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Franklin Township High School recognized some of its senior athletes at the Oct. 18 football game against Westfield.
Read More »High School Recognizes Senior Athletes
Canal Fest 2013: Food, Fun, Rubber Ducks
Your Opinion: School Board Should Reconsider Substitute Pay Cut
By Mark Fitzgerald, Somerset Dear Board Members;
Read More »Levine Preparing to Officiate First Same-Sex Marriage
Mayor Brian Levine said Oct. 19 that he’s already been asked by a same-sex couple to perform their marriage. The wedding will occur next week at the municipal building, he said.
Read More »Booker Crushes Lonegan in Franklin Township
Democratic U.S. Senator-elect Cory Booker barely lost Somerset County to his Republican opponent, Steve Lonegan in the Oct. 16 special election, but he trounced him in the township. Unofficial results from the Somerset County Clerk’s Office show that Booker garnered 7,731 votes to Lonegan’s 3,438 in Franklin.
Read More »Video: Schools Superintendent Lashes Out at Critics
Embattled schools Superintendent Edward Seto used his porti0n of the Oct. 17 Board of Education meeting to fire back at his detractors.
Read More »In Your Opinion: Decision on Schools Superintendent Was Rushed
By Bill Connell, Somerset. I was at the meetings where the Super’s contract was discussed. My support of the Super starts at the fact that being a boss is not a popularity contest, but being a politician is. Having this discussion at campaign time is questionable because it confuses the conversation. The Supers contract is coming up and needs to …
Read More »Substitute Teachers’ Pay Cut to be Re-Examined by School Board
Pressured by two months of lobbying and calls to organize, the Board of Education will take another look at a pay cut that has angered the district’s substitute teachers. School board president Julia Presley said at the Oct. 17 board meeting that the board’s personnel committee will review an earlier decision to cut the teachers’ per diem pay from as …
Read More »Controversial ‘Freshman Focus’ Program Approved by Board of Education
A modified version of a controversial program designed to ease Franklin High School’s freshmen into the high school life was approved by the Board of Education at its Oct. 17 meeting. The program, known as “Freshman Focus,” was the subject of controversy and much comment at the last two school board meetings.
Read More »Avoiding Internet Copyright Trolls is Workshop Topic
Internet copyright trolling is the topic of an Oct. 24 workshop sponsored by the Somerset County Business Partnership Financial Services Special Interest Group at the partnership offices at 360 Grove St., Bridgewater. Set for 8:30-9:30 a.m., the “Potholes & Speed Traps on the Information Superhighway” workshop will focus on the many companies that are using copyright and trademark infringement suits …
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