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Dan Bocchino and Bill Grippo, left to right, at Grippo’s “Retirement Roast” on May 30. Nearly 400 people came out to The Marigold on Hamilton Street May 30 to honor a man who, over the past four decades, has left an indelible mark on the township. In the process, they raised money for a new arts scholarship. Don’t Miss Out! …

Students in the Franklin High School Amnesty International Club on May 23 held a fundraiser for a local Syrian family that recently relocated to New Jersey. The family includes two high school-aged children, with the mother pregnant, organizers said. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter …

The PCAST program allows students to focus on aspects of themselves that will help them into adulthood. The Franklin High School library was the setting May 14 for a year-end presentation of an innovative, yet not new, program aimed at special needs students. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented …

Members of the Franklin High School Winter Guard. Photo submitted by Pam Attanasio. Submitted by Pam Attanasio. 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. …

Thomas Vanderbeek, a University of Richmond received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship grant. He will assist in teaching English in a German school in the state of Rheinland-Pfalz. Vanderbeek will graduate in May with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and German Studies. During his time at UR, he studied abroad in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. “This opportunity will …

In what may be the last such ceremony, the end of renovation and new construction work at Elizabeth Avenue School was celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 8. School principal John Haney and school’s Superintendent John Ravally led the celebration, thanking Board of Education members old and current, staff, teachers, parents and students for the nearly two-year project. Don’t Miss …

This example of Rangoli art was on display at the Central Jersey College Prep annual art show. More than 500 pieces of art were displayed May 3 at the annual Central Jersey College Prep Upper School Art Show. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & …

Eric Siegal, the school district’s science supervisor, speaks about the Health Care Professions Academy April 17. Students who enroll in the inaugural year of Franklin High School’s new Health Professions Academy will take a minimum of 10 college credits with them when they graduate in 2023, a group of parents was told on April 17. Don’t Miss Out! No other …

CJCP students learn about different types of light switches during the program. Fourth graders at Central Jersey College Prep Charter School on April 16 learned different ways they could help save energy. 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 …

Representatives from the military, business and colleges and universities were on hand to speak to students about their offerings. Nearly 100 representatives from colleges, businesses and military branches were expected at the annual College Fair and Career Night held April 4 at Franklin High School. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of …