News-pourri

Here is the latest update from the Township on the 2024 road resurfacing program Home, Ambrose and Dunbar Streets’ Resurfacing -Concrete work in progress. Milling to begin on Home St 11/25/24 with paving 11/26/24. New Brunswick Road ( Willow to DeMott) – Concrete work in progress- Weather Permitting Rodgers Avenue Area Resurfacing -As weather permits concrete work still in progress …

TRICKY TRAY RETURNS – More than 300 people gathered at the Manville VFW Post 2290 on November 16 for the return of the Middlebush Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary’s Tricky Tray fundraiser. After a 5-year hiatus, the crowds returned to the renewed Middlebush Volunteer Fire Department’s Ladies Auxiliary’s Tricky Tray fundraiser on November 16. Held at Thomas J. Kavanaugh VFW …

HOLIDAY CRAFTING – Former Township Recreation Director Alice Osipowitz was one of the many crafters offering holiday items for sale at the Township’s Holiday Craft Market on November 16. A steady stream of holiday shoppers filled the Franklin Township Senior and Community Center November 16 for the Township’s first Holiday Craft Market. Spurred by the success of prior craft markets …

The Middlebush Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary has set their annual Tricky Tray fundraiser for November 16 at the Thomas J. Kavanaugh VFW Post 2290, 600 Washington Avenue, Manville. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m., with the prize drawing starting at 6:45 p.m. This year’s Tricky Tray features more than 300 prizes. Tickets are limited, so attendees are encouraged to …

Unique handmade goods from more than 30 local crafters and makers will be offered for sale at the Township’s inaugural Holiday Craft Market, set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. November 16 at the Franklin Township Community/Senior Center, 505 DeMott Lane. This free event is open to the public. The Holiday Craft Market will offer a wide variety of items, …

Here are the latest updates on the Township’s 2024 resurfacing program. Cornelius Way Resurfacing -paving will be completed on this project on 11/12/24 Cornelius Way – Paved Gunther Loop- Paved Pucillo Ln – Paved Debow St-Paved Jean Rd – Paved Lenape Dr Railroad Ave -Paved Virginia Ct -Paved Fort St – Paved Stone Leigh Way – Paved Elm St – …

The Township held its annual Veterans’ Day observance on November 11 in the Township Council Chamber and the Veterans’ Memorial Park, on DeMott Lane. Coordinated by resident Bob LaCorte, the event was hosted by Lt. Steve Gillooly of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary. There was also a special presentation of a flag flown over Ft. Dix – through the …

A film screening and panel discussion about a proposed “Green Amendment” to the state Constitution is set for 7-8 p.m. November 14 at the Board of Education administration building, 2301 Route 27. The event is sponsored by the Franklin Township Environmental Commission. The after-movie panel will include state Sen. Andrew Zwicker (D-16), one of amendment’s prime sponsors; activist, author and …

ALUMNI DONATION – Members of the Ananda College Alumni Association with officials from the Franklin Food Bank and Township Councilman Ram Anbarasan after the alumni made a $500 donation. Alumni of a Sri Lankan boys’ school gathered at the Franklin Food Bank headquarters on November 9 to pitch in to the effort of relieving food insecurity in the township. The …

PROJECT ARCHITECT RETURNS – Lawrence C. Johnson, the architect for the Macedonia Church, describes changes to the plan at the November 6 Planning Board meeting. It took a couple of years, but congregants at Macedonia Church of God in Christ International finally received Planning Board approval to build a new church. The unanimous decision at the Board’s November 6 meeting …