Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced the upcoming schedule for their popular Summer Movie Series with seating on the field of TD Bank Ballpark. The team will show the baseball classic Field of Dreams (PG) on Thursday, August 13th, the pop culture phenomenon Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (PG) on Thursday, August 27th, Walt Disney’s family-adventure …
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Quovella Spruill. The township’s new Public Safety Director is one of the newest members of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives’ executive board. Quovella Spruill will serve a one-year term as the organization’s national financial secretary, according to a press release from the Franklin Township Police Department. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …
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Elizabeth A. “Betty” Havey passed away peacefully on 28 at the age of 97, following a brief stay at Parker @ Somerset. Elizabeth was born in Lincoln, Kansas to John and Myrtle Cannon. Following her marriage she moved to Mt. Vernon, New York and has lived in New Jersey since 1965. She was a communicant of St. Matthias Church for …
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Another township resident has tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on July 29. There were no new Franklin resident deaths attributed to the virus in the last 24 hours, OEM said. There have now been 1,381 township residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, and 134 deaths of township residents that …
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A policy that acknowledges historic and current “personal and institutional racism” in the school district, as well as a commitment to overcome it, was introduced on first reading at the July 23 Board of Education meeting. In its “anti-racism” policy, the Board pledged to “end the predictive value of race and ensure the success of each individual student and staff …
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One more township resident’s death has been attributed to the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on July 28 Five more township residents have tested positive for the virus, according to OEM. That brings the total number of township residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March to 1,380. A total of 134 township resident deaths …
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Eight township residents are vying for three available three-year seats on the Board of Education. That group includes all three incumbents, Michelle Shelton, Nisihita Desai and Michael T. Smith, who are running as a slate. The incumbents are running for their second terms. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented …
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County Prosecutor Offices from Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren counties will hold a joint Use of Force virtual Town Hall meeting at 5:30 p.m. July 28. The virtual town hall will include an information session to learn about the current Use-of-Force policy, followed by multiple opportunities to provide feedback, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Don’t …
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Submitted by Sister2Sister. On Saturday, October 3, 2020, Sister2Sister (S2S) will host a Virtual 5K Breast Cancer Run/Walk 4Life from 8 a.m. till 5 p.m. 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 independent media serving the Eight Villages. …
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By Mayor Phil Kramer. I am very gratified by the success of the first day of the “Get Tested Franklin” initiative. I just learned 546 people were tested July 27 at St. Matthias!!! We cut off the registration at 500 (ages 2-94). But as I said we take walk ups. Hopefully, we will have more stats on July 28, such …
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