Robert Hosh passed away on December 24 at the New Jersey Veteran’s Memorial Home in Menlo Park. He was 84 years old. Mr. Hosh was born in Livingston, Louisiana. He was raised in Louisiana and Michigan then enlisted in the Unites States Army. He served our country faithfully before being honorably discharged. He received an undergraduate degree from the University …

DOUBLE-TEAMED – Freshman Lady Warrior Nola Bright looks for an open teammate during the January 2, 2025 game against Pingry. The Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team on January 2 stopped a six-game skid and handed The Pingry School their first defeat this season with a 59-49 win. The win was powered by Sophomore Aleah Sunkin’s double-double, with a …

Margaret (Peggy) Cleary was born in New Brunswick and lived in Highland Park before moving to Somerset in 1958. Peggy attended Mt. St. Mary’s Academy in Watchung and went on to graduate from Georgian Court University. She was awarded an honorary doctorate from the college in the early 90s. Peg worked in the business her father founded, WA Cleary Corporation …

FR&A WOMAN OF THE YEAR – Animal Control Officer Katie Nordhaus has devoted her career to taking care of domestic animals and wildlife in the Township. Here she is pictured with Eden, and “Santa Bob” Passano during a Second Chance for Animals fundraiser. (Photo by Chris M. Junior). The French novelist François-Anatole Thibault – better known as Anatole France – …

Eva Maria Nagy of Califon went home to be with the Lord on November 27 at the age of 77, surrounded by her loving husband and children. Eva’s life was based on values that she lived by – the importance of faith, education and service. She was born in Salzburg, Austria, the daughter of Hungarians Arpad and Maria Bogdany. In …

U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman will be the keynote speaker at the 2025 Martin Luther King Foundation Community Breakfast. The breakfast is set for 8:30 a.m. January 20 at DoubleTree by Hilton, 200 Atrium Drive. 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 …

IN CONCERT – SCVTHS students provided holiday entertainment to residents of Bridgeway Care and Rehabilitation Center at Bridgewater. Performers included (left to right) Thripura Arunraj (violin, Bridgewater) Trisha Iyer (violin, Somerset), Bhumija Grandhe (drums, Bridgewater), Christopher Dugan (violin, Branchburg), Suma Pogadanda (flute, Bridgewater), Jade Zhou (flute, Bridgewater), Samanvi Mokkarala (flute, Bridgewater), Margaret Kim (flute, Somerset), Aarika Patel (piano, Skillman), Vaanya Salwan (guitar, …

ARTIST’S RENDERING – Levin Properties wishes to raze the former Big K-Mart building in Rutgers Plaza and replace it with a 4-story, 200-unit apartment building. An application to build a 4-story, 200-unit apartment building in Rutgers Plaza on Easton Avenue has once again been delayed. Ongoing hearings on the application were scheduled for September, October and January of 2025, and …

A Branchburg company has been issued a notice of violation by state environmental officials for a chemical leak into a tributary of the Raritan River that affected water used by Franklin Township customers of NJ American Water Company. The December 16 leak caused a discoloration and odor in the water used by NJAW customers, although, officials said, there was no …

Four members of the Franklin Township Police Department command staff in a December 23 ceremony in the Township Council chamber. Those promoted 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 …