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Bill Bowman is an award-winning, 40-year veteran of community news. He has written for weekly and daily newspapers, and state, national and international magazines. His investigations have resulted in the first-in-the-nation state program to purchase thermal imaging cameras for all NJ fire departments and fire academies, the halting of a massive land development deal marred by influence peddling, and the creation of a web-based database charting violations against New Jersey senior-citizen facilities.

In Your Opinion: Many Helped To Save An Owl

By Alice Macnow. I was walking on the canal path in Rocky Hill, when I saw what looked like feathers hanging off a tree near the water. It looked like a dead hawk, with wings spread out, head down.

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Coronavirus Update: 36 More Positive Test Results

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Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 36 Franklin residents from August 20-22, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on August 22. There were 13 cases reported on August 20, seven cases reported on August 21 and 16 cases reported on August 22, OEM said. That brings to 15,537 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive …

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Police Log: August 15-20, 2022

08/15/2022 Criminal mischief was observed by patrol in a township park. A trash can was sprayed with graffiti by an unknown suspect(s). Repairs were estimated to be under $500.00.

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Georgia Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Hotel Shooting

A 39-year-old Douglasville, Georgia man faces charges of attempted murder and kidnapping after an August 21 incident at a township hotel, in which he allegedly held a woman and her two children at gunpoint before shooting her when she tried to escape. Police received a 9-1-1 call reporting a shooting at the unnamed Worlds Fair Drive hotel at about 1:25 …

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School District Looking For Special Ed, World Language Teachers

School district officials are confident they will have enough world language and special education teachers by the time school starts in September. (File photo.) With the start of the 2022-23 school year looming, district officials are looking to “plan B” to fill some teaching spots. As of August 19, there were about 41 teaching positions open in the district, which …

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Coronavirus Update: Seven More Positive Test Results

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another seven Franklin residents, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on August 19. That brings to 15,501 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 …

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Coronavirus Update: 21 More Positive Test Results

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 21 Franklin residents, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on August 18. That brings to 15,494 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 …

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Power Lines Set Ablaze During Brief Thunderstorm

Electrical fires blaze along power lines at the Village Plaza early in the morning of August 17. Power lines on utility poles near a border of the Village Plaza were set ablaze early in the morning of August 17 during a short thunderstorm. The lines were located at the edge of a grassy field that separates the Village Plaza from …

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Coronavirus Update: 21 New Positive Test Results

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 21 Franklin residents, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on August 17. That brings to 15,473 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 …

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Part Of Route 27 In Kingston To Close For Repairs

A stretch of Route 27 in Kingston will experience alternating lane closures as part of a paving project. The work will be conducted from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Rt. 27 between Old Lincoln Highway and Jones Drive, according to a press release from the state Department of Transportation.

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