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EXPLAINING THE NUMBERS – Stephen Fried, the school district’s business administrator, reviews the 2026-27n preliminary budget at the March 24 school board meeting. A $221 million general fund preliminary budget for Fiscal Year 2027 was introduced March 24 by the Board of Education. The $220,518,992 preliminary budget is powered by a $194,391,315 tax levy, an 8.3% increase over the FY …

A schematic view of the proposed Catalpa Park. It was déjà vu all over again March 24 when the Township Council went out for bids on the construction of Catalpa Park. 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 …

COMING SOON – Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen is slated to come to the Village Plaza on Easton Avenue, in the former McDonald’s space. Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen will soon call Franklin home, with a new, modern restaurant planned for the former McDonald’s location in the Village Plaza on Easton Avenue. The long-term lease was recently signed after about a year of negotiations, …

NO KINGS – Franklin Residents and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman are expected to take part in the March 28 “No Kings 3” protest set for March 28 in New Brunswick. (File photo). Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman is expected to join speakers from a broad coalition of students and activists – including a number from Franklin Township – at a No …

Capital wish lists from various township departments were presented to the Township Council on March 17 at the second of two budget meetings. 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 …

FINISHING TOUCHES – Environmental Commissioner Arnold Schmidt talks about his proposed ordinance amendment banning fossil fuel-power leaf blowers most of the year. A proposed ordinance amendment that would ban fossil fuel-powered leaf blowers eight months of the year was sent to the Township Council by the Environmental Commission at its March 16 meeting. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet …

THANKFUL TO BE ALIVE – Jeffrey Selman of Arkansas was revived by three Franklin Township Police Officers when he collapsed on a job site at Church Street and Route 27 on January 19th. Three Franklin Township police officers who helped save a man’s life in January were honored March 10 by the Township Council. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …

CELEBRATING LIFE – FHS junior Matthew Rodriguez salutes at his book publishing party February 27 in the school’s library. The last six-plus years have been volatile ones for Matthew Rodriguez. 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 …

EXPLAINING THE ACADEMY – Amy Arsiwala and Eric Siegal talk about the new Warrior NexTech Academy for middle school students, set to debut in the fall of 2026. The new Warrior NexTech Academy for middle schoolers was unveiled at the February 26 Board of Education meeting. The program is designed as a “school-within-a-school,” with students from both the Hamilton Street …