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Bill Bowman

Bill Bowman is an award-winning, 40-year veteran of community news. He has written for weekly and daily newspapers, and state, national and international magazines. His investigations have resulted in the first-in-the-nation state program to purchase thermal imaging cameras for all NJ fire departments and fire academies, the halting of a massive land development deal marred by influence peddling, and the creation of a web-based database charting violations against New Jersey senior-citizen facilities.

ZTrek Cycling Event To Raise Money For Food Pantry, Medical Clinic

ZTrek is planning its annual cycling fundraiser for July 28. Photo: ZTrek. Submitted by ZTrek. The annual ZTrek fundraising cycling event is slated to take off July 28 from the ZCC Children’s Christian Ministry Church in Zarepath. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. …

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Park Commission Offers Tennis Lessons At Colonial Park

Tennis lessons are set to be offered by the Somerset County Park Commission this summer. Photo: Somerset County Park Commission. The Somerset County Park Commission will offer a one-week tennis lesson course at Colonial Park starting July 9. 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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General, Academic and Career Programs Information Sessions, Campus Tours Slated at RVCC

Submitted by Raritan Valley Community College. Learn about Raritan Valley Community College’s academic and career programs at a variety of Information Sessions being offered in June at the College’s Branchburg campus. The following events have been scheduled: Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. …

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Franklin Woman’s Club Awards Seven Scholarships

Anjana Nair, Maitri Shah, Madison Whiting, Sierra Schiff, Summer Thompson, Gabriella Consiglio and Karinna Rao, left to right, were awarded $1,000 scholarships each May 15 by the Franklin Woman’s Club. Photo: Franklin Woman’s Club. Seven Franklin High School seniors were recently awarded a total of $7,000 in scholarships by the Franklin Woman’s Club. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet …

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Patriots Take Finale And Series Over Ducks

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots (13-6) defeated the Long Island Ducks (12-9) 5-4 before 6,022 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday afternoon. The Patriots took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning on an error that allowed Alex Castellanos to score. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth …

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Ducks Even Up Series With 6-2 Win Over Patriots

Bridgewater, NJ- The Long Island Ducks (12-8) defeated the Somerset Patriots (12-6) 6-2 at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday night. The Ducks took an early 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning on an RBI double by Lew Ford, a sacrifice fly by David Washington, and an RBI single by Wilkin Castillo. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …

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Mourners Gather For Final Goodbye To Dyllan Burrell

Mourners stand for the recessional May 19 at the funeral for Dyllan Burrell. Dyllan Burrell was remembered May 19 for his faith, his sense of humor and his ability on the football field during his funeral at Eternal Life Christian Center on Franklin Boulevard. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information …

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Patriots Walk Off Winners Again Over Ducks

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots (12-5) defeated the Long Island Ducks (11-8) 1-0 at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday night. Both teams remained scoreless until the bottom of the ninth inning when Aaron Dudley delivered a one-out bases loaded sacrifice fly to win the game. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of …

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Flemington Car & Truck Country Donates To MacAfee, Claremont PTOs

FLEMINGTON – The Flemington Car & Truck Country Family of Brands donated $200 each to the Parent-Teacher Organizations of MacAfee Road and the soon-to-be-opened Claremont elementary schools on May 18. The donations were made by Steve Kalafer, the dealership’s founding chairman. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …

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Somerset Patriots And Diamond Nation To Fundraise For Ben Fonseca And Family

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots and Diamond Nation have partnered for a special event to raise money for a member of their family, former coach and instructor Ben Fonseca. Fonseca is battling systemic scleroderma, an autoimmune disorder where healthy tissue is being destroyed because the immune system mistakenly thinks it’s a foreign substance or infection. The cause is unknown and …

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