Board of Education vice president Eva Nagy told board members that the $85 million referendum would probably have to be put off until December. The $85 million school district referendum that has been planned for September may not happen until December. The Board of Education at its June 26th meeting is scheduled to vote on a motion that would push …

All photos: David Hartz. The township Trail Advisory Committee held its second observance of National Trails Day June 6 at the Griggstown Native Grassland Preserve off Canal Road. 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 …

By Bill Connell, Somerset The Board of Education is once again considering moving back the date of the Referendum.  To this point the delays were based on getting as much state funding as possible before putting out the final number.  This delay is based on having a proper, well-organized group to support and articulate the need for the new building. …

Two Princeton residents face gun charges after their June 20 arrests at a Route 27 apartment complex. Kelly Ambrose, 31 and Elizabeth DeFrank, 48, were each charged with two counts of 2nd Degree Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …

Bridgewater, NJ-  The Somerset Patriots swept the Bridgeport Bluefish in a double header at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday afternoon.   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 can only …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots defeated the Bridgeport Bluefish 5-1 before a season high 8,012 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday evening.   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 …

The Franklin Reporter & Advocate was proud to support the 2014 Walk Against ALS at the TD Bank Ball Park. Walk Against ALS 2014 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 …

Margaret DeGeorge told the Planning Board on June 18 that she wanted to build a new home near her mother’s on Vanderbilt Avenue. A township resident won Planning Board approval June 18 for her plan to split a Vanderbilt Avenue lot into two to allow her to build a home close to her family. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …

Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates’ Dwight Pfennig talks to the Board of Education at the June 19 meeting. The Board of Education hopes to interview prospective schools Superintendent candidates in the two months leading up to the 2014-2015 school year, the board’s vice president said June 19. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …

Interim Franklin High School principal Orvyl Wilson describes the proposed changes to next year’s schedule to the Board of Education. Schedule changes that would result in more homework and added – albeit shorter – lunch periods for Franklin High School students and longer science and social studies classes for Sampson G. Smith 6th graders will be up for votes at …