Powered by Senior Sergey Eccles total pin count of 803, the Franklin High School boys’ bowling team rolled over the South Amboy High School squad Dec. 16 at Brunswick Zone/Carolier Lanes, North Brunswick. Eccles rolled a 268, 258 and 277 to bring his season average to 231. Eccles was followed by Sophomore Dylan Coker’s 591 (200, 201, 190); Senior Nicholas …

Latoya DrewPhoto: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office A 25-year-old Somerset woman was arrested Dec. 12 after police said she accepted delivery of a package containing more than $72,000 worth of marijuana. 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 …

Thomas Tien of Manville told police that he was driving down Weston Canal Road when his car hit an icy patch, causing it to cross lanes and hit a guardrail. Police said the road was slushy. § Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. …

The Middlebush Reformed Church held its 10th annual Living Nativity the weekend of Dec. 13, 2013 in the park across the street from the church on Amwell Road. Luminarias lighted a path through the park, at which various reading stations were set up and readings from the Christmas story were presented. At the end was the living Nativity scene, complete …

Dustin Moore trims a Christmas tree for a customer at a temporary tree lot in Rutgers Plaza, Easton Avenue. Ask Sue Degrassi of Somerset what she looks for in a Christmas tree, and she’s quick to answer. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. …

Girishcha PatelPhoto: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. A 58-year-old Somerset man was indicted Dec. 13 by a Somerset County Grand Jury on a charge that he stole more than $85,000 from the Federation of Gujarati Associations in North America. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & …

Board of Education member Richard Seamon said it does not look as though the district’s proposed referendum can be held until at least September 2014. It’s looking as though the school district’s planned $85 million referendum won’t be held until at least September. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented …

Schools Superintendent Edward Seto. For the third time in three years, schools Superintendent Edward Seto has suggested privatizing the district’s paraprofessionals. 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 can only …

By Bill Connell, Somerset. As a parent and active member of the community, I often get into conversations about the type of people we want as leaders.  The common themes are kind, honest, and straight speaking.  Mr. Seamon is all of these things. We had him as a school board member and we let him go. Don’t Miss Out! No …

John NortonPhoto: N.J. State Police The former assistant principal of Elizabeth Avenue Elementary School was going to be fired had he not resigned on Dec. 8, according to the district schools Superintendent. 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 …