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KEYNOTE SPEAKER – U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman speaks to attendees at the 28th annual Franklin Township Community Breakfast, sponsored by the Franklin Township Dr. Martin Luther King Community Foundation. Efforts to erase Black history, to ban books and to stifle discussions of racism must be resisted, in the spirit of the teachings of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, …

A former district school bus monitor faces up to 10 years in state prison following her January 13 conviction in connection with the 2023 strangling death in a bus of a special needs student. Amanda Davila, 28, of New Brunswick was convicted of 2nd Degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child after a week-long trial in New Brunswick Superior Court. …

ISLAMIC HERITAGE DISPLAYED – Samina Sattar, Amir Muhammad, and Sara Kharazi-Didehvar, left to right, at the Muslim Heritage Month exhibit January 12 at the Franklin Township Library. The contribution of Muslims to American culture was the focus of a exhibition held January 12 at the Franklin Township Library’s main branch on DeMott Lane. The displays, which lined the library’s Community …

SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT – Ardaman Singh was unanimously re-elected as president at the January 7 Board of Education reorganization meeting. Board of Education member Ardaman Singh was returned as Board president, and Dr. Dennis Hopkins was elected vice-president at the January 7 Board of Education reorganization meeting. Newcomer Nicolas DiMeglio was sworn into the seat he won in the November …

FR&A WOMAN OF THE YEAR – Animal Control Officer Katie Nordhaus has devoted her career to taking care of domestic animals and wildlife in the Township. Here she is pictured with Eden, and “Santa Bob” Passano during a Second Chance for Animals fundraiser. (Photo by Chris M. Junior). The French novelist François-Anatole Thibault – better known as Anatole France – …

Four members of the Franklin Township Police Department command staff in a December 23 ceremony in the Township Council chamber. Those promoted were: Captain Brandon Domotor, an 18.5-year township veteran Captain Vincent Wilson, a 17.9-year township veteran, with 19.6 years in law enforcement total Lt. George Habeiche. a 12.3-year township veteran, with 13.2 years in law enforcement Lt. Trevor Wilson, …

A 52-year-old former district paraprofessional and middle school wrestling coach was arrested December 17 on charges of possessing child pornography. A search of electronic devices owned by the man, Nicholas Cringoli of Raritan, allegedly revealed “numerous images depicting the sexual exploitation or abuse of a child,” according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Cringoli was charged …

MCDONALDLAND CHARACTERS – The Hamburglar, Grimace and Birdie were among the guests celebrating the grand opening of McDonald’s in Rutgers Plaza December 19. McDonaldland celebrities were among those in attendance December 19 to celebrate the grand opening of the newly relocated McDonald’s in Rutgers Plaza on Easton Avenue. Grimace, Birdie and, of course, the Hamburglar were on hand to commemorate …

ASKING FOR HELP – Shani Madaminova, co-owner of Leaf Haus dispensary, asked the Township Council to pass a cap on the number of dispensaries allowed in Franklin. Township Council approval of an ordinance that limits the number of cannabis retailers in the township – while grandfathering in a few more that haven’t moved beyond receiving their state licenses – comes …

Sponsored Content. Central Jersey College Prep Charter School (CJCP) announced today that for the fourteenth straight year, 100 percent of its senior class will be graduating on time this Spring and that every member of the class of 2024 has also been accepted to a college or university next Fall, continuing an unprecedented senior class streak for CJCP which began …