DOUBLE-TEAMED – Aliva Stewart looks for an opening during the Lady Warriors’ SCT game against Bernards on February 10. The Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team wasted no time February 10 in showing Bernards High School what they were in for during the Somerset County Tournament’s second-round game, won by Franklin 67-35. The Lady Warriors dominated from the get-go, …

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On January 27th, 2024, the LEO Multiple District 16 State Cabinet hosted a successful series of professional development workshops with 55+ students representing over 50 clubs in the state at Sayreville War Memorial High School. The LEO Leadership Conference (LLC) was an eight-hour event where cabinet members facilitatedworkshop trainings and discussion sessions around leadership development, volunteerism, publicspeaking, and service hour …

POWERING THROUGH – Devon Riddick goes up for a shot in the Warriors’ February 8 game against Ridge. Senior Night for the Franklin High School boys’ basketball team proved sweeter than usual February 8, with the Warriors scoring a thrilling 64-61 overtime victory over Ridge. Warrior seniors stepped up, with four of them scoring in double-digits. Don’t Miss Out! No …

It was Senior Night on February 8 for the Franklin High School Dance Squad and Boys’ Basketball Team. The joint ceremony honoring the seniors was held before the Warriors’ game against Ridge. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the only …

TIRED OF THE FIGHT – Planning Board member Robert Thomas said he just didn’t care any longer about a house of worship’s plans to construct an arch on their driveway on Cedar Grove Lane without realigning the driveway with one across the street. It took about eight months, but the Jain Center on Cedar Grove Lane won approval for a …

HIGH SCORER – Iyanna Cotten during the Lady Warriors’ basketball game against Hillsborough. Iyanna Cotten scored 19 points – going 7-for-7 from the foul line – to lead the Lady Warriors to a 61-56 victory over Hillsborough High School on February 6. The victory may have been sweeter because it came on the night that Cotten and her five fellow …

It was Senior Night January 6 for the Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team. Those honored were: Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the only truly independent media serving the Eight Villages. But we can only do that with …

THE MAYOR SPEAKS – Newark Mayor Ras Baraka speaks during the Somerset County Democratic Committee’s Black Caucus’ celebration of Black History Month on February 3. Speaking to a cheering audience in the Township Senior/Community Center, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on February 3 delivered a fiery speech honoring “champions of justice” in the African-American community and extolling those in attendance to …

Simone Joy Zamore-Curbelo was born December 26, 1977 in New York City. She spent her early days in Edison, where she first formed her love of music and dance. Simone began her energetic and spirited passion for performance in Franklin Township, where she acted and sang in numerous school plays and choirs. At home, Simone enjoyed entertaining visitors by putting …