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SAFETY FIRST – Schools Superintendent John Ravally said the District is still reviewing and strengthening its transportation safety policies and procedures. The school district is continuing to review and assess its transportation safety related procedures and policies, the schools Superintendent said at the Board of Education’s September 28 meeting. While some specification review was underway, the safety review comes in …

Franklin High School has been named one of the top high schools in the nation for 2023-2024 by US News and World Report. The ranking was announced at the September 28 Board of Education meeting. The school scored in the top 40 percent of nearly 18,000 high schools nationally ranked by the magazine. FHS ranked 164th in New Jersey, out …

More than 900 backpacks containing school supplies were recently donated to children in need across the 17th Legislative District by state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen. Danielsen has conducted annual backpack drives for a number of years. Throughout the summer, the Assemblyman’s office has collected supplies including backpacks, colored pencils, hand sanitizer, highlighters, pencil cases/pouches, pens, folders, notebooks, and rulers, according to …

September 7 was the first day of school for township students in grades K-12. In addition to welcoming new students, several schools in the District welcomed new administrators, one of whom was Franklin Park School principal Jennifer Stein. Stein, who came to FPS from being the vice-principal at Elizabeth Avenue School, took some time to speak with the Franklin Reporter …

NEW VICE PRINCIPAL – Tamara Hollinger addresses the Board of Education after she was appointed as vice principal at Franklin Middle School – Hamilton Street campus. Franklin Middle School’s Hamilton Street campus will have a new vice principal when school starts in September. The Board of Education at its August 24 meeting named Tamara Hollinger to the post. Hollinger, who …

The University of Hartford is pleased to announce Alayah Johnson of Somerset has been named to the Dean’s List for Spring 2023. Chidilim Menakaya of Somerset graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Biology (BS) from Tufts University. Kean University honors graduates recently took center stage at Honors Convocation, an annual celebration for students graduating with the highest levels …

GRIEVING MOTHER – Najmah Shah, the mother of a 6-year-old township girl killed on a school bus earlier this month, speaks to the Board of Education at its July 27 meeting. The mother of a 6-year-old girl killed on a school bus earlier this month had two questions for the Board of Education at its July 27 meeting. Najmah Nash …

Updates: The New Brunswick woman charged in the death of Fajr Atiya Williams was released on July 25 after her detention hearing. Superior Court Judge Christopher Edwards ordered the woman released with the conditions that she have no contact with children or with the girl’s parents. Montauk president John Mensch issued the following statement on the incident: “We at Montauk …

A member of the Franklin High School Class of 2023 is one of 10 recent graduates awarded scholarships for their work in promoting organ and tissue donation and transplantation. The awards were presented by the Sharing Network Foundation. The scholarships are funded by four funds: Hearts for Emma Partner Fund – created in celebration of Emma Rothman’s life-saving heart transplant …

Ailipati Delixiati of Somerset has earned a Master of Science in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Delixiati was among more than 5,300 undergraduate and graduate students to be presented Georgia Tech degrees during the Institute’s 264th Commencement exercises May 5 – 6, 2023, at Bobby Dodd Stadium. Harshika Gelivi of Somerset made the Dean’s List …