The Township has provided the following update on the various road work projects being conducted throughout Franklin.

Four candidates – including three incumbents – have filed for the November 5 Board of Education election. Incumbents Laurie Merris, Sami Shaban and Dr. Dennis Hopkins, Jr. are running as a slate under the heading, “Vote All 3.”

NEW DIGS – The interior of the new Venus Jewelers location in the Rutgers Plaza shopping center on Easton Avenue. The new location is scheduled to open this Fall. (Photo: Venus Jewelers.) Originally planned for this summer, the opening of Venus Jewelers’ new Rutgers Plaza location has been delayed until the Fall due to supply chain issues and construction challenges, …

Screenshot Henry C. Zimmer of Somerset passed away on July 25 at home with the support of his family. He was 74. Born in Plainfield, he lived in North Plainfield before moving to Somerset in 1971. Henry worked as a Butcher / Meat Manager for Foodtown Supermarkets, later Stop & Shop, until his retirement in 2014. He served in the …

EXPLAINING THE RESULTS – Dan Loughran, the school district’s Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, discusses the results of two assessments taken by Franklin students this past school year. The percentage of Franklin High School juniors with disabilities, and those with special needs, who are considered “graduation-ready” in three academic subjects increased from the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years, the …

Four township residents reported in May that their cars’ catalytic converters had been stolen. Township police released the information on July 24.

(Note: Police released this information on July 24.) 05/19/2024

The Township Environmental Commission will look at beefing up regulations concerning open fire pits, following requests by several residents. The Commission discussed the issue at its July 24 meeting.

RIBBON-CUTTING – Imran Fayazi, center, aided by (left to right) Umar Sheikh, Township Councilman Alex Kharazi, and Aliya Fayazi, cut the ribbon on the new AFC Urgent Care Center in Cedar Grove Center on Cedar Grove Lane. It’s all about family at AFC Urgent Care in the Cedar Grove Center, which celebrated its grand opening on July 18. The township’s …

The Stop & Shop supermarket in the Market Place on Franklin is slated to close by November 2, according to a company spokesman. The store, located at 1221 Route 27, is one of 32 “underperforming” stores in five states slated to close.