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FHS Class Of ’65 Celebrates 50th Reunion

Submitted by Arthur Westneat. Franklin High School’s Class of 1965 celebrated 50 years since their graduation at a dinner/dance held at the Hotel Somerset, Saturday evening, September 26.  Attending the reunion were 60 members of the class and 39 guests. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter …

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Township Resident Takes First Place In National Student Pharmaceutical Conference

Sefa Kploanyi, a third-year pharmaceutical school student from Franklin Township, recently took first place in a national pharmacy student competition. Photo: Touro College of Pharmacy. Sefa Kploanyi, a third-year Touro College of Pharmacy student, recently won first place in the 2015 Student National Pharmaceutical Association Conference in Orlando, Fl. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you …

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Investors Bank Donates $15K For MacAfee Road School Playground

Investors Bank vice president and Somerset branch manager Michael Harris holds a ceremonial check for the MacAfee Road School playground fundraising effort. The fundraising drive for MacAfee Road School’s new playground received a huge boost Sept. 17 in the form of a $15,000 donation from Investors Bank. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …

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MacAfee Road School Students Commemorate Sept. 11 By Thanking First Responders

Students at MacAfee Road School sing “God Bless America” at the end of their Sept. 11 commemoration. Looking on are first responders who were given more than 450 “thank-you” cards from the students. More than 450 “thank-you” cards and letters written by MacAfee Road School students were delivered to township first responders on Sept. 11. Don’t Miss Out! No other …

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Cedar Hill Prep Students Honored By Township Council For Fundraising Effort

Olatunji Adewole, a Cedar Hill Prep student, talks about the “Give N Get” program he started at the school. A group of Cedar Hill Preparatory School students who raised money for the Franklin Township Food Bank were honored for their work at the Sept. 8 Township Council meeting. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you …

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Dignitaries On Hand To Greet Pine Grove Students On First Day Of School

“Tuxedo” gets a hug from a Pine Grove Manor School student on the first day of the 2015-16 school year. Students arriving at Pine Grove Manor School for the first day of the 2015-16 school year weren’t just greeted by their teachers and administrators. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information …

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Students Dunk MacAfee Principal, Teachers As Reading Reward

MacAfee Road School 3rd Grade teacher Laura Franzi gets dunked by a student June 12. MacAfee Road School students June 12 were rewarded for once again exceeding their reading goal in the “Grow A Garden Of Readers” program. 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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SGS Theater Alumni Launch Scholarship Program

Ryan and Jeff Maskall, left to right, after the surprise presentation of a $1,200 college scholarship to Ryan by the Sampson G. Smith PTO. Alumni from the past 10 years of Sampson G. Smith theater productions gathered at the school May 30 for a reunion and to announce a scholarship named after one of their own. Don’t Miss Out! No other …

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FR&A Gallery: FHS Seniors Enjoy ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’

The Princeton Hyatt was the scene May 15 for Franklin High School’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream” senior prom. Students were “dressed to impress” as they arrived at the venue in their cars and limousines. 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 …

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School Board Accepts Adams Resignation, Stays Mum On Why Agenda Changed In Closed Session

The Board of Education May 12 changed the agenda of a special meeting in closed session, then voted on the change without announcing it to the public. The Board of Education May 12 accepted the Franklin Middle School principal’s resignation, but decided in closed session to change the special meeting’s agenda and not appoint an acting principal for the school. …

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