Stage House General Manager Donald “Junior” Erickson posted this message on the restaurant’s web site. The Stage House Tavern on Amwell Road remained closed on October 24, a week after an employee at the restaurant tested positive for the coronavirus. A post on the restaurant’s web site by Stage House general manager Donald “Junior” Erickson confirmed that the employee had …

FHS Warrior Ashwani Stuart powers into the endzone during Franklin’s October 24 game against New Brunswick. The Franklin High School football Warriors fell to New Brunswick High School 20-7 on October 24. Franklin did not score until the fourth quarter, when Ashwani Stuart bulled over the goal line after a three-yard run. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …

Franklin High School’s boys soccer team fell to Pingry, 4-0, at home on October 23. Pingry scored once late in the first half, then added three more goals in the second. 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 only truly …

Another dozen Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on October 23. That brings to 1,691 the total number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March. Of those, 153 have died. Note: These are the latest reported numbers for positive test results and deaths, as of the …

Rebekah Solomon, pictured here in a file photo, was named principal of the Franklin Park School at the October 22 Board of Education meeting. One of Franklin’s native daughters has been named principal of a school she once attended. A 17-year administrative veteran of the school system, Rebekah Solomon was most recently a vice principal at Franklin High School. Don’t …

Kids can decorate pumpkins at the FTPD’s Community Relations Bureau from 3-6 p.m. on October 23. The coronavirus has put a damper on many things, but township police and the recreation department are trying to put some “normal” back into Halloween. The cops and rec department have teamed up for “Crafts With Cops,” a two-day program ending October 23 through …

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Township officials, members of the FTPD and representatives from the ITServe organization at the check presentation. A $5,000 donation made October 21 by a consortium of more than 1,400 IT companies from around the country will be used to help Black students in the township. The donation was made to the Franklin Township Police Department’s Community Relations Bureau, and was …

Another Franklin Township resident’s death has been attributed to the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on October 21. There have now been 153 township residents whose deaths have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. OEM also reported four more positive test results among Franklin residents, bringing that total to 1,679 since mid-March. Note: These are the …

An aerial view of the Bunker Hill Environmental Center, showing the building’s roof. A bid by a member of the Open Space Advisory Committee to recommend installing a “green roof” on the Bunker Hill Environmental Center got no traction at the Committee’s October 20 virtual meeting. Open Space members didn’t think the location was right for a green roof, and …