Eboni Retemiah of Somerset  was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at Southern Utah University. Retemiah is among approximately 20,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and …

WINNER! – A participant in the August 8 Tricky Tray fundraiser held by Second Chance For Animals reacts after winning numbers are called for a basket. Second Chance for Animals drew 280 players to a tricky tray fundraiser August 8 at Franklin High School, where 333 prize baskets were up for grabs at the group’s biggest fundraising event of the …

CANDIDATE SPEAKS DURING COMMEMORATION – Dr. Adam Hamawy, the Democratic candidate for New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District, spoke August 8 during the Masjid-e-Ali’s commemoration of Imam Husain Day. The Democratic candidate for New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District and a former United Nations weapons inspector told hundreds of worshipers at the Masjid-e-Ali mosque August 8 that the 1,400-year-old martyrdom of Imam …

EXPLAINING THE PLAN – Syed Haq, a representative of the Islamic Circle of North America, testifies before the Zoning Board of Adjustment on August 6. The Islamic Circle of North America’s bid to legalize a prayer room that has operated inside its Hamilton Street headquarters for more than a decade stalled Aug. 6 at the Zoning Board of Adjustment over …

Please note due to extreme heat and weather conditions these dates are subject to change  Coppermine Rd Area Resurfacing – In progress

Flock Camera Map Source: Deflock.org Mayor Phil Kramer said he would want to end the Township’s nearly $340,000 contract for Flock Safety surveillance cameras if something “egregious” turns up about how the system is being used, but he stopped short of predicting that will happen at the Township Council’s Aug. 11 meeting. Representatives of Atlanta, Georgia-based Flock Security are expected …

07/12/2026 A business located in the area of Hamilton St. was the victim of a shoplifting during the morning hours. An unknown female exited the store without paying for merchandise valued at $64. The suspect fled the area in a Honda CRV.

Carol Fodor, of Piscataway passed away on Sunday, August 2nd at home. She was 75. Born and raised in Perth Amboy, she lived in New Brunswick, Somerset and Edison before moving to Piscataway 35 years ago. Carol worked as a Produce Clerk for Foodtown, then later Stop & Shop in Edison before her retirement. She was a member of the …

DETAILING THE PLAN – Steven Katz of Cal-Sterling Franklin, center, brings the Planning Board up-to-date on his project at the August 5 Planning Board meeting. The Township Planning Board voted unanimously Aug. 5 to let Cal-Sterling Franklin build the second of two 30-unit apartment buildings at its Sterling Point development, clearing the way for construction that had been stalled for …

NEW EQUIPMENT – The FTPD unveiled its new Mobile Command Post at National Night Out on August 4. Franklin Township residents got their first look at the police department’s new mobile command post, a vehicle worth more than $700,000, when it was unveiled August 4 during the township’s National Night Out observance.