COMPLAINT DISMISSAL UPHELD – Dismissals of complaints against former Franklin High School girls’ basketball coaches Audrey Taylor, pictured, and Darryl Robinson III, as well as district staff and administrators, were upheld October 10 by the state Commissioner of Education. (File photo). The state Education Commissioner has upheld the dismissal of complaints against two former Franklin High School girls’ basketball coaches …

By Deana M. Luchs. I cannot quite figure out what Jan Brant really stands for. Two years ago, Ms. Brant stood in support of our mayor and council here in Franklin. Now she is running against them. She claims to be against warehouses, but I attended a Township Council meeting where she clearly said, “I’m not against warehouses.”  Which is …

A variety of items is being collected now through December 13 under the “Help Our Troops” collection drive. Items such as canned meals, feminine hygiene products, pain relievers in tablet form, and powdered electrolyte packs are sought.

09/21/2025 A 23-year-old Somerset man was arrested for DWI during a motor vehicle stop in the area of Easton Ave. He was processed and released with a pending court appearance. 

Eleanor Nagy of Somerset passed away on October 20 at the Complete Care at Park Place Nursing Center in South Brunswick. She was 97. Born and raised in New York City, she lived in Rhode Island and Carteret before moving to Somerset. She worked as a Receptionist at St. Joseph’s Church in Carteret. Eleanor was a woman of strong faith, …

By Debbie Stuart Let me start off by saying I am not a political person. Never have been and do not intend to be. I am a 100 percent independent thinker and voter. But this is not about me.

Contracts for goods and services worth more than $1 million were approved by the Township Council at its October 14 meeting. The contracts approved were:

LOOKING FOR COST SAVINGS – Open Space Advisory Committee member Arnold Schmidt raised several questions about the costs associated with the full-blown Catalpa Park plan. The Open Space Advisory Committee on October 21 voted to recommend a scaled-down version of Catalpa Park to the Township Council. The Committee had earlier narrowly defeated a motion to recommend the full version of …

Assemblyman Joe Danielsen A bill co-sponsored by state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17) that expands regulations related to travel insurance and travel assistance services was signed into law on October 20 by Gov. Phil Murphy. “I am pleased that Governor Murphy has signed my bill the ‘Travel Insurance Act’ into law,” Danielsen said in a statement. “In particular, the bill deals …

NO KINGS – Some of the estimated 1,500 people who came to the township to participate in the No Kings 2 rally at the Cultural Arts Gazebo. An estimated 1,500 people from the township and elsewhere packed the green at the Franklin Township Cultural Gazebo October 18 for the “No Kings Day 2” rally. The rally was one of reportedly …