Somerset County Freeholder Peter Palmer, left, awards ceremonial grant check to Bruce Medley, coordinator of the Franklin Youth Initiative.Photo: Somerset County Freeholders. The Franklin Township Municipal Youth Services Commission was recently presented with a $5,000 grant for its Youth Council, Franklin Youth Prevention and Empowerment program and Boys Council. The ceremonial check was presented by Freeholder Peter Palmer to Youth …

Right-hand pitcher Erik Arnesen has been re-signed by the Somerset Patriots. The Somerset Patriots have announced the re-signing of right-handed pitcher Erik Arnesen. 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 …

Somerset County plans to replace this bridge on Blackwells Mills Road over the summer. The project will close part of the road from July through September. Two Somerset County projects that will close township bridges for several months this year and next are just about ready to go. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you …

A Franklin Greens apartment resident reported March 1 that someone stole a metal table from their patio. Police said the apartment is located on the first floor of building facing John F. Kennedy Boulevard. 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 …

Feb. 28 Mitalben Modi of Somerset was driving down Easton Avenue, past Culver Street, she told police, when she had a coughing fit, causing her car to rear-end an auto driven by Manas Das, also of Somerset. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. …

We could be in for 2 to 6 inches of snow by Monday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for our area from 6 p.m. today until 10 a.m. tomorrow. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter …

Mary Trossi drives for a layup after stealing the ball during the Warriors’ Somerset County Interscholastic Athletic Association championship game against Gill St. Bernards March 1. They fought until the end, but the Franklin High School girls’ basketball team lost an overtime heartbreaker in the March 1 Somerset County championships to Gill St. Bernard’s, 55-51. Don’t Miss Out! No other …

Senior Sergey Eccles rolled another perfect game Feb. 27 during the state Group III championships at Carolier Lanes in North Brunswick. The Franklin High School boys’ bowling team came up short in its quest for a title in the Group III state championships Feb. 27 at Carolier Lanes, North Brunswick, coming in second to Montville High School. Don’t Miss Out! …

A 7-year-old township child is being treated at St. Barnabas Burn Center after sustaining 2nd degree burns over 30 percent of his body, police said. Police responded to a 9-1-1 call at about 4:42 p.m. to find that the boy had accidentally pulled a pot of boiling water onto himself. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township …

Students at MacAfee Road School on Feb. 28 celebrated Black History and Women’s History month with a “Living Museum” program. During the half-hour presentation, students in the Kindergarten to 4th Grade school portrayed luminaries raging from Ameila Earhart to Boker T. Washington. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by …