Three people were inured and Cedar Grove Lane was closed for an hour Aug. 14 after a three-car collision at Weller Way. Photo: FTPD. Three people were injured and Cedar Grove Lane as closed for about one hour during the evening of Aug. 14 after a three-car collision. Police said that at shortly after 5 p.m., a 2001 Nissan Altima driven …
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A memorial to Diahlo Grant, the township man authorities said was killed after a shootout with township police in New Brunswick. The Rutgers University chapter of Black Lives Matter Aug. 9 launched an online petition demanding that the names of the officers involved in the April 9 Diahlo Grant shooting be made public. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet …
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A township woman was killed Aug. 6 after she was involved in an automobile crash on Cottontail Lane, near Weston Canal Road. Police said that Adejoke Sanusi, 53, of Somerset, was pronounced dead at the scene after she was extracted from her Toyota Rav 4. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information …
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Protesters march in New Brunswick July 21, demanding answers in the death of township resident Diahlo Grant. The Rev. DeForest “Buster” Soaries said July 21 that he will call for a federal investigation of whether a Franklin man’s civil rights were violated when he was killed in a shootout with township police. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …
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A Middlesex man was killed early in the morning of July 18, after his car hit a patch of trees and overturned along Easton Avenue. Police said 61-year-old Pedro Vazquez was entrapped in his Toyota Rav 4 after the 3:45 a.m. crash, and was unconscious and unresponsive when he was extracted. Vazquez was taken to an area hospital, where he was …
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Borboh Bayoh, center, speaks about Francis Vandy during a July 16 memorial vigil for Vandy, who was killed last year. Several dozen members of the township’s Sierra Leonian community gathered at Hempstead Gardens July 16 to remember one of their own killed there last year. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of …
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Members of the 2016 Franklin Township Police Youth Academy at their graduation ceremony July 15 in Franklin Middle School. The Class of 2016 of the Franklin Township Police Youth Academy graduated July 15 in a ceremony held at Franklin Middle School. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin …
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A township man and New Brunswick resident were arrested July 7 on weapons and drugs charges. Corey McDaniel, 33, and Cecil Kalawa, 38, of New Brunswick, were arrested at McDaniel’s home after township police and detectives from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force executed searches. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township …
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Efren Merino-Hernandez. Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. A township man remains lodged in Somerset County Jail after he was arrested for allegedly molesting a child for two years. 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 …
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Daniel Serrano-Urbina. Photo courtesy Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Authorities are looking for the public’s help in catching a township man charged with molesting two children. 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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