Township police are “actively investigating” reports of a “suspicious person” on the perimeter of Franklin Middle School. A Nov. 3 message from the township to FMS parents via NIXLE said that the man has been sighted over the past several days in the mornings and afternoons. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth …
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Police say this man robbed an Elizabeth Avenue bank Nov. 1 of an undisclosed amount of money, and are seeking the public’s help in identifying him. (Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.) Authorities are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man suspected of robbing an Elizabeth Avenue bank on Nov. 1. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …
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A 74-year-old township woman is in critical condition at a local hospital after being struck by a car while crossing John F. Kennedy Boulevard on Oct. 31. Police said Hendrika Houben of Somerset was struck by a 2012 Nissan Maxima driven by by Nada Gilbert, 28, also of Somerset, as Gilbert was making a left turn from New Brunswick Road …
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Azikwa D. Rustin. Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. A Somerville man faces attempted murder and other charges in an incident that started in Somerville and spread into Franklin Township. 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 …
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Update: Echevarria, 40, was sentenced Oct. 24 to 84 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Esther Salas, sitting in Newark. Judge Salas also sentenced Echevarria to three years of supervised released and ordered him to pay forfeiture of $75,000, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township …
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Police said a maroon Chevrolet Impala, model year 2000-2005, crashed into the side wall of the township Senior Citizen/Community Center early in the morning of Oct. 21, and then fled the scene. Update: What a police spokesman called “good, old-fashioned police work” resulted in the discovery that a township man drove the car that smashed into the side of the …
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A 39-year-old construction worker was killed Oct. 17 when he fell off the roof of the Claremont Road School, seen here in a file photo. Update: A GoFundMe account has been established to raise money for the Marotana family. The donation page can be accessed here. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth …
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Brandon Cox of Somerset was sentenced to 23 years in state prison for the February assault of a Highland Park woman and kidnapping of her child. Photo: Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. A 23-year-old township man was sentenced Oct. 16 to 23 years in state prison for a kidnapping and sexual assault in Highland Park. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …
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Rashan McMillan. Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. A township man remains in custody at the Somerset County Jail, Somerville, following his arrest on gun-related charges. 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. …
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Hamilton BBQ co-owner Suzanne Zarzour and FTPD Det. Drewry Lea during the “Coffee With A Cop” program Oct. 4. Franklin police deployed to several sites in the township on Oct. 4, but not for emergencies. 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 …
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