Alice Beals, a 2013 FHS graduate, was recently named one of Illinois’ top college students. Photo: Roosevelt University. Submitted by Roosevelt University. When Alice Beals arrived at Roosevelt University in 2013, she knew no one and found herself very much on her own in building connections that would lead this month to her being selected as Roosevelt’s top senior and …
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The Franklin High School pep rally and bonfire went off without a hitch Nov. 22, and there was no one happier than school principal Cheryl Clark. The event was originally scheduled for the week of homecoming, but bad weather forced its postponement. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by …
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Freeholder Director Pat Walsh, standing at right, and Somerset County Commission on the Status of Women Chair Janice Fields, seated center front, are pictured with girls who participated in the commission-sponsored STEM program at the Vo-Tech High School in Bridgewater. Photo: Somerset County Freeholders. Girls from two schools in the township were among 58 throughout Somerset County who participated in a …
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Hillary Clinton was the big winner in a series of mock presidential elections held in district schools in October and November. 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 …
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Elizabeth Avenue School teacher Kim DeSarno shows students how to use the online voting computer at the Nov. 1 “All Kids Vote” event. The school district’s elementary students on Nov. 1 got a taste of what it’s like to vote for the president. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …
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The blue and gold was on display Oct. 28 at the annual Franklin High School homecoming football game. During the course of the evening, Franklin Warriors honored their senior football players, cheerleaders and marching band members. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. …
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The Franklin High School Marching Band competes at Met Life Stadium on Oct. 15. Photo: Suzanne Kafas. Submitted by Suzanne Kafas. 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 …
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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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