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 …

GRAND OPENING – Sensory Dispensary is one of the newer township cannabis businesses. (File photo). Township cannabis businesses generated more than $10.4 million in sales during the first quarter of 2026, funneling $209,654 in tax revenue into Franklin Township’s general fund — a 35% increase over the same period last year, according to township records.

A LONG DAY – Poll workers line up at the Municipal Building June 2 to drop off tallies in the 2026 primary elections. Adam Hamawy, the former plastic surgeon and combat surgeon, on June 2 won the right to carry the Democratic Party’s banner in the November election to replace retiring Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman in the U.S. House of …

A Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School student is one of the latest 2,500 winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by U.S. colleges and universities, the National Merit Scholarship Corp. announced on June 3. Mahek Khan of Piscataway won the National Merit Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, scholarship.

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

5/10/2026 A Teaneck resident was the victim of a burglary and criminal mischief in the area of JFK Blvd. during the overnight hours. The unknown suspect(s) broke the window to the victim’s vehicle to gain entry. Once inside, the suspect(s) damaged the victim’s ignition in a possible attempt to steal the vehicle. The total damage was valued at $800.