Photo Credit: Pinstriped Prospects Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots, the New York Yankees Double-A Affiliate, have announced right-handed pitcher Luis Gil as the first ever player assigned to the team in their new partnership with the Yankees. The hard-throwing Dominican is the Yankees #4 ranked prospect by Baseball America and #5 by MLB Pipeline. He was acquired by New York …

Franklin Township is in line to receive more than $6.8 million in direct, flexible aid through the recently passed federal American Rescue Plan. Franklin’s $6,819,531.17 is the largest amount of the aid earmarked for any Somerset County town, according to a joint press release issued by U.S. Sens. Cory Booker and Bob Menendez. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet …

New vehicles and equipment for the township police and public works departments, improvements to parks and upgrades in software and hardware systems highlighted the Township Council’s second 2021 budget hearing on March 10. The nearly three-hour session featured mostly capital improvement requests, the big-ticket items in the yearly spending plan. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township …

Update 2: The Board of Education passed the 2021 budget at its April 27 meeting. With a school tax rate of $1.39 per $100 of assessed valuation, the yearly school tax bill on the township-average home assessment of $354,791 will be $4,939.47, an increase of $2.70 from last year’s budget. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township …

The death of another township resident was attributed to the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on March 9. Another 19 township residents tested positive for the virus, OEM reported. That brings to 4,704 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. Of those, 197 have died. Note: These are …

Spring is in the air, and young public works’ employees’ minds turn to filling potholes. The annual pothole repair program is underway, and township officials are asking for help from residents in finding them. 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 …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots, the New York Yankees Double-A Affiliate, have announced the start times for home games at TD Bank Ballpark for the 2021 season. The Patriots will play at 7:05 pm for Tuesday through Saturday games and 1:05 pm on Sundays in May, June, and September, while switching to 5:05 pm on Sundays in July and …

Another 20 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on March 8. That brings to 4,685 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, 2020. Of those, 196 have died, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest reported numbers for positive test results and deaths, as of …

Another 56 Franklin residents tested positive for the coronavirus over the weekend, the township Office of Emergency Management reported. There were 18 new cases reported on March 5, 22 new cases reported on March 6 and 26 new cases reported on March 7, OEM said. The brings to 4,665 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the …

Cameron Snowdon is fouled as he attempts to score during the Warriors’ March 4 game against Immaculata. The Immaculata Spartans probably wish they had just taken the bye in their Skyland Conference Gold Division semifinal game and stayed home March 4. Instead, the Somerville team left their division and came into Franklin High School to match up against the Warriors, …