A car driven by Bruce Boyd of Franklin Park rear-ended one driven on Route 27 by Deborah Gouldie, also of Franklin Park. Boyd said Gouldie’s car moved forward at the Bunker Hill traffic light then stopped suddenly, and his car slid on the wet road. § Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth …
Read More »Police: Stop & Shop Employee Charged With Stealing From Register
An 18-year-old North Brunswick woman remains in custody in the Somerset County Jail, Somerville, on a theft charge. Police said that Nicole Hopkins was seen on surveillance film Jan. 23 pocketing $350 at a cashier’s station at the Stop & Shop on Route 27. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information …
Read More »Police Log: Jan. 24 – 26, 2014
Jan. 24, 2014 Stephanie Ho of Franklin Park was cited for failure to stop or yield after the car she was driving rear-ended another car on South Middlebush Road. Ho said she was rounding the bend and did not see a stopped car, driven by Elizabeth Williams of Monmouth Junction, until it was too late to stop. Don’t Miss Out! …
Read More »Police Log: Winter Snow Storm Brings Traffic Headaches
The Jan. 21, 2014 snow storm caused some problems for drivers. This week’s snow storm caused more than 40 traffic incidents on township streets between Jan. 21 and Jan. 22, 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 …
Read More »Police Log: Jan. 17 – 19, 2014
Jan. 17 Michael Slyman of Brick was backing up his car in a parking lot on Cedar Grove Lane when his auto hit a parked car owned by Ed Resta of Belle Mead. 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 …
Read More »Two Somerset Men Among Three Charged With Home Invasion
Two Somerset men remain incarcerated at the Middlesex County Jail, New Brunswick, on robbery charges stemming from an alleged Jan. 4 home invasion. The two were among three men arrested as they allegedly fled from the scene, police said. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter …
Read More »Manhunt Over, Rappers’ Accused Murderers Arrested
Antwan CromedyPhoto: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Zaire CromedyPhoto: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office 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 only do that with your support. Please consider a yearly …
Read More »UPDATE: Fire? What Fire? Stage House Tavern Opens Hours After Small Kitchen Grease Fire
A fire in a kitchen hood at the Stage House Tavern, Amwell Road, closed the restaurant for a few hours Dec. 31, but the doors were open later for the New Year’s eve crowd. The restaurant opened for business as usual on Jan 1. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information …
Read More »UPDATE: New Brunswick Man Killed In Somerset Street Shooting Was Up-And-Coming Rapper
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0mA7CkG4Cc Memorial placed outside Nu Trendz Hair Studio on Somerset Street, scene of a Sunday evening shooting which police said killed a New Brunswick man. 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. …
Read More »New Brunswick Man Killed in Head-On Collision on Franklin Boulevard
A 49-year-old New Brunswick man was killed Dec. 28 in a head-on car accident that shut down Franklin Boulevard for four hours. Police said Mark Byrd was unresponsive when they arrived at the scene of the accident shortly after 5 p.m. Byrd’s car, a 1997 Mitsubishi Galant, had collided with a 2006 Toyota Sienna driven by Tracey Araque, 45, of …
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