talk, entitled “Walking the Old Boonton Line: A Photographic Journey on the Abandoned Rails of New Jersey,” is scheduled for 1-2:30 p.m. June 24.

John Norbert Blum of Somerset passed away peacefully at home on June 12. He was 61. Born in New Haven, Connecticut and raised in Latham, New York, John lived in various towns throughout upstate New York and Ohio before moving to Somerset in 2000. A graduate of Shaker High School in Latham, New York, he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in …

By Arnold W. Schmidt The Franklin Township Shade Tree Replacement Ordinance, Chapter 222-5.3.B states, “If placement of all replacement trees on the removal site plan proves to be impractical, in lieu of replanting trees on the removal site, the applicant shall have the option of planting replacement trees of types selected by the Shade Tree Commission (STC) from the approved …

THEIR SPECIAL DAY– FHS boys’ and girls’ track teams seniors at their party June 13. Seniors on the Franklin High School boys’ and girls’ track teams were celebrated June 13 with a picnic and a “Senior Night” ceremony. The party started at about 2:30 p.m. near the Warrior Stadium concession stand. The athletes were served a varied menu, including chicken …

Most of the Warrior 4 Life Scholarship Foundation‘s 2023 awardees gathered at the Township Cultural Gazebo in the Municipal Complex June 11 for the annual photo op. Foundation founders Nicholas and Rebekah Solomon and Daryn and Adrian Plummer explained the Foundation’s mission and introduced the award winners.

Seven Franklin Middle School students were among 20 area students honored for their achievements at the 32nd annual Paul Robeson Youth Achievement Awards, held at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg. The event was sponsored by the College’s Paul Robeson Institute for Ethics, Leadership and Social Justice.