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FHS Students Take Top Prizes In AT&T Student Innovation Competition

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. The ideas were created by Franklin High School senior Ajita …

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Rutgers Prep 3rd Graders Create Piece Of Jersey Shore

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 …

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Township Residents To Strut Their Stuff In Immaculata Fashion Show

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 …

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FR&A Slide Show: MacAfee Road School Students Present ‘Living Museum’ For Black History, Women’s History Months

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 …

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Winter Weather Forces District To Extend School Year By Three Days

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. …

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Dignitaries Tour Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School

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 …

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Franklin High School Business Psych Class Learns The Value Of Philanthropy

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 …

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Photo Gallery: Snow No Deterrent To St. Matthias Open House

Parents and children fill the St. Matthias School cafeteria for an open house Jan. 25. About 100 people braved the snow the afternoon of Jan. 25 to attend the yearly open house for prospective students at St. Matthias School in Somerset. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …

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Franklin High School Cheerleaders Looking For Help To Get To Florida Championships

Caylia Wallace speaks to the Board of Education about the Franklin High School cheerleaders’ upcoming trip to Florida. UPDATE: The cheerleaders’ fundraiser at Appleby’s has been changed to 8-10 a.m. Feb. 2. 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 …

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Franklin Park Students Use Art To Bring Cheer To Hospitalized Children

Andre Hughes chose Max Steel as his superhero. Andre Hughes’ task was to draw a superhero that would bring inspiration to a hospitalized child. 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 …

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