VOTING TO GET ACTIVE – Environmental Commission member Arnold Schmidt, right, charged at the Commission’s June 15 meeting that the Township Council is putting commercial interests over the health of the township’s residents. The Environmental Commission voted unanimously June 15 to send representatives before the Township Council to advocate for a proposed ordinance restricting the use of gas-powered leaf blowers, …

STORE DESTROYED – A lightning strike is the unofficial cause of a late-night June 15 fire that destroyed a Hamilton Street store. Updated at 5:28 p.m. with statement from the strip mall’s management company. A lightning strike late in the night of June 14 hit the 99 Cent Plus Discount Store, sparking a fire that destroyed it and heavily damaged …

Franklin High School Class of 2012 graduate Carlton Agudosi returned to the township on June 14 to run another of his football clinics. Agudosi played for Rutgers University, and in the NFL and Canadian Football League.

The Warriors4Life Foundation held its annual “photo op” showcasing scholarship awardees June 14 at the township Cultural and Performance Gazebo in the Municipal Complex on DeMott Lane. The Foundation was created in 2017 by Nicholas and Rebekah Solomon and Daryn and Adrian Plummer, “to generate scholarships for students in the Franklin Township community of Somerset, NJ that exhibit excellence in …

Officials are investigating a June 13 fire in a Willow Road home that left it uninhabitable. FTPD officers, firefighters and EMS personnel were dispatched to the location after Township police received a call of a garage fire at about 8:21 p.m., according to a press release about the incident.

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