VOLUNTEERS AT WORK – Volunteers at the Food Bank’s warehouse on Churchill Avenue. (Photo: Franklin Food Bank.) The Franklin Food Bank recently received a $15,000 grant from Bank of America. The grant will help the Franklin Food Bank further its mission of serving neighbors in need, while improving economic mobility in greater Somerset County. Between 2022 and 2023, the Franklin …

LIBRARY ACCIDENT – The aftermath of a July 9 incident at the Franklin Township Library’s Main Branch. (Reporter photo.) One person was injured on July 9 when some shelving collapsed at the Franklin Township Library’s main branch on DeMott Lane. The person, who was not identified, was treated by EMTs but declined to be taken to a hospital, said January …

GOLD MEDAL WINNERS – Members of the gold medal winning SkillsUSA Quiz Bowl team from SCVTHS (l to r): Arnav Khanna (Hillsborough), Aarnav Shah (Bridgewater), Vir Trivedi (Hillsborough), Pari Malla (Branchburg), Lily Boguslavsky (Bridgewater), Daniel Yuh (Somerset), Krish Vyas (Hillsborough). Six township students were among the students from Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School who won medals in the SkillsUSA Championships, held …

TRUSTEE TESTIFIES – Severina Edward, a church Trustee, told the Planning Board the Church felt it needed the larger building to accommodate future growth. A Booker Street congregation that has been trying to get a new church approved for more than seven years will have to wait a little bit longer. The Planning Board on July 10 made it clear …

There were no reported injuries during a July 10 fire in a commercial building on Schoolhouse Road, police reported. Police responded to the fire at about 5:08 p.m. after receiving many calls about the blaze, according to a press release from the Franklin Township Police Department. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth …

Wesley Delton Perry, formerly of Plainfield, transitioned on July 1 at the Regency Care Center in Somerset. He was 87 years old. Wesley was born in Warren County, North Carolina to the late Joe and Virginia Perry. He was the fourth of 12 children; seven siblings preceded him in death. Wesley was educated in the Warren County School system in …

ON THE HOT SEAT – Members of the Fire District 3 Board of Commissioners at the July 9 Commission meeting. Representatives of the east Franklin Volunteer Fire Department and the Fire District 3 Commissioners will meet before the end of July to try to iron out a fire service contract that has been in dispute for months. That was the …

There was music, food trucks and, of course, fireworks. Mother Nature smiled down on the township July 3, providing beautiful weather for the annual celebration that has been hit with foul weather at times over the past few years. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter …

NEW DIRECTOR – Stephen Dahl, the Township’s new Recreation Director, made his public debut at the Independence Day Celebration on July 3 in the Municipal Complex. The Township has installed new leadership in the Parks & Recreation Department and the Franklin Township Youth Center. Stephen Dahl takes over the helm of Parks & Rec, according to a July 3 announcement …

Michael G. Obester of Somerset passed away on June 30 at RWJUH at New Brunswick.  He was 67. Born in Elizabeth, resided in Rahway, Michael spent his early years in Linden before moving to Somerset 35 years ago. He was a graduate of Linden High School, attended University of Alabama, and graduated from DeVry University, Woodbridge. Mr. Obester worked for …