LATE HUSBAND HONORED – Linda Williams, left looks on as Township Councilwoman Kimberly Francois reads a proclamation about her late husband, Earl C. Williams, at the June 23 Council meeting. The 1971 National League Rookie of the Year was honored June 23 by the Township Council, which voted to rename the township street he lived on in his honor. Don’t …
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TEACHING THE CHILDREN – Franklin Food Bank Executive Director Derek Smith speaks to a group of students from the Sadiq School during a tour of the food bank headquarters. Students from the Sadiq School on Cedar Grove Avenue donated hundreds of dollars to the Franklin Food Bank on June 17, money that they earned by selling hand-made items. Don’t Miss …
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The Warriors4Life Foundation held its annual “photo op” showcasing scholarship awardees June 14 at the township Cultural and Performance Gazebo in the Municipal Complex on DeMott Lane. The Foundation was created in 2017 by Nicholas and Rebekah Solomon and Daryn and Adrian Plummer, “to generate scholarships for students in the Franklin Township community of Somerset, NJ that exhibit excellence in …
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CONGRESSWOMAN VISITS FRANKLIN – U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman speaks at the June 13 Pride Day celebration at the township Cultural and Arts Gazebo. Elected officials, educators and community members gathered Friday for the Franklin Township Pride Committee’s annual Pride Day celebration, marking a moment of reflection and resolve as speakers warned that hard-won rights for LGBTQ+ people remain under …
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HONORING SURVIVORS – Kim Banks holds an annual House music festival as a way to say thank-you to supporters of her non-profit, One Family, One Fight. The green around the township Cultural Arts Gazebo was awash in House Music June 6, an expression of thanks and support from a local woman whose son lost his life to gun violence in …
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The 6th annual Juneteenth Parade & Festival is set to kick off at 11 a.m. on June 13. The parade will step off from Franklin Middle School – Hamilton Street campus before wending its way down Hamilton Street, to Matilda Avenue and ending at Naaman Williams Park, where the festival will follow. The public is invited to join along the …
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EATING FOR GOOD – Donors gathered at the Double Tree Hotel on Atrium Drive May 31 for the 8th Annual Empty Bowls fundraiser for the Franklin Food Bank. The Franklin Food Bank celebrated the 8th annual Empty Bowl fundraising event on May 31, with officials announcing a $14 million capital campaign to build a larger facility even as food insecurity …
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The rain held off on Memorial Day 2026, just in time for the annual parade up DeMott Lane to the Municipal Complex. Groups and organizations from across the township participated, from first responders, to Boy and Girl Scouts, to high school groups. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by …
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Community members of the Claremont Road Elementary School gathered May 20 in the school’s gymnasium to take a trip around the world. The event was the school’s second annual International Food and Culture Festival, the brainchild of former vice-principal Angela Pape, and continued by the school’s current administration. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you …
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Four township-based culture and arts groups were among 27 organizations in Somerset County awarded a total of $283,450 in 2026 through the County History Partnership Program (CHPP) and Local Arts Program (LAP). Made possible by the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission, the LAP Grant is funded through a partnership with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, while …
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