Community Building

Somerset County Freeholder Director Shanel Robinson speaks after receiving her commendation from the Somerset County Democratic Committee’s Black Caucus. Township resident and Somerset County Freeholder Director Shanel Robinson was one of two African-American trailblazers honored Feb. 1 by the Somerset County Democratic Committee’s Black Caucus during its Black History Month celebration. Robinson is the first African-American woman to serve as …

County Freeholder Director Shanel Robinson will be among those honored at the Somerset County Democratic Committee’s Black Caucus Black History Month event. Township resident Shanel Robinson, the first African-American woman to serve as Somerset County Freeholder Director, will be honored February 1 by the Somerset County Democratic Committee’s Black Caucus. The event is set for 2-5 p.m. at the township …

State Education Commissioner Lamont Repollet, center, speaks with state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen, left, and Danielsen’s Chief of Staff, Wayne Dibofsky, at the annual Franklin Community Breakfast. Education can be a method to manifest Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of a “just society,” the state’s education commissioner said January 20. Lamont Repollet, the Franklin resident who was elevated from Asbury …

Census information was relayed in a number of ways, including through these Census coloring books. Somerset County brought its Census 2020 roadshow to the township on January 18, offering education under the guise of entertainment at one of the township schools. The event was called “Winterfest 2020,” a nod to Census 2020 and the county administration’s desire to have as …

Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders Director Shanel Robinson is given the Oath of Office by Gov. Phil Murphy at the Freeholders’ reorganization meeting. Robinson is the first African-American to be named Freeholder Director. SOMERVILLE – Franklin Township residents played a pivotal part in the historic 2020 Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders reorganization meeting on January 3. A packed …

The 2018-19 Lady Warriors basketball team shortly after clinching a 34-0 season and winning the state Tournament of Champions. There are different things that can bind together a community; politics, volunteerism, and a shared history being some of them. In Franklin Township, the success of our children is one of the strongest magnets which pull us all together, even moreso …

Isla Glaser, right, with her mother, Haley and sister at the FTPD press conference on December 18. A 4-year-old township girl hailed as a hero for saving her mother’s life was named an “honorary junior police officer by the Franklin Township Police Department on December 18. Isla Glaser of Bartle Road was feted by the FTPD in a press conference …

Children enjoyed crafts and games after the tree lighting. A mini-concert by the Franklin High School Madrigals highlighted the annual township holiday tree lighting in the municipal complex. Following the lighting, the party was moved to the Senior/Community Center, where there was music, children’s activities and light refreshments available. There was also a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus, to …

Several Franklin Township youth groups were recently awarded $9,000 in grants from the Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders. Franklin received a $5,000 grant for its Girls Circle, Boys Council, and Youth Council, and a $4,000 competitive grant for its Peaceful Warriors program. The grants were part of $106,939 in grants awarded by the Freeholders. Funding was provided through the …

Franklin Township high school seniors and college freshmen received scholarship awards November 29 at the third annual Warrior For Life Scholarship Foundation gala. More than a dozen Franklin Township students received $15,000 in scholarships November 29 during the third annual Warrior For Life Scholarship Foundation gala at the Imperia on Easton Avenue. The awards went to current Franklin High School …