la perle owner Maria Diras, right, with Bunnie Thomas. Photo: la perle Salon and Spa. The la perle salon and spa in Rutgers Plaza, Easton Avenue, is celebrating its one-year anniversary 18 with a day of martinis and makeovers. The “ladies only” event – scheduled to run from noon to 4 p.m. – is the brainchild of la perle owner Maria …

Schools Superintendent Edward Seto told a Somerset couple at the Dec. 19 Board of Education meeting that he was not told of a November disturbance on a late bus. Township police and a Somerset couple are at odds over what happened to several Franklin Middle School students Nov. 21 after their bus driver called police to report some unruly students, …

The first snow storm of 2014 has come and gone and all that’s left are the memories and the frozen slush. Residents throughout the villages spent part of Jan. 3 digging out, and the rest of the day and Jan. 4 dealing with the Arctic blast that sent temperatures into the single digits. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet …

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DeMott Lane. It was still snowing in the villages as of about 9 a.m. Jan. 3. According to the National Weather Service, Franklin averaged about 6.2 inches, with 7 inches reported in Somerset.. 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 …

A delegation from the Thomas Edison Energy Smart Charter School in Somerset brought some Christmas cheer to the residents of Franklin Care Center.Photo: Thomas Edison Energy Smart Charter School. The Thomas Edison Energy Smart Charter School “Green Team” brought some smiles this Christmas season to residents of Franklin Care Center, Route 27, Franklin Park. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …

Two budding young artists examine the works of fellow artists at the Children’s Environmental Art Show at the Environmental Education Center.Photo: Somerset County Park Commission Art work from students at St. Matthias Elementary School, John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Somerset, are included in the 22nd annual exhibit of children’s art at the Somerset County Park Commission Environmental Education Center, 190 Lord …

Mayor Brian Levine at the Jan. 1, 2014 Township Council reorganization meeting. Sparks flew at the Township Council reorganization meeting Jan. 1 when the all-Democrat Council refused to place Republican Mayor Brian Levine on a key township committee. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & …

It’s not uncommon to have special guess show up at municipal reorganization meetings. But it is a bit unusual to have a sitting U.S. Senator and Congressman appear at the sessions. 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 …

Antwan CromedyPhoto: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Zaire CromedyPhoto: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office The two brothers accused of murdering a 28-year-old New Brunswick resident have been arrested, police said. 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 …