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About 200 people gathered at the Imperia Nov. 23 for the second annual Warrior 4 Life Scholarship Foundation gala. Township students received $11,000 in scholarships Nov. 23 at the second annual Warrior 4 Life Scholarship Foundation gala. Two longtime community leaders were also honored as “Warriors for Life” during the evening. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …

Jared Grant, center, poses with members of FTPD and True 2 Life Ministries after a Thanksgiving dinner was delivered. More than a dozen families in the township and a neighboring town will have a happy Thanksgiving this year, thanks to a local church and the FTPD PBA. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …

Township Councilman Charles Onyejiaka (D-Ward 3) reads a proclamation honoring Nigerians in the township at the Oct. 23 council meeting. Franklin’s Nigerian population was honored by the Township Council on the occasion of the 58th anniversary of Nigerian independence. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter …

The Hamilton Street Business District and the township’s Parks and Recreation department partnered Oct. 28 for the annual Trunk or Treat event at John’s Plaza on Hamilton Street. In years’ past, the two events were held at separate locations, It was felt by organizers that it would be better to combine the two events into one. Don’t Miss Out! No …

CROP Walkers pose for their annual group photo before setting off Oct. 21. Oct. 21 was a double-barreled fundraising day for the Franklin Food Bank. 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 independent media serving the Eight Villages. …

Somerset Volunteer Fire and Rescue on Hollywood Avenue held its annual open house on Oct. 13. By PJ Parker. 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 independent media serving the Eight Villages. But we can only do that …

Children were the focus of the annual Safety Fair, held by the Middlebush Volunteer Fire Department on Oct. 6. Games, arts and crafts, and hands-on demonstrations of firefighting techniques and equipment highlighted the day. 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 …

Dorothy Reed of the Sister 2 Sister Network and FTPD Chief Richard Grammar shake hands in front of an FTPD patrol car that has been wrapped in pink in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Members of the Franklin Township Police Department will don pink patches this month as part of a department-wide fundraising effort for breast cancer awareness. …

Franklinites who were victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks were remembered Sept. 13 at the township’s annual memorial ceremony. The ceremony is held at the 9-11 Memorial, which is located outside the library in the municipal complex on DeMott Lane. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by …

Balloons are released during the 2017 Week of the People Back-to-School event in Naaman Williams Park. (File photo.) Submitted by Week of the People, Inc. 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 independent media serving the Eight Villages. …