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, …
Read More »
A Somerset resident is among nine Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School students who qualified for the Future Business Leaders of America national championships. Siyaa Choudhary earned the honor by placing second in the Healthcare Administration competition at the New Jersey FBLA State Leadership Conference in Atlantic City. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …
Read More »
A Somerset-based accounting firm has once again received regional and national recognitiu9on. Rosenburg Rich Baker Berman was included in the Accounting Today 2026 “Regional Leaders: The Mid-Atlantic” list, according to a press release from the company. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. …
Read More »
Gail Rosen. (Photo: RRBB Advisors.) A township-based CPA has received national attention in the Forbes 2025 “Top 200 CPAs in America” list. Gail Rosen, a partner at Rosenberg Rich Baker Berman, P.A., and managing member at RRBB Advisors, LLC, earned the national distinction which honors accounting professionals who demonstrate exceptional expertise, leadership, and influence across the profession. Don’t Miss Out! …
Read More »
Submitted by Unity Bank Piper Sandler, a leading investment bank and institutional securities firm, has named Unity Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: UNTY) one of its Top Bank Investment Ideas for 2026, recognizing the company’s strong performance and sustained growth potential. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. …
Read More »
The cannabis business in Franklin Township is on track to becoming a nearly $28 million industry by the end of the year. That translates to more than $500,000 in 2025 sales taxes that will be paid to the township by Franklin’s dispensaries and cannabis cultivators. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of …
Read More »
A number of township restaurants are taking part in Franklin Township Restaurant Week, which runs now through November 8. The purpose of the week, which is observed nationally, is to allow township restaurants to showcase “the rich, diverse, and delicious dining scene right here in Franklin Township,” according to a press release. “Local restaurants will feature exclusive specials, prix-fixe menus, …
Read More »
David Roth A Somerset-based CPA is among 40 accounting professionals throughout the state to be honored recently by the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants. David N. Roth, the Managing Member of CEO of RRBB Advisors on Davidson Avenue is one of 14 accounting professionals to be awarded a 2025 Ovation Award for Impact. Don’t Miss Out! No other …
Read More »
PROHIBITED MURAL? – This mural on the side of the Green Knight Dispensary on Hamilton Street needs approval from both the state Cannabis Regulatory Commission and the Zoning Board of Adjustment. A mural on the side of a Hamilton Street cannabis dispensary is not the type of wall art the Hamilton Street Advisory Board wants to see. The issue was …
Read More »
NEW CENTER OPENING – Somerset County Commissioners Director Shanel Robinson, CIC Director of Recovery Support Ken Musgrove, and Andi Williams, CIC Executive Director, left to right, speak with the FR&A’s PJ Parker at the center’s grand opening on September 18. People struggling with substance abuse who need help connecting with services, or who just need to talk, have a new …
Read More »
The Franklin Reporter & Advocate Eight Villages, One Community
