BOE CANDIDATE – Marco Bruno is shown here in an October 2022 Franklin Reporter & Advocate News Hour appearance, talking about his Board of Education candidacy. The Woodbridge police sergeant indicted in the shooting death of a bat-wielding man earlier this month is a township resident and a two-time Board of Education candidate. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet …
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A Senior Fraud Forum is set for 10 a.m. to noon April 29 at the Franklin Township Municipal Building, 475 DeMott Lane. The forum is sponsored by state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen in collaboration with the Township Council and Mayor. 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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TALKING SOLAR – Township resident Sterling Clyburn talks to the Environmental Commission about portable solar panels at its April 20 meeting. Sterling Clyburn has been collecting portable solar panels for 30 years. The Summerfields resident had a chance to talk about his hobby before an attentive audience on April 20. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township …
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CALL FOR ACTION – Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell speaks April 18 at the First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens’ Health Equity Symposium. New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell on April 18 called on faith communities across the state to move beyond awareness and into action on health equity, telling a symposium audience at First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens that …
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GETTING INFORMATION – Attendees stop by a table of the Triple B Foundation during the April 18 Youth Services Fair at the Franklin Youth Center. Township families turned out April 18 at the Franklin Youth Center on Lewis Street for the facility’s second annual Youth Resource Fair, a one-stop event connecting teenagers and their parents with colleges, employers and community …
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MORE TESTIMONY – Engineer Mitchell Ardman testifies on an application to build a mosque on South Middlebush Road at the April 16 zoning board meeting. The Franklin Township Zoning Board of Adjustment heard a third round of testimony April 16 on an application to build a 19,350-square-foot mosque on South Middlebush Road, with Board members pressing the applicant on the …
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ARTIST’S RENDERING – An exhibit showing what the proposed charging stations at WaWa would look like was presented at the April 15 Planning Board meeting. The Township Planning Board on April 15 approved an application for a major electric vehicle charging upgrade at the Wawa gas station and convenience store at 607 Somerset St., paving the way for 12 EV …
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The Township Council opened its April 14 meeting with a flurry of commendations and proclamations, recognizing a local service club’s donation to the Franklin Food Bank, celebrating the township’s business community, and designating April as the official month for multiple awareness and heritage causes. From food security to “Dark Skies,” the evening’s recognitions painted a portrait of a community that …
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The New Jersey Department of Labor issued two stop-work orders April 8 against a township-based excavating company, halting work at a college and public library construction site after investigators uncovered wage theft and multiple labor law violations. Artur Alves Excavating Inc. of Elizabeth Avenue was ordered to stop work at The College of New Jersey in Ewing and at the …
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MAKING HER CASE – Somerset County Commission Director and Franklin resident Shanel Robinson answers a question during the April 11 Congressional District 12 candidates’ forum held at First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens. The 13 candidates running for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives’ 12th District faced off April 11 at a forum held at the First …
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