At the Sept. 22 Township Council meeting, Mayor Phil Kramer told residents where the Township stands on the more than two dozen Flock Safety license plate readers mounted on poles around Franklin. “We deeply care about this issue,” he said. “We are looking at all information before there are any decisions. We have received a lot of information, and we …

EDITOR’S NOTE: A coastal storm is forecast to bring rain and wind to the region Saturday and Sunday. Franklin Township has canceled Franklin Day, the township’s marquee fall festival, which had been set for Saturday. Outdoor listings below should be reconfirmed the morning of the event. Friday, Sept. 25 Stage and screen “Beetlejuice”, national Broadway tour, State Theatre New Jersey, …

The Franklin Food Bank’s dream to build a new, larger headquarters on property near Pine Grove Manor School may have been dashed. The Board of Education at its September 24 meeting rejected the Food Bank’s $400,000 bid for the roughly 4.5-acre parcel next to the school on Highland Avenue.

NEW VICE PRINCIPAL – Jason Richardson speaks to the Board of Education after he was appointed the new vice principal at Franklin High School on September 24. The township Board of Education appointed a nine-year educational administrative veteran as a new vice principal at Franklin High School on Sept. 24, following a search that drew more than 60 applicants.

MOVING ON – Dan Loughren and Nicholas Solomon, left to right, submitted their formal resignations at the September 24 Board of Education Meeting. (File photos). Two longtime Franklin Township school administrators are leaving the district, with one retiring after nearly four decades in education and the other taking over as schools Superintendent of the Dunellen school district.

Two township residents told police earlier this month that they were the victims of scams, losing more than $30,000 combined. On September 1, a victim told police that she was using her computer to help a family member with fraudulent activity on one of their accounts.

08/30/2026 A 40-year-old Somerset man was arrested for DWI during a motor vehicle stop in the area of Chester Ave. He was processed and released with a pending court appearance. 

SHE HAS QUESTIONS – Teresa Cordero of Franklin Park speaks about the Flock Security cameras at the September 22 Township Council meeting. Opponents of Franklin Township’s Flock Safety license plate reader cameras escalated their campaign at the Sept. 22 Township Council meeting, saying the public has been misled about the system and calling for an independent audit of the governing …

The Franklin High School field hockey team earned its first win of the season September 23, defeating Belvidere 1-0 in a home game. Sophomore Gabriella Pome scored the game’s only goal in the first quarter, with Sophomore Darley Gomez Castillo providing the assist. The goal came with 2:14 showing in the period.

The Franklin High School girls’ tennis team increased their winning streak to two matches September 22 with a 4-1 win over Warren Hills/Belvidere High School. Also on Tuesday, girls’ soccer fell to Gil St. Bernards, 6-0 and the girls’ volleyball team lost to Delaware Valley, 2-1.