FRANKLIN’S FAMOUS – Members of the Franklin High School Madrigals show the commendations they were awarded December 9 by the Township Council for being named NBC’s “Star Choir” for 2025. The Franklin High School Madrigals’ victory tour continued on December 9 when they received a commendation from the Township Council. The Madrigals, performing under the name, GoldN’Blues Choir, was named …

There were no increases in the Fire District Commissioners’ stipends approved December 9 by the Township Council. The proposed stipends were approved by voters in the four districts in the February Fire Election.

By Bill Connell. I hate winter.

Mr. Raymond Ekstowicz passed away on November 29 at Somerset Woods Care Center in Somerset. He was 75. Mr. Ekstowicz was born in Bayonne and raised there. He graduated from Bayonne High School. He enlisted in the Unites States Army Reserves and served his country faithfully. In 1977, Mr. Ekstowicz and his wife Anne moved to Somerset, where the young …

SIGNING DAY – Miles Muldrow and Casey Gomez Miranda at the signing day ceremony December 4 in the Franklin High School gym. Two Franklin High School Warriors set to play for Division 1 teams were honored December 4 with a signing day ceremony. Football player Miles Muldrow and softball player Casey Gomez Miranda signed their National Letters of Intent before …

EXPLAINING THE PROJECT – Engineer Tyler Vandervalk explains the modified proposal for a convenience store/gas station on Elizabeth Avenue at the December 4 Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting. A proposal to turn a car repair shop into a convenience store at Elizabeth and Cedar avenues ran into heavy flak at the December 4 Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting. The plan, …

ONE MORE TIME – Engineer Shri Kotdawla talks about the changes made to plans for a retail/office center at New Brunswick Road and Davidson Avenue at the December 3 Planning Board meeting. The third time was the charm for a developer wishing to build a 25,000-square-foot mixed-use retail/office center at the corner of Davidson Avenue and New Brunswick Road. The …

By Jenny C. Kafas, Volunteer to Franklin Township’s Environmental Commission The Franklin Township Environmental Commission asks patrons and restaurant owners alike to join in on “Skip the Stuff,” a movement whose goal is to end unnecessary usage of plastic utensils and single serving condiment packages handed out in restaurants by making these items available only as necessary.

EXPLAINING THE CONCEPT – Township Open Space Consultant Tara Kenyon describes Stormwater Management Utilities to the Environmental Commission at its December 1 meeting. The township Environmental Commission wants Franklin to join the small roster of New Jersey towns that charge landowners a fee for the the amount of stormwater runoff generated on their property. The Commission at its December 1 …

BRIDGE TO BE REPLACED – The Griggstown Causeway bridge is one of two in the township slated to be replaced next year by the state Department of Transportation. State transportation officials are readying plans to replace two bridges in the township, starting next year. The year-long replacement work will be conducted on the Griggstown Causeway and the Chapel Drive bridges …