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The history, achievements, and cultural contributions of Black residents in Franklin Township, will be the focus for the Township’s annual Black History Month commemoration. The free event is set for 1 p.m. February 21 at Franklin Middle School – Hamilton Street Campus, 415 Francis Street, and is sponsored by the Franklin Township Cultural Arts Council, in collaboration with Franklin 250, …
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One person was injured January 30 in a fire in a business on Route 27. Police responded to a call at about 2:46 p.m. of a fire in a commercial kitchen in the unnamed business, which police said is located between Stewart Avenue and Pleasant Plains Road. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …
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ON HIS WAY – Franklin High School senior Miles Muldrow thanks the Board of Education January 29 after it approved his request for early graduation. Muldrow will attend and play football for the University of Delaware. For the first time in program history, a Franklin High School senior football player will graduate on February 1, the same day he will …
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UPDATE: The budget and the SID assessment roll were approved as introduced at the Council’s February 24 meeting. The proposed 2026 $40,228 budget for the Hamilton Street Business District was introduced at the Township Council’s January 27 meeting. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & …
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The Township Council approved more than $400,000 in contracts for goods and services at the January 27 meeting. The contracts awarded were: 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 …
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Betty Lee Gray DeMonic, 86, passed away on January 21 at her home in Hightstown. Betty was born at home, July 4, 1939 in Hinton, West Virginia. Her mother, Alice Parker Gray, of Hinton was the organist for Ascension Episcopal Church and a medical laboratory technician at Hinton Hospital. Alice graduated from Marshall College and studied at George Washington University …
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12/28/2026 A business located in the area of Elizabeth Ave. was the victim of a shoplifting on 12/24/25. An unknown male exited the store without paying for merchandise valued at $500. 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 …
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“There is a special bathroom in heaven for the father of all girls.” John B. Hadley, 77, passed away peacefully on January 23, surrounded by his loving family, at his home in Whitehouse Station. He was the greatest example of how to love deeply and live joyfully. John was born on September 1, 1948, in Summit to the late G. …
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Michael D. Walker Sr., 65, passed away on January 26 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born on January 9, 1961, in Queens, New York, Michael was raised there before relocating to New Jersey in 1992, where he made his home in Somerset. He graduated from Lawrence High School in Cedarhurst, New York, in 1979 and went …
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