By David Burns. Several years ago I was elected to the Franklin Township Board of Education.

Township registered voters can begin casting their ballots in the November 8 election on October 29, at the Senior/Community Center, 505 DeMott Lane. The township location is one of six polling locations in Somerset County that are open for early voting through November 6.

By Ted Chase. What will most perplex township voters on Nov. 8 is the Municipal Public Question.  This concerns what is called Community Energy Aggregation.

Deputy Mayor Crystal Pruitt suggested that the Town Hall be held in December. An informational town hall on planning and zoning concepts is being planned by the Township Council, and will probably be held in the beginning of December. The idea for the town hall was broached by Councilman James Vassanella and comes in the wake of questions and concerns …

Nutandeo Gupta Jagdeo, of Somerset passed away on October 22 at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 61 years old. He was born in Albion, Guyana where he later met his wife Kawalpattie Jagdeo. Over the course of 40 years, they stayed through thick and thin, and migrated from Guyana to the United States, later …

Three township residents were among five people honored October 22 at the National Civics Day celebration held at the Franklin Youth Center on Lewis Street. Township residents honored during the ceremony were Somerset County Commissioner Director Shanel Robinson, who was given the Unity Award; the Rev. Catina Jackson, who was given the #CitizenStrong Award, and Week of the People president …

Senior Quasim Ashford stiff arms a Plainfield Cardinal during the Warriors’ game on October 21. They didn’t experience victory in eight tries this season, but Franklin High School football head coach Blair Wilson still considers his players to be winners. The Warriors finished the 2022 campaign falling to the Plainfield Cardinals 40-26 on October 21 at home. With the loss, …

Senior football player Samuele Mattia was among those honored during senior night on October 21. Seniors on the Franklin High School football team and cheerleading squad were honored October 21, before the Warriors’ final game against Plainfield. A total of 25 football players and 10 cheerleaders were escorted through a gauntlet of cheerleaders by friends and family members.

Schools Superintendent John Ravally tells the school board about the Warrior Health Center proposal. In a move it hopes will cut health care costs for its employees, the Board of Education on October 20 approved a long-term lease for office space that will be used as a health center. The Franklin Township Public Schools Warrior Health Center at 61 Veronica …

Genesi Miles speaks at the Board of Education meeting October 20, after she was formally named as Pine Grove Manor school’s new principal. A temporary action last month became permanent on October 20 when the Board of Education named Genesi Miles as the new principal of Pine Grove Manor School. MIles served as the school’s acting principal since September, when …