CELEBRATING STUDENTS – Nikkii Tatum, who runs the Road To Success program, said this year’s class may have the most graduates in its history. Students who completed the alternative high school program “Road To Success” were honored June 17 with an awards ceremony and party. The program’s mission is to, “prepare enrolled students to graduate high school and be college …

By Wm. David Burns. Last year, the Franklin Reporter & Advocate chose Katie Nordhaus, the extraordinary director of our Township’s animal shelter, as its “Woman of the Year.”  It was a wise and well-deserved celebration of her distinguished service.

06/01/2025 A Somerset resident was the victim of theft by deception on 05/31/25. The victim received an e-mail about security software and contacted the phone number provided. The unknown suspect requested $299 for the service which the victim sent. The suspect, however, charged the victim $29,999. The victim realized she was scammed and quickly contacted her bank. The bank was …

By Michelle Petersen. Each year, the Franklin Township Republican Municipal Committee (FTRMC) proudly joins our community at the Juneteenth Festival at Naaman Williams Park. We don’t just show up—we support. We purchase a vendor table, donate hundreds of dollars as sponsors, march in the parade, and joyfully hand out flags, candy, and other patriotic gifts to local children. Rain or …

A 62-year-old Perth Amboy man faces charges including animal cruelty after he was allegedly seen kicking his dog and beating it with a saw in the township. At about 7:18 p.m. on June 7, Franklin Township Police Department received a 9-1-1 call reporting an incident of animal cruelty in the area of Somerset Street, according to a press release from …

Mrs. Olga Fama passed away on June 15 at the Bridgeway Care Center in Bridgewater. She was 95 years old. Mrs. Fama was born in the family home on Churchill Avenue in Franklin Township. She remained a lifetime resident of Franklin. She graduated from New Brunswick High School and went to work at Diehl Manufacturing in Finderne as a member …

Newkirk and Evergreen Resurfacing -Concrete work to begin on or about June 16, weather permitting. Milling and paving will begin when concrete work is completed. Rodgers Ave Area Resurfacing -All paving completed. Restoration and striping still to be completed.

EXPLAINING THE INCREASE – Mayor Phil Kramer explained the different tiers of the proposed water rate hikes at the June 12 meeting. Water rates will increase this year between 5 percent and 27.5 percent under an ordinance amendment approved at the June 24 Township Council meeting. The actual amount of each water increase would be based on a user’s consumption of …

More than 150 people gathered in and around the township Cultural Arts Gazebo June 12 to renew their opposition to a project they thought they’d already defeated. The group rallied in the wake of the decision by Texas-based Williams-Transco to petition the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reinstate their three-state project that would include building a 32,000-horsepower, natural gas-powered twin-turbine …

By Steve Wright. I find it hard to understand the rationale for sharing the ethnicity of suspected crimes committed by ‘Black’ people and not the ethnicity of those arrested of other nationalities? Certainly, the police blog showed the nationality of the 38-year-old Belle Mead man arrested for DWI or the arrest of a 42-year-old Egg Harbor Township man for outstanding …