Township Councilman Ted Chase (D-Ward 1), the council liaison to the Environmental Commission, noted that one application under review planned to remove trees on township property. A plan by an Edison developer to remove 25 trees from a Hillcrest Avenue property drew the ire of the Environmental Commission at its Aug. 18 meeting. Developer Gregory Ginzberg wants to create three …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (23-16, 70-39) defeated the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (20-19, 49-60) 3-2 Monday evening from TD Bank Ballpark. Jon Hunton set the single season Somerset Patriots saves record as he notched his 38th save of the year. The previous record was 37 saves established in 2013 by Hunton.   Don’t Miss Out! No other media …

Two ordinances allocating a total of $481,350 for open space purchases were introduced at the Aug. 12 Township Council meeting. The first would appropriate $222,000 from the Open Space Trust Fund for the purchase of lots 3, 4 and 5 on Belmar Street. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented …

There were no injuries the evening of Aug. 16 during a smokey incident at Regency Heritage Nursing Home on DeMott Lane. The incident forced the temporary evacuation of all residents in one wing of the home, according to a release from the township police. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information …

State Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Mercer), a candidate for the Congressional seat being vacated by Rush Holt, stopped by the Franklin Democrats’ annual picnic on Aug. 16. The woman who hopes to replace U.S. Rep. Rush Holt in Congress paid a visit Aug. 16 to the township Democratic organization. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …

The new officers for the the Msgr. John J. O’Grady Assembly of Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus: Top row (r to l): Dave Pinto, Captain; Luis Dominquez, Outside Sentinel; Sal Benanti, Faithful Navigator; Steve Reitano, Inside Sentinel; Paul Ruffe, Trustee. Bottom row (r to l); Ronald Prykanowski, District Secretary; Chester Kulak, Master; Mickey Schiavone, Comptroller; Frank Rees, Admiral; Raymon Alayon, …

Purchases of goods and services worth nearly $1.5 million were approved Aug. 12 by the Township Council. The purchases covered items ranging from equipment for the Police Department to professional financial services. 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 …

Cynthia Voorhees, chair of the township’s Health Advisory Committee, said the committee is in need of members. The cost of having Somerset County act as the township’s health department will increase more than $37,000 over the next three years. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter …

Parts of Landing Lane and Easton Avenue were closed for about a half-hour the afternoon of Aug. 13 while a spill of about 2 gallons of bleach was cleaned up. Township police received a call shortly after 1 p.m. that a drum was leaking a liquid at the intersection. Patrol officers found a 5-gallon drum leaking what turned out to …

Rutgers University’s Eric Zwerling talks about the science of sound at the Aug. 12 Township Council meeting. A proposal to install a speaker system in the Middlebush Park sports complex will likely be defeated on Sept. 9 when it is scheduled to be up for a vote by the Township Council. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township …