READY, SET, SCHOOL! – Students in Grades 6-12 were given a back-to-school celebration September 7 at the Franklin Youth Center. Members of the Franklin Township Youth Center were treated to a special event on September 7: A Back-To-School festival. The students, in grades 6 through 12, were offered activities such as laser tag in the gym and computer games, and …

By Michael Steinbruck. This is an open letter to the Franklin Community… with deep appreciation and gratitude.

By Rev. and Mrs. Kashinsky. On the morning of September 7, the party of tolerance and joy revealed their violent hypocrisy in Franklin. A peaceful and loving individual was so triggered by speech they disagreed with that they committed a crime of vandalism and violence in setting fire to private property. We are so thankful to the kind gentleman driving past who rang …

REASSURING THE COMMUNITY – Schools Superintendent John Ravally, seen here in a recent Board of Education meeting, sent a letter to parents in the wake of the Apalachee High School shooting in Georgia. As he has in the past in the wake of school shootings, schools Superintendent John Ravally on September 4 sought to assure parents and students that the …

‘SCUSE ME WHILE I SKY – Franklin goalie Joel Garces jumps for a block during the Warriors’ season opener against Voorhees on September 5. Franklin High School Senior Ike Eluwa took a first-period feed from Junior Daniel Ordonez and booted it past Voorhees goalie Jake Korfin for the only goal needed in the Warriors’ 1-0 season-opening win on September 5. …

ON THE JOB – Hillcrest Elementary School’s new principal, Lorri Vaccaro, said the district’s diversity is one reason she chose to come here. New students were not the only ones who celebrated their first day in Hillcrest School on September 5, the new principal did, too. Lorri Vaccaro, who took the helm of Hillcrest on July 1, declared her first …

Andrew Nowakowski of Somerset passed away on September 2, he was 36 years old. He was born in New Brunswick in 1988 to Mark Nowakowski and Sherylee Rubin. Andrew was a lifelong resident of Somerset, graduating from Franklin High School, later earning his associate degree from Middlesex College. Andrew started his career working as an X-Ray technician. He would then …

Students, staff and parents of Franklin Park School gathered on the campus September 4 for a festival to welcome in the new school year. School officially starts for most students on September 5, but there were a number of students who seemed to be ready to return a day earlier.

Township police are investigating a gunfire report on Franklin Boulevard. Police received a call about gunfire on Franklin Boulevard between Matilda and Baier avenues at around 1:15 a.m. September 1.

It wasn’t looking good for the Franklin High School football Warriors with less than six minutes left in their season-opener game against Trenton Central on August 30. The Warriors were down 22-20, having trailed by as much as 10 points during the game.