September 18, 2022 – September 24, 2022 09/18/2022 A business on Easton Avenue reported a theft of $38.00 worth of gas during the early afternoon hours. The suspect, described as a black female, drove away after payment was requested by the gas attendant. She told the employee to remove the $38.00 from his paycheck prior to fleeing.  Don’t Miss Out! …

Mr. Chendreka Persaud passed away on September 23 at Foothill Acres Rehabilitation Center in Hillsborough. He was 82 years old. Mr. Persaud was born in Guyana. He came to the United States as a young man and resided in Queens and New Brunswick before settling in the Somerset section of Franklin Township in 1986. He was employed by Suburban Transit …

Mr. David Moynihan Sr. passed away on September 19 at The Frances E. Parker Home in Piscataway. He was 87 years old. Mr. Moynihan was born in Salem, Massachusetts and graduated from St. Mary’s Boys High School in Lynn, Massachusetts. He furthered his education at Merrimack College in Massachusetts and earned a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and later in …

Miguel Rivera addresses the Board of Education September 22 after being appointed as new principal at Claremont Elementary School. The Board of Education on September 22 once again elevated one of the district’s own, naming Miguel Rivera as the new principal at Claremont Elementary School. Rivera has spent the last nine years as principal at Pine Grove Manor School. Don’t …

Project engineer Josh Sewald testifies before the Planning Board at its September 21 hearing. A warehouse measuring 74,800 square feet and targeted for a 5.2-acre Schoolhouse Road parcel was approved September 21 by the Planning Board. The developer, BH 31 Schoolhouse Road, will install a sidewalk along the 300-foot Schoolhouse Road frontage. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …

09/11/2022 A Somerville man was arrested by North Brunswick PD for two outstanding warrants out of our jurisdiction. Franklin Township PD assumed custody of the defendant and transported him to Somerset County Jail without incident.  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 …

Both Franklin High School varsity soccer teams saw action on September 21, but ended up with different results. The girls’ team blanked Phillipsburg 5-0, while the boys’ team fell to Hillsborough 3-2. 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 …

Marie Amoruso of Franklin, 74 years old, passed away on Sept. 15 after a brief but severe illness. She is preceded in death by her mother Stella J. and her father Louis J., Amoruso of Manhattan. She is survived by her sister Lucille S. Amoruso also of Manhattan. Marie was born and raised in Manhattan, attended and graduated from St. …

Gabor Zrinyi, 77, passed away on August 11 at his home in Franklin Park. Mr. Zrinyi was born July 13, 1945, in Hungary. In 1972, he immigrated to the United States and settled in Franklin Park. Gabor arrived in the United States as a mason by trade. He began his work career here, first as a mason apprentice and subsequently …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 23 Franklin residents, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on September 21. That brings to 15,847 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 233 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest …