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Township resident Randall Pinkett is part of the founding group behind the proposed Ailanthus Charter School. What would be the third charter school in the township – and all of Somerset County – was approved Sept. 30 by the state Department of Education. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented …
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Eli Lilly employees paint planters at MacAfee Road School Sept. 29 during their Global Day of Service. For the second consecutive year, an army of Eli Lilly employees descended on MacAfee Road School Sept. 29 armed with hammers, saws, paint brushes and good intentions. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information …
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Faculty, staff and students before a ceremony at the Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School. Dignitaries from the business, political and civic worlds were on hand Sept. 29 for the ribbon-cutting of the new Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School building on Pierce Street. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by …
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Photo: Central Jersey College Prep Charter School Central Jersey College Prep Charter School has been named a 2016 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. 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 …
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Students have a variety of sandwich and salad choices from which to choose. Franklin Middle School students cheered Sept. 26 as a ceremonial blue ribbon was cut in front of the newly remodeled cafeteria kitchen. 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 …
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Hillcrest Elementary PTO won an honorable mention in the “Recycled Playground Challenge,” sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive, ShopRite and TerraCycle. Hillcrest Elementary PTO earned a total of 907 Playground Credits by recycling waste and through online voting to place in the contest. The honorable mention prize winner will receive a $150 Shoprite Gift Card, 500 Colgate kids’ toothbrushes, and 500 Colgate kids’ toothpaste tubes. …
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The 3rd annual Franklin Day Festival in Colonial Park was the biggest by far, both in what was offered and the number of attendees. The festival, held Sept. 24, attracted an estimated 10,000 people, said Township Councilwoman Roz Sherman (D-Ward 2), head of the event’s organizing committee and its creator. In addition to food and craft vendors, non-profit organizations and township …
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The garden at the rear of MacAfee Road School. For at least the rest of the month, members of the MacAfee Road School community won’t have far to go to get fresh produce. 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 …
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Township manager Robert Vornlocker, Township Councilwoman Roz Sherman and Mayor Phillip Kramer, left to right, in the Community Room at the old Kingston School. A dream nearly 20 years in the making came to fruition Sept. 9 with a ribbon-cutting signifying the rebirth of the old Kingston School on Laurel Avenue. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …
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