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The annual Halloween curfew is in effect for the township. That means that children under the age of 18 years cannot be out in pubic between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. 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 …
Read More »Police: Drug Bust Results in Seizure of $17,000 Pot Stash
Donna WaltersPhoto courtesy Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Two Minetta Drive women were arrested Oct. 25 on drug related charges after police found more than $17,000 worth of marijuana in the basement of their home. 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 …
Read More »Two Somerset Men Nabbed in $80,000 Pennsylvania Holdup
Adrian HerreraPhoto courtesy NJ State Police A Somerset man remains in the Middlesex County Adult Correction Center, North Brunswick, on a money laundering charge in connection with a Pennsylvania robbery. 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 …
Read More »Somerset Man Among Those Arrested in Child Pornography Operation
Huahao “Howard” Chang of Somerset was one of 14 men arrested over the past month on charges related to sharing child pornography.Photo courtesy of the state Attorney General’s Office. A 30-year-old Somerset man was among 14 arrested over the last month as part of a joint state and federal child pornography operation. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …
Read More »One Person Injured, Two Families Displaced in Early Morning House Fire
One person was injured Oct. 27 in an early morning fire that displaced two families. Police said the fire at the Matilda Avenue two-family home was reported at about 3:25 a.m. 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 …
Read More »Police: Power Tools Stolen From Business
More than $800 worth of power tools were stolen from a Cedar Grove Lane landscaping company sometime over the past week, police said. Cedar Hill Landscaping’s John Jahno told police that a weed whacker and two attachments – a pole saw and a hedge trimmer – were stolen from the business. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …
Read More »Police: Cell Phone Stolen En Route to Purchaser
A cell phone worth $250 was stolen from a Hempstead Drive man while it was en route to his home last week, police said. Muhammed Anifowoshe told police that he’d bought an HTC Droid phone online, which was supposed to be delivered to his home by the U.S. Postal Service. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township …
Read More »Police: Princeton Man Commits Suicide Near Griggstown Causeway
A 48-year-old Princeton resident killed himself Oct. 7 near the Griggstown Causeway, police said. The man shot himself in the chest, police said. 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 …
Read More »Police: Attempted Break-In of Poe Avenue Home May Be Caught on Video
A Poe Avenue resident may have videotaped a man who allegedly tried to break into her neighbor’s house, police said. The potential victim was on vacation on Oct. 1 when the incident occurred, police said. 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 …
Read More »‘Cash for Gold’ Sting Results in Civil, Criminal Charges
A Somerset jewelry store faces more than $219,000 in civil fines and another township store owner faces criminal charges following a joint law enforcement sting operation on Somerset County jewelry stores. Venus Jewelers, Rutgers Plaza, was hit with 439 municipal court violations for allegedly failing to abide by the state’s cash-for-gold consumer protection laws, according to a release on the …
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