James F. Renner, of Somerset passed away peacefully at home on January 3. He was 90. Born and raised in Jersey City, he married the love of his life, Dolores in 1956 and moved to Metuchen in 1961 to raise their family before moving to Somerset in 2003. Jim graduated from St. Michael’s High School in Jersey City then joined …

Township Councilman Carl Wright objecting to an appointment to the Zoning Board of Adjustment at the January 2 Council meeting. A one-year appointment to the Zoning Board of Adjustment of a vocal warehouse critic caused a brief dust-up at the January 2 Township Council reorganization meeting. The disagreement between Mayor Phil Kramer and Township Councilman Carl Wright (D-Ward 4) had …

Christmas tree pickups will be conducted by the township Department of Public Works on January 9 and January 17. All tree should be on curbs by 7 a.m. January 9.

Bill Grippo is the 2022 Franklin Reporter & Advocate Man of the Year. When the Franklin High School cheerleading team needed help raising money to go to the national championships in Florida, they knew who to turn to. When a township family suffered the tragic loss of their toddler daughter in a pool accident, one person stepped up to rally …