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Two township residents are among 22 Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School students honored by the College Board for their academic achievements. The students are Margaret Kim and Daniel Yuh, both of Somerset and members of the Class of 2026. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …

A variety of books await students. Teachers and staff at Hillcrest Elementary School have another tool to use to boost reading among their students. A new book vending machine was unveiled in the school cafeteria September 15 to cheers and applause from students, who did not know it was coming. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township …

Four students in local schools were among the more than 16,000 semifinalists in the 71st National Merit Scholarship Program announced September 10 by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. The high school seniors will compete for 6,930 scholarships worth nearly $26 million that will be offered in the Spring of 2026. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township …

WISH LIST GRANTED – The Triple B Foundation’s Jenny Breedy and Makeda Fryson, left to right, with Hillcrest Elementary School principal Gloria Vaccaro, talk about the donated supplies. The Franklin-based Triple B Foundation granted the wish list of another school’s faculty on September 9 with a donation of sensory supplies. The supplies are designed for neurodivergent students. The foundation in …

Suhaib Jawad, of Somerset, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Metropolitan Campus in Teaneck, has been named to the Honors List for the Spring 2025 semester. To qualify for the Honors List, a student must carry a 3.5 or better grade point average out of a possible 4.0 and be enrolled in a minimum of 12 letter-graded hours (four courses). …

NEW V-P – Kira Sikorski speaks to the Board of Education after being named the new vice-principal at Franklin Park School on July 24. A 22-year school district veteran was tapped July 24 to be the next vice-principal at Franklin Park School. Kira Sikorski, a 1st Grade teacher at the school, has held many positions during her tenure in Franklin, …

The school district and a charter school are recipients of state grants designed to improve literacy in elementary school students. Both grants were from the state Department of Education’s Funding for Optimal Comprehensive Universal Screeners, or FOCUS, program, through which $2.3 million was awarded statewide. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of …

VALEDICTORY ADDRESS – Aaryan Patel, the Franklin High School Class of 2025 Valedictorian, gives his address during the June 26 graduation ceremony in Warrior Stadium. Don’t fear the unknown, but, rather, chase it, was the advice given to the Franklin High School Class of 2025 by its Valedictorian at their graduation ceremony on June 26. “Class of 2025, don’t be …

ADDRESSING GRADUATES – Franklin Middle School – Sampson G. Smith campus principal Rebekah Solomon speaks during the 8th Grade Promotion ceremony at Franklin High School on June 25. Franklin Middle School 8th Graders on June 25 got a taste of what assembling in the Franklin High School gym will be like at the 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony. The 470 students …

Centenary University awarded degrees to 431 graduates at its 150th commencement, which was held as two separate in-person ceremonies presided over by President Dale Caldwell, Ed.D., on the University’s Hackettstown campus. One ceremony recognized graduates who earned associate and undergraduate degrees, while a second event showcased academic accomplishments of master’s and doctoral graduates. Graduating from Franklin were: Troy Micheal Sumpter of Franklin Park, Bachelor …