CONGRESSWOMAN VISITS FRANKLIN – U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman speaks at the June 13 Pride Day celebration at the township Cultural and Arts Gazebo. Elected officials, educators and community members gathered Friday for the Franklin Township Pride Committee’s annual Pride Day celebration, marking a moment of reflection and resolve as speakers warned that hard-won rights for LGBTQ+ people remain under …

05/17/2026 A 66-year-old Staten Island, NY woman was arrested for DWI during a motor vehicle crash investigation in the area of Easton Ave. She was processed and released with a pending court appearance.  05/18/2026 A Fairfield business was the victim of a theft between 05/15/26 and 05/18/26 in the area of Davidson Ave. The unknown suspect(s) stole the victim’s cables …

GUBERNATORIAL VISIT – Gov. Mikie Sherrill on June 10 visited Elizabeth Avenue Elementary School to tout the school’s success with “High Impact Tutoring,” and announce another round of funding to expand it throughout the state. Looking on are state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-12) and Giselle Perez, Supervisor, Elementary Language Arts Literacy for the district. Gov. Mikie Sherrill visited Elizabeth Avenue …

INVOKING PRINCESS LEIA – Manav Singh, valedictorian of the Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School’s Class of 2026, speaks to his fellow graduates at the June 10 graduation at the Brook Theatre in Bound Brook. Invoking a princess from a galaxy far, far away, Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School’s Class of 2026 valedictorian Manav Singh urged his classmates to make hope …

Sterling Rd Area Resurfacing – Concrete work to begin on Annapolis St on June 8th, weather permitting. Concrete work on Stewart Ave to begin on June 15th, weather permitting.  Sterling Rd Olsen Dr Stewart Ave Stockton Ave Clover Pl Marion Ave Annapolis St Cedarbrook Rd Resurfacing -Bid Awarded

SUPPORTING THE ORDINANCE – Township resident Dave Robinson lays out the reasons behind his support of the ordinance restricting warehouse development and banning data centers at the June 9 Township Council meeting. The Franklin Township Council voted 6-3 Tuesday night to give final approval to an ordinance that severely restricts where warehouses can be built in the township and bans …

HONORING SURVIVORS – Kim Banks holds an annual House music festival as a way to say thank-you to supporters of her non-profit, One Family, One Fight. The green around the township Cultural Arts Gazebo was awash in House Music June 6, an expression of thanks and support from a local woman whose son lost his life to gun violence in …

NEW LOCATION – Wingstop will be joining the lineup of retailers in the Rutgers Plaza on Easton Avenue. Will it be known as the chicken wars of Easton Avenue?

IT’S OFFICIAL – Jamil Maroun, center, reacts after the Board of Education voted unanimously to name him the next schools Superintendent. The Township Board of Education voted June 4 to name a former township resident as the district’s next schools Superintendent.

TEACHER OF THE YEAR – Franklin Middle School – Sampson G. Smith campus Teacher of the Year Pat Francis, in red, shares a laugh with school principal Rebekah Solomon and Board of Education members Bill Grippo and Jimmie Parker III during the school district’s annual Educator of the Year Breakfast at the Imperia on June 4. Franklin Township Public Schools …