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. In fact, they’ll only have to go as far as Susan Zega’s special education classroom. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …
Read More »Kingston School Reborn As YingHua International School With Ribbon-Cutting
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 …
Read More »Assemblyman Danielsen Brings Backpack Giveaway To Hillcrest School
State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen speaks to Hillcrest Elementary School students Sept. 8. More than 100 Hillcrest Elementary School students received backpacks and school supplies Sept. 8, just in time for the start of the new school year. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. …
Read More »Preparing For Army Deployment, Franklin Park School Student’s Father Feted By School Community
U.S. Army Capt. Yemi Daramola shows Franklin Park students his bullet-proof vest during a “sendoff” ceremony for him at the school on Sept. 7. Students at Franklin Park School Sept. 7 got to meet a real-life G.I. Joe, in the form of the father of one of their school mates. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township …
Read More »Rough Start For New FHS Principal; Students Bristle At Aggressive Enforcement Of Old And New Policies
Franklin High School principal Cheryl Clark has come under fire from students for her aggressive enforcement of existing policies, and the implementation of new ones. Faced with student opposition to aggressive enforcement of existing policies and some new procedures – opposition manifested in an online petition with more than 1,000 signatures – the new Franklin High School principal is planing to …
Read More »Township Students Making Their Mark In Higher Education
Suzanne J Schatz received a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies, Shuwen Zhang received a Doctor of Philosophy in Oceanography and Nicolas Frank Accardi received a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations, General Business at the University of Rhode Island’s 130th Commencement on Saturday and Sunday, May 21-22, 2016. The township residents were among about 3,300 undergraduate and 700 graduate …
Read More »Freshman Year Jitters At Franklin High School For Students And Principal
Cheryl Clark, new Franklin High School principal, outside the school Sept. 1 greeting students on the first day of school. Incoming Franklin High School freshmen weren’t the only ones nervous on the first day of school Sept. 1. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & …
Read More »Township Residents Earn College Honors
Madeline Smith qualified for Belmont University’s Summer 2016 Dean’s List. Eligibility for the summer session is based on a minimum 9-hour course load over 10 weeks and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C. Belmont Provost Dr. Thomas Burns said, “This achievement indicates that these students have placed a high priority on their work …
Read More »Franklin Park School Teacher Named ‘NJSTA Simmons Scholar’
Franklin Park School teacher Emily Amon was selected to be a NJSTA Simmons Scholar. Photo: NJSTA. Submitted by Cheryl Zanone. 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 …
Read More »FMS Principal: Backpacks Are Verboten In Class
Franklin Middle School students will not be able to carry their backpacks throughout the day, starting this year. One side effect of the new Franklin Middle School schedule, administrators say, is that it will relieve students of the need to carry backpacks through the school. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of …
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