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Bill Bowman is an award-winning, 40-year veteran of community news. He has written for weekly and daily newspapers, and state, national and international magazines. His investigations have resulted in the first-in-the-nation state program to purchase thermal imaging cameras for all NJ fire departments and fire academies, the halting of a massive land development deal marred by influence peddling, and the creation of a web-based database charting violations against New Jersey senior-citizen facilities.

UPDATE: Fire? What Fire? Stage House Tavern Opens Hours After Small Kitchen Grease Fire

A fire in a kitchen hood at the Stage House Tavern, Amwell Road, closed the restaurant for a few hours Dec. 31, but the doors were open later for the New Year’s eve crowd. The restaurant opened for business as usual on Jan 1. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information …

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Spreading The Love, Picture By Picture

A local couple is spreading the love … one picture at a time. Somerset resident and businessman Frank Resta and Celeste Amann of Flemington on Jan. 1 will start the next round of their charitable giving campaign, “Love … Everywhere.” Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin …

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Quail Brook Senior Center January Schedule of Events

QUAIL BROOK SENIOR CENTER 625 New Brunswick Rd., Somerset, NJ (732) 563-4213 Open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Check monthly calendar for schedule updates.) Bingo Tournament – Every Thursday Caram – Daily (East Indian Game Similar to Billiards) Chair Exercises – Every Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. Computer Instruction – Every Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.to 1 p.m. Advance registration required. …

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UPDATE: New Brunswick Man Killed In Somerset Street Shooting Was Up-And-Coming Rapper

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0mA7CkG4Cc Memorial placed outside Nu Trendz Hair Studio on Somerset Street, scene of a Sunday evening shooting which police said killed a New Brunswick man. 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. …

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FTHS Sports: Girls’ Basketball Team Beats Delaware Powerhouse, Eyes Tournament Championship

The Franklin High School girls’ basketball team won a berth in the Diamond State Classic championship round Dec. 28 with a convincing 60-31 win over the previously undefeated Caravel Academy squad in Wilmington, Del. Caravel, ranked the No. 3 girls’ team in Delaware, scored double-digits in only the third quarter as the undefeated (3-0) Franklin girls built on their first …

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Rutgers Prep Sports: Boys’, Girls’ Basketball Teams Fall in Tournament Finals

The Rutgers Preparatory School’s boys’ and girls’ basketball teams made it to the finals of their respective holiday tournaments on Dec. 28, but neither came home with the crown. In the Hillsborough Holiday Classic final, at Hillsborough High School, the undefeated Raiders bested Rutgers Prep 48-37. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth …

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New Brunswick Man Killed in Head-On Collision on Franklin Boulevard

A 49-year-old New Brunswick man was killed Dec. 28 in a head-on car accident that shut down Franklin Boulevard for four hours. Police said Mark Byrd was unresponsive when they arrived at the scene of the accident shortly after 5 p.m. Byrd’s car, a 1997 Mitsubishi Galant, had collided with a 2006 Toyota Sienna driven by Tracey Araque, 45, of …

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FTHS Sports: Boys’ Winter Track Team Captures Sixth Straight Somerset County Championship

The boys’ varsity indoor track team won its sixth straight Somerset County championship Dec. 27 at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa. The boys outscored second-place Ridge high School 68-56. 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 …

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FTHS Sports: Boys Basketball Falls to Scotch Plains in Holiday Tournament

Brandon Bennett and Raphael Oloyede led their team with 13 points each in the boys’ basketball teams’ loss in Dec. 27  Keith Benovengo Memorial Tournament play to Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School at Scotch Plains. Also contributing to the effort were Jaelen Davis with 11 points, Hasheem Miller-Ware with 7 points, Giovante Robinson with 5 points and Kareem Cotton and Alex …

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Police: Somerset Man Killed By Car When Crossing Route 27

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