By Cheryl Orson. I am a District 17 resident and an animal lover.

By Ed Potosnak. A statewide ballot question that would create a lock box for pollution settlements will be decided by voters on Nov. 7.

A Bridgewater developer won Planning Board approval Nov. 1 to split an Annapolis Street parcel into two lots and build a home on each. The builder, Dennis Gabinelli, will tear down a house and garage on one of the lots, which sit at the intersection of Annapolis and Delmonico Avenue. Both lots comprise about 27,000 square feet, William Scott, the …

By Dr. S. Manzoor Rizvi. Honorable Mr. Philip Kramer, mayor of the town, respected council members and the governing body of the Township of Franklin:

Franklin High School’s Model UN Club hosted its seventh – and largest – conference Nov. 4. The conference attracted 375 students from 17 high schools throughout New Jersey, said Lou Guglielmo, the club’s faculty advisor.

By Deana Luchs, Somerset. As a Ward 2 resident, I researched Scott Siegel’s website and found several comments which are erroneous. I fact-checked my responses from reputable sources.

By John Felix, Somerset. On Tuesday November 7th, we’ll dutifully exercise our civic responsibilities by electing a new governor as well as state and local representatives. We’ll also have the opportunity to elect three of the nine Franklin Township Board of Education (BOE) officers.

By Richard Seamon, Somerset. This coming Tuesday is Election Day and I urge all of my fellow residents of Franklin to vote. I also urge everyone to vote for all of the positions on the ballot, not just one or two. All elected officials from state to county to local will make decisions that affect our quality of life so …

Township police are “actively investigating” reports of a “suspicious person” on the perimeter of Franklin Middle School. A Nov. 3 message from the township to FMS parents via NIXLE said that the man has been sighted over the past several days in the mornings and afternoons.

The Franklin Reporter & Advocate brought our live-stream camera to the Franklin High School Homecoming football game Nov. 3, where we caught up with the four Homecoming King and Queen finalists. Also announced at the game’s halftime were the Junior Homecoming Prince and Princess.