Ryan Enright of Somerset, a member of the Lebanon Valley College football team, was named to D3football.com’s Team of the Week for the week ending Sept. 15. Enright picked off two passes and had four total tackles to lead the LVC defense in a 37-7 victory over Stevenson. He intercepted passes on back-to-back Stevenson drives in the second quarter that …
Read More »School District Looks To Increase Pre-Kindergarten Enrollment
ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS GIVEN – Schools Superintendent John Ravally told the Board of Education on November 21 that the District expects pre-Kindergarten enrollment to be near 800 students by the 2025-26 school year. The township school district plans to enroll nearly 800 pre-Kindergarten students in the 2025-26 school year, the Board of Education was told at its November 21 meeting. Schools …
Read More »Township Student Helps With Habitat For Humanity Restoration Project
HABITAT HELPERS – Left to right, SCVTHS Supervisor of CTE Robert Carrig, Alexander Arguello of Hillsborough, SCVTHS Carpentry Instructor Dan LaRue, Logan Russomanno of Bound Brook, Nick DeSan of Bound Brook, SCVTHS Cooperative Education Coordinator Gerald Mazzetta, Addison Ziegler of Branchburg and Christian Herzog Amantea of Somerset pitched in recently to help restore a flood-damaged Manville home. (Photo: SCVT.) A township resident was …
Read More »FHS Offers ‘Safe Halloween’ For Township Kids
IN YOUR FACE – It was all fun and games and whipped creme October 31 at the annual Franklin High School Safe Halloween event. There were ghouls, goblins and games galore October 31 at the annual Safe Halloween event at Franklin High School. The event, sponsored by the Franklin High School Student Government, is designed to give kids a “safe …
Read More »Township Foundation Donates $7K In Sensory Supplies To Claremont Elementary School
SCHOOL DONATIONS – Makeda Fryson and Kwame Breedy of the Tripe B Foundation, and Claremont Elementary School vice-principal Angela Pape (left to right) talk about the supply donation made by the Foundation to the school. A township-based foundation made the wishes of a number of Claremont Elementary School teachers come true October 28 with the donation of $7,100 worth of …
Read More »Project Graduation Sets Bingo Fundraiser
Franklin High School Project Graduation is holding a fundraising Bingo Night at 6 p.m. November 1. The event will be held in the FHS events lobby at 500 Elizabeth Avenue. Project Graduation provides a safe environment for newly graduated FHS seniors to gather with their friends one last time. The night features games, food, music and other events. The Bingo …
Read More »Warrior Education Foundation Grants Acknowledged By BOE
WARRIOR EDUCATION FOUNDATION – Members of the Franklin Township Warrior Education Foundation appeared at the September 26 Board of Education to talk about the 2023-24 Foundation grants. A variety of classroom projects made possible by grants from the Franklin Township Warrior Education Foundation were highlighted at the September 26 Board of Education meeting. The projects ranged from creating an autism …
Read More »Longtime School District Administrator Orvyl Wilson To Retire
BIDDING ADIEU – Orvyl Wilson, the district’s Director of School Management, speaks to the Board of Education September 26 after his upcoming retirement was announced. After nearly a half-century in education, the only person to have served as principal in both Franklin High Schools is set to retire. Orvyl Wilson, who started his educational career in 1976 as a teacher …
Read More »TEECS Students Earn ‘Commended Student’ Designation
COMMENDED STUDENTS – Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School students Siona Misra, Aishani Patel, Kris Chaudhary, and Armaan Kapoor with TEECS Lead Person Oguz Yildiz. (Photo: TEECS). Four students at Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School were recently named “Commended Students” in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program. The students, Siona Misra, Aishani Patel, Kris Chaudhary, and Armaan Kapoor, received Letters of …
Read More »Warriors On The Academic Move
Folukemi Fakinlede of Somerset received the MSN degree in Nursing at Wilkes University’s summer commencement ceremony. Wilkes University awarded more than 300 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees during its summer commencement ceremony on Sunday, Sept. 8. Kean University is proud to recognize 3,959 undergraduate students who were named to the Spring 2024 Dean’s List, including the following local residents: Mariah Frater …
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