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They’re only in the 3rd and 4th grades, but one could tell by the looks on their faces April 3 that members of the Franklin Park School dance troupe love their art. The dancers gave a year-end performance before their fellow students and faculty at the school, followed by an encore in which school principal Nicole Scott – joined by …

Activities designed to bolster reading and writing skills were offered to Franklin Park School students at the school’s annual Family Literacy Night April 1. The Pre-K to 4th Grade students spent about a half-hour in each of three activities during the night which tested their skills in in things such as creating stories on-the-fly to writing persuasive essays. Don’t Miss …

U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (with microphone) presents a new U.S. flag to Franklin Middle School principal RaShawn Adams. U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) stopped by the Franklin Middle School March 31 bearing a gift. 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 …

Franklin High School students Ajita Singh, left, and Tom Kowalsky talk about their recent wins in the AT&T annual Student Innovation Competition. Ideas for devices that check surgically implanted mechanisms and provide a way to find lost items took the top two prizes in the fourth annual AT&T Student Innovation Competition. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township …

Rutgers Prep students play the bottle ring toss at the 3rd Graders’ Argo Boardwalk on March 11. Rutgers Preparatory School students brought a little bit of the New Jersey shore into school March 11 with the opening of the 3rd Graders’ Argo Arcade. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented …

Immaculata alumni Sarah Maffei of Franklin Park and Trevor Socarras of Somerset hit the runway at the 2013 Immaculata High School Spartan Club fashion show fundraiser. The gala event has been funding technology upgrades at Immaculata for the last several years.Photo: Immaculata High School. Eight township residents will hit the runway in the Immaculata High School Fashion Show and Luncheon …

Students at MacAfee Road School on Feb. 28 celebrated Black History and Women’s History month with a “Living Museum” program. During the half-hour presentation, students in the Kindergarten to 4th Grade school portrayed luminaries raging from Ameila Earhart to Boker T. Washington. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by …

Thanks to all the recent snow days, the last day of school for the district is now June 27. The Board of Education voted to extend the school year by three days at the Feb. 20 meeting. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. …

Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Newark office, Aaron Ford (second from right), speaks to students Feb. 11 at Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School. Also pictured, left to right, are Mayor Brian Levine, John Baroud from the FBI’s Newark office; Somerset County Sheriff Frank Provenzano; Township Deputy Chief Police Richard Grammar; Kimberly McDonald from the FBI’s Newark office and …

Tony Nunno of Elijah’s Promise in New Brunswick reacts Jan. 31 when he learns a group of Franklin Township High School students donated about $2,300 to his organization. More than $4,400 in grants was awarded to three local charities Jan. 31 by students in a Franklin High School business psychology class. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …