BACK TO THE TOWNSHIP – The headquarters of the former Franklin-Somerset First Aid Squad on Girard Avenue. The building is set to once again be returned to the Township. The Township Council on August 12 took the first step in reclaiming the Girard Avenue property that had been used by the Franklin-Somerset First Aid Squad. The Council introduced an ordinance to …

OPPOSES AMENDMENT – Stockton resident Danielle Rice tells the Township Council that the proposed ordinance amendment will not solve the feral cat problem at the August 12 meeting. Residents who feed stray cats without registering them with the Township face fines of up to $500 under an ordinance amendment introduced at the August 12 Township Council meeting. The amendment, if …

07/19/2025 An Edison resident was the victim of a burglary and criminal mischief in the area of Dewald Ave. during the overnight hours. The unknown suspect(s) entered the victim’s vehicle by damaging the door handle. Once inside, the suspect(s) damaged the steering column in a possible attempt to steal the vehicle. The suspect(s) were unsuccessful. Don’t Miss Out! No other …

Newkirk and Evergreen Resurfacing -Completed Rodgers Ave Area Resurfacing -All paving completed.  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. But we can only do that with your support. Please consider a yearly …

A 20-year-old township man was killed early in the morning of August 8 when his car rear-ended a dump truck in Plainsboro. Police said that Johnathan Martinez of Somerset was driving an Acura TSX at about 1 a.m. at the intersection of Route 1 South and College Road when his car hit the rear end of a dump truck. Don’t …

The Township has released the following updates on the current street resurfacing program. Newkirk and Evergreen Resurfacing -Completed 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. But we can only do that with …

MAKING HIS CASE – Gary Burnett describes the cannabis business he wanted to put in a building at DeMott Lane and Amwell Road at the August 7 Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting. An application to locate a cannabis dispensary in a residentially zoned building at DeMott Lane and Amwell Road was denied August 7 by the Zoning Board of Adjustment. …

OBJECTION! – Peter Lanfrit, the attorney for the B9 warehouses developer, objected to the Planning Board hearing comments from the public at the August 6 hearing. A series of 30 court-mandated conditions for the approval of two controversial warehouses near the Canal Walk housing development was adopted by the Planning Board at its August 6 meeting. The conditions will be …

Hundreds of township residents gathered in the Municipal Complex off DeMott Lane August 5 for the annual observance of “National Night Out.” The nationwide event is meant to strengthen relationships between police departments and the communities they serve. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & …

Suhaib Jawad, of Somerset, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Metropolitan Campus in Teaneck, has been named to the Honors List for the Spring 2025 semester. To qualify for the Honors List, a student must carry a 3.5 or better grade point average out of a possible 4.0 and be enrolled in a minimum of 12 letter-graded hours (four courses). …