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Hundreds Gather At Prayer Vigil For People Of Ukraine

Some of the hundreds of people who gathered February 28 at St. Andrew’s Ukrainian Orthodox Memorial Church for a prayer vigil for the Ukrainian people. Several hundred people gathered February 28 outside the St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Memorial Church the evening of February 28 to participate in a candlelight vigil for the people of Ukraine. Hosted by Archbishop Daniel, President …

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Updated: Somerset Community Action Program, Township Partner On Workforce Development Program

SCAP Executive Director Mark Harris told the Human Relations Commission about the new Workforce Development Program offered to township residents. Update: The Township Council on February 22 approved the funding of the program for one year. Up to $250,000 will be allocated from the Township’s share of the federal CARE Act funds. Funding will be allocated on a per-student basis, …

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Tour De Franklin Set To Return As In-Person Ride

The annual Tour de Franklin charity bike ride is set to return as an in-person event this April. The organizers of the annual Tour de Franklin charity bike ride announced January 24 that they are planning to hold the 2022 ride in-person on April 24. The starting point for the ride, which benefits the Franklin Food Bank, will be at …

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‘Sensory Trail’ For Middlebush Park Approved By Open Space Committee

Township Girl Scout Grace Glynn won approval from the Committee for her Sensory Trail idea. A township Girl Scout received the Open Space Advisory Committee’s go-ahead for a project at Middlebush Park at its January 18 meeting. The Scout, Grace Glynn, a Scout with Troop 60607, wants to do the project in furtherance of her quest for the Scouts’ Gold …

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MLK Foundation Community Breakfast Postponed Until Spring

The annual MLK Foundation Community Breakfast draws hundreds of Franklin residents. (File photo.) Safety concerns spurred by the surge in Covid-19 cases in the township forced the postponement of the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast. The Franklin Township Dr. Martin Luther King Community Foundation, the organization sponsoring the annual breakfast, announced the postponement on January 13. Don’t Miss …

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Assemblyman Danielsen Runs Annual Winter Clothing Drive

State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17) is running his annual winter clothing drive until February 15. The Head to Toe clothing drive is seeking donations of winter clothing for children aged 3 to 16 from individuals and community partners throughout the 17th Legislative District. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin …

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Clothing Gift Drive For Foster Children Underway

Robert “Kash” Kashinsky for Community and the Franklin Republican Club are sponsoring a clothing gift drive for Franklin Township children in foster care. Working with a local agency, Kashinsky set up the drive which has donors pick a child from the provided list, purchase the gifts, and drop them off at his DeMott Lane home, from where they will then …

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Sewa International Donates 1,000 Pounds Of Food To Food Bank

The Somerset chapter of Sewa International, a public service group, delivered the last of 1,000 pounds of food to the Franklin Food Bank on December 2. The group had initially donated 300 pounds; this delivery was 700 pounds. 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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FTPD, Franklin Food Bank Team Up To Distribute Food

FTPD patrolman Mathew Russo, the Franklin Food Bank’s Mike Clare and FTPD patrolman Kenneth Reid III (left to right) were on hand to help distribute the food. The Franklin Food Bank and Franklin Township Police partnered December 1 to give away more than 700 boxes of produce to those in need. The food distribution was held at the Board of …

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Township Commemorates Veterans Day

The annual Veterans Day commemoration was held November 11 at Veterans Memorial Park, in the Municipal Complex. The event’s keynote speaker was Franklin Township Police Sgt. Ariel Almora, a former Marine. 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 …

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