Hamilton Street

UPDATE: The budget and the SID assessment roll were approved as introduced at the Council’s February 24 meeting. The proposed 2026 $40,228 budget for the Hamilton Street Business District was introduced at the Township Council’s January 27 meeting. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & …

The township is on track to once again have a discount furniture store. Levin Management, the leasing and management agent for Hamilton Street Center, 712 Hamilton Street, announced on April 4 that Red Tag Furniture Outlet has committed to a 5,750-square-foot space in that plaza. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of …

Goblins and ghouls and Taylor Swifts were spotted throughout the township in the days leading up to, and including, Halloween. As has been the practice for the past number of years, “Trunk or Treats” events were held in multiple locations. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin …

The Hamilton Street Advisory Board and Township Council held a joint meeting about student housing projects on March 11. A proposed 362-bedroom student housing project on Hamilton Street could pump as much as $1.7 million a year into the local economy, a consultant said March 11. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth …

The Hamilton Street Advisory Board has been stymied in its attempts to install holiday lights across Hamilton Street. (File photo.) If one believed in omens, one might think that the Hamilton Street Advisory Board’s attempt to brighten the business district for the holiday season was doomed from the start. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …

A plan to renovate a gas station on Hamilton Street, and add a commercial building, was one of three presented to the Hamilton Street Advisory Board at its Aug. 7 meeting. The Hamilton Street Advisory Board on Aug. 7 got a look at plans for three proposed developments in the business district. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …

The Hamilton Street Advisory Board will ask the Township Council to reduce the compliance time of its graffiti ordinance. The Hamilton Street Advisory Board will ask the Township Council for a modification to the township’s anti-graffiti ordinance. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. …

The Hamilton Street Advisory Board may get a head start on its holiday decorations for this year. After the most recent attempt to decorate the street didn’t go exactly as planned, the Hamilton Street Advisory Board on Jan. 9 decided to start planning for this year early. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …

Ricardo Benson cuts the ribbon on his new store on Hamilton Street while the Chamber of Commerce’s Juanita Painson looks on. Ricardo Benson apparently doesn’t believe in wasting time. 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 …

Pat Gianotto Jr. unveils a street sign during a ceremony Nov. 5 honoring his late father. Sydney Place on Nov. 5 was honorably renamed after the late Patrick Gianotto for his efforts in the redevelopment of the Hamiton Street business district. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …