ON STATE LIST – The U.S. Army National Guard Armory on Hamilton Street is on a list of sites to be used if needed to process migrants. It’s not needed now, but the U.S. Army National Guard Armory on Hamilton Street remains on the list of sites to process migrants arriving in in New Jersey, a military official said on …

MAKING HISTORY – FTPD officer Patrick Kanu is ceremoniously sworn in at the January 23 Township Council meeting. Officials said Kanu is the first West African uniformed officer in the township. Five new Franklin Township Police officers – two of whom are graduates of the Youth Police Academy – were ceremoniously sworn in at the January 23 Township Council meeting. …

Franklin Township Police are seeking the public’s help in their search for two missing boys. The boys, one 9-years-old and the other 11-years-old, were described by police as being brown-skinned Hispanics. 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 …

Township schools will receive more than $175,000 in aid to be used for construction and other capital needs of school buildings. The district’s $175,572 allocation from the state Department of Education is the second-highest in Somerset County. Only Bridgewater-Raritan Regional’s $194,138 is more. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented …

By Mayor Phil Kramer. It has come to our understanding that the National Guard Armory on Hamilton Street in Franklin is a possible site for processing some of the migrants bussed from the southern United States to New Jersey. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter …

There were no reported injuries January 20 in a fire that started in the basement in a Hamilton Street building, police said. Police responding to a 6:35 p.m. call about the fire found smoke and fire smoldering from inside the walls, according to a press release from the Franklin Township Police Department. No one was injured or displaced as a result of the fire, according to …

UPDATE: FTPD Lt. Vincent Wilson said on January 20 that no one was reported missing, and that the search has concluded. A man’s reported cries for help – thought to emanate from a spot along the Delaware & Raritan Canal near Colonial Park – spurred an hours-long but fruitless search by police on January 19. Don’t Miss Out! No other …

A HELPING HAND – Attending the presentation of ceremonial checks were (Left to Right) Lois Bennett of Feeding Hands, Somerset Patriots President/GM Patrick McVerry, Maria Franzoso of My Neighbors Pantry at Zaraphath Church, Somerset Patriots Co-Chairman Josh Kalafer, County Commissioner Doug Singleterry, Somerset Patriots Co-Chairman Jonathan Kalafer, Paula Simpkins of the Food Bank Network of Somerset County, and Derek Smith …

Ellin was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated from Catherine McCauley High School. Ellin and Gil were happily married for 64 years. After raising their family in Brooklyn, they moved to Somerset in 1986 and became members of St. Matthias Church.Ellin had a lengthy career as an executive assistant in Manhattan for Kidder Peabody and Paul Weiss. …

Franklin Township Police remind the public to report any suspicious activity to authorities. The reminder comes in the wake of a number of suspicious incidents in various part of the township. 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 …