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Final rehearsals are underway for the Sampson G. Smith production of “Beauty and the Beast.” The show features the Sampson G. Smith Players, with a special performance by the SGS Dance Troupe. 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 …

Franklin Middle School principal RaShawn Adams talks to the Board of Education at the Jan. 22, 2015 meeting. Breakfast will be available to Franklin Middle School students beginning in February. 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 …

Rubic’s Cube competitors from throughout the northeast gathered at Franklin High School Dec. 13 for the first FHS Red Cross Cubing tournament. 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 …

Emma Mun won the 4th Grade Spelling Bee Dec. 5 at Franklin Park School. Words ruled the night at Franklin Park School Dec. 5 as students participated in the inaugural Spelling Bee and Night of Words. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. …

Nima Majidi, an 8th grader at Cedar Hill Prep School, finished in 8th place at a recent debate tournament. Photo: Cedar Hill Prep School. Nima Majidi, an 8th grader at Cedar Hill Preparatory School on Cedar Grove Lane, finished in 8th place at the recent Garden State Debate League tournament at Mater Dei Prep School. Don’t Miss Out! No other …

The latest theatrical offering by Franklin Middle School students is one that is close to the director’s heart. That’s because the idea for “A Winnie the Pooh Christmas Carol” was conceived by director Ellen Beattie in 2000, when she was the artistic director for Metuchen Forum Theatre’s “A Kid’s Forum.” Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township …

The rock comedy-horror “Little Shop of Horrors” is the fall offering from Franklin High School’s theater program. The show, about an alien plant with dreams of taking over the world, runs 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21 and 22 and 2:30 p.m. Nov. 23 in the Theater at Franklin High, 500 Elizabeth Ave. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …

Third-graders in St. Matthias School created a Vterans’ Day Honor Wall. Pictured are: Front Row: Aidan Jarvis, Kristin McNally, Anthony deLutio, Back Row: Aidan Angeles, Adriana Liberti, Maya Matthews, Trevor Lavelle, Feyintoluwa Olajitan. Photo: St. Matthias School   Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & …

There were plenty of ghosts and goblins – and a few princesses – at the Fall festival open house held Oct. 31 by Little Gems Early Learning Academy on Weston Road. The pre-school was acquired by its new owner, Sujatha Alladi, in August. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by …

Kindergarteners at Cedar Hill Preparatory School on Cedar Grove Lane celebrated their grandparents Sept. 30 with songs, poems and food. The annual “Grandparents’ Day” is held at the end of September to “show the grandparents how much we love and respect them,” said Ruth Sulitzer, a Kindergarten teacher and the school’s admissions director. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …