Cars backed up on Hamilton Street at the JFK Boulevard detour. A portion of Hamilton Street was closed for several hours Wednesday after a tractor-trailer overturned at Veronica Avenue, dumping a 90,000-pound concrete form into the intersection. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & …
Read More »Somerset Man Charged With Attempted Murder
Ahmed Taylor-KamaraPhoto courtesy of Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. A township man remains in the Somerset County Jail after being charged Sept. 3 with the attempted murder of a woman in her apartment. 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 …
Read More »Franklin Police Participate in Undercover Prostitution/Drug Operation
Township police participated in an undercover operation with four other law enforcement agencies that resulted in the Aug. 22 arrests of 14 people from five states on prostitution and drug-related charges. According to a press release on the arrests, the township police worked on a task force with detectives from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office, officers from the New Brunswick …
Read More »Sayreville Man Charged With Township Robbery
Christopher Boston.Photo courtesy of Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Authorities have charged a Sayreville man with the Aug. 3 armed robbery of a township resident. 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 …
Read More »$5,000 Reward, But No New Leads in Multiple Shooting Incidents
The area of Millstone Road and Route 27 where the first shooting incident took place Aug. 23. A $5,000 reward has been posted for information into last weekend’s multiple shootings that left a township man wounded and included a shootout in a parking lot. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information …
Read More »Somerset Men Indicted on Attempted Murder, Weapons, Drug Charges
Luis Carreon, left, and Pablo Hernandez-Garcia, both of Somerset, were indicted on attempted murder, weapons and drug charges.Photos courtesy of the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Two Somerset men were indicted Aug. 28 on drug-related, weapons and attempted murder charges. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter …
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