Franklin Township Public Safety Director Quovella Maeweather, seen here at the April 14 Township Council meeting, said the FTPD will not punish officers who use legal marijuana during off-duty hours. Franklin Township will apparently not follow the lead of at least one other New Jersey town when it comes to police officers partaking of legal marijuana during their off-duty hours. …

Architect William Mandara describes the self-storage facility to the Planning Board on April 20. Applications to build a self-storage facility on Davidson Avenue and a warehouse on Campus Drive were approved April 20 by the Planning Board. Their approval will allow Franklin Storage LLC to build a 3-story, 120,750-square-foot storage facility where a single-family home now stands. Don’t Miss Out! …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 24 Franklin residents, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on April 20. That brings to 12,792 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 232 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. The Somerset County Department …

Tara Kenyon, the township’s Open Space Consultant, describes the grant program to the Open Space Advisory Committee at its April 19 meeting. The Township is about to embark on a year-long study of data from a variety of sources to identify the main health and health equity issues facing residents. Assisting the Township will be Sustainable Jersey, which has awarded …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another four Franklin residents, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on April 19. That brings to 12,768 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 232 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. The Somerset County Department …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 58 Franklin residents between April 15 and April 18, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on April 18. There were eight new cases reported on April 15, 23 new cases reported on April 16, 22 new cases reported on April 17 and five new cases reported on April 18, OEM said. …

Submitted by Chris Schwarz. Franklin High School presents the musical “Dreamgirls” at 7 p.m. April 28, 29 and 30, and 2 p.m. April 30 and May 1 at Franklin High School, 500 Elizabeth Avenue. 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 …

Public Safety Director Quovella Maeweather speaks to the Township Council about township crime statistics at the April 12 meeting. The overall incidence of major crimes decreased by about 12 percent from 2020 to 2021, although there were small increases in some categories, according to statistics compiled by the Franklin Township Police Department. The total number of major crimes dropped from …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another nine Franklin residents, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on April 14. That brings to 12,706 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 232 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. The Somerset County Department …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 17 Franklin residents, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on April 13. That brings to 12,697 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 232 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. The Somerset County Department …