Archie Ashley of Somerset pleaded guilty to a number of charges connected to the attempted murder of several township police officers in 2013. Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. A 27-year-old Somerset man faces 25 years in state prison after pleading guilty June 29 to a number of charges connected to the attempted murder of four township police officers. Archie Ashley pleaded …
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Franklin High School’s Class of 2015 graduated June 26 at the Sun Bank Arena in Trenton, amid all the pomp and ciumstance – and beach balls – you would imagine. The FR&A was there, and here we present some scenes from the day. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented …
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Update: Jason Molina, 16, of Bridgewater, will be tried as an adult in the May stabbing death of a 23-year-old Somerset woman. Superior Court Judge James F. Hyland, sitting in Family Court in New Brunswick, ruled June 19 that Molina may be tried as an adult in the fatal stabbing of Christine Huh in a New Brunswick apartment. Don’t Miss …
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Ernest James. Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. A 31-year-old Highland Park man and an unidentified youth face charges stemming from the alleged June 12 holdup of a food delivery person with a fake handgun. 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 …
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Update 2: Police now have descriptions of the driver and car involved in the hit-and-run of a Kingston man on his bicycle. Police said they are looking for a white male, about 35 to 40 years old, with short blond hair and a goatee. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information …
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[wpgmappity id=”19″] A 19-year-old man is in stable condition after having been shot in his midsection during the evening of June 9. 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 can …
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Four Ambrose Street residents were assaulted and robbed in their home June 1 by a trio of men brandishing weapons, police said. The residents, who were not identified, told police that they were pistol-whipped by three men who forced themselves into the home. The victims told police that their assailants were brandishing two handguns and one shotgun. Don’t Miss Out! …
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Anita Cupa, 78, was found dead in her car parked in the Rutgers Plaza parking lot. Photo: New Jersey State Police. A 78-year-old woman suffering from dementia was found dead in her car in the Rutgers Plaza parking lot May 7, police said. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented …
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Jason Fennes, a former 1st Grade teacher at Cedar Hill Prep School, has been charged with sexually assaulting one of his former students at the school. Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Updated: On May 8, Fennes pleaded not guilty to the charges in state superior Court, Somerville. Fennes remains in custody in the Somerset County Jail, Somerville, in lieu of …
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A 37-year-old Somerset resident was killed early in the morning of May 5 when his vehicle apparently left the road and crashed into the Delaware River, according to New York State Police. State troopers reported that Stephen J. Maikisch, III, was found dead in his 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you …
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