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Franklin Middle School principal RaShawn Adams has resigned. His resignation is one of several topics that will be discussed at a special Board of Education meeting May 12. Franklin Middle School principal RaShwan Adams resigned May 11. RaShawn’s resignation was confirmed in a brief email statement sent by school district spokeswoman Mary Clark. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet …

Three dozen middle school language students at Cedar Hill Prep School won awards in the 2015 National Spanish Examinations. Photo: Cedar Hill Preparatory School. More than a dozen middle school world language students at Cedar Hill Preparatory School earned medals in the 2015 National Spanish Examinations. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth …

Interim schools Superintendent Lee Seitz credited the quid actions of Franklin Middle School staff with saving the life of a 7th grader who collapsed May 5. (File photo). Quick response by staff at Franklin Middle School May 5 likely saved the life of a 7th grade student who collapsed, interim schools Superintendent Lee Seitz said. Don’t Miss Out! No other …

The 3rd and 4th grade dance recital was one of several events on tap April 24 in township schools. A dance recital, two fundraisers and a social event were among the “happenings” April 24 in township schools. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. …

Dr. Alex Kharazi tells the Board of Education about a new foundation that will take over administration of the Martin Luther King Community Day Breakfast and scholarship program. A foundation has been formed to administer the annual Martin Luther King Community Breakfast and scholarship fund. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of …

The FR&A dropped in on the Franklin High School players’ dress rehearsal of “Jekyll & Hyde,” the award-winning Broadway musical based on a book by Robert Louis Stevenson. The show is about a doctor who brings out the dark side of himself through conducting experiments with chemicals. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …

Journalist Bob Braun has broken a story about the company that created the controversial PARCC test monitoring social media for students posts. (Updates at end of story). 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 …

Arnav Tolat, an 8th Grader at Franklin Middle School, won first place in New Jersey and 5th place nationally in a stock market essay contest. Arnav Tolat got a pretty big surprise March 4 when he walked into the Franklin Middle School library. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented …

Professional wrestling legend Tito Sanata is scheduled to appear at a May 1 wrestling fundraiser at Franklin High School. Tickets are on sale now for a charity fundraiser presented by the Independent Wrestling Federation, set for 7:30 p.m. May 1 at Franklin High School, 500 Elizabeth Ave., and which stars an FHS graduate. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet …

Township police officer Nick Gambino read “Fly Away Home” by Eve Bunting to 3rd Grade students at Pine Grove Manor School. A dozen years after it was ended, a program through which township police officers read to children at Pine Grove Manor School has been given new life. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …