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GAZEBO VIGIL – Michael Steinbrück, left, leads crowd in song during the January 11 “Ice Out For Good” vigil in the Cultural Gazebo. Dozens of people gathered in the township Cultural Arts Gazebo on January 11 to hold a vigil for those who lost their lives in interactions with agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The “Ice Out For Good” …

RE-ENACTING HISTORY – Re-enactors portraying General George Washington and Generals Nathanael Greene and John Sullivan at the “Conference on Horseback” January 4 in Kingston. Several hundred people gathered along Church Street in Kingston on January 4 to witness an event that has not been seen in 249 years. It was on January 3, 1777, on a hill in Kingston in …

GRANT RECEIVED – Pictured, from left to right, (front), Josephine Taranto, Preservation Planner for Somerset County’s Department of Engineering and Planning; Jane Kiernan, Treasurer of the Franklin Inn – Van Liew Homestead Association; Nancy Hohnstine, Trustee of the Franklin Inn – Van Liew Homestead Association; Barbara ten Broeke, President of the Franklin Inn – Van Liew Homestead Association; Suzanne Ochse, …

WORDS OF WISDOM – Rod Brundidge, a Franklin High School vice-principal, speaks to Road to Success students at their annual Thanksgiving celebration. Thanksgiving came two days early for students enrolled in the school district’s Road To Success program. Road To Success is an alternative high school program, the mission of which is “prepare enrolled students to graduate high school and …

WINNERS! – The Franklin High School GoldN’Blues Choir – also known as The Madrigals – will perform in the Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting ceremony, broadcast on NBC. (Photo NBC 4 New York.) Franklin High School’s GoldN’Blues Choir – also known as the Madrigal Choir – on November 25 was selected to sing for NBC’s broadcast of “Christmas in Rockefeller Center,” …

State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen is once again hosting his annual Head-To-Toe clothing drive. New or clean, gently used winter clothing donations for children aged 3-16 years are being accepted at his legislative office at 334 Elizabeth Avenue until January 16, 2026. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …

ROAD WORK GRANT – Work on New Brunswick Road between Willow Road and Cedar Grove Lane – except the bridge over Al’s Creek – is scheduled to begin in the Spring. The Township will receive more than $300,000 from a state grant program for work on a section of New Brunswick Road. The $316,190 grant from the municipal aid grant …

Township crafters and artists have until noon on November 19 to submit their applications for the 47th Annual Festival of Trees to showcase their tree-decorating artistry at the Environmental Education Center in Basking Ridge. More than 40 trees featuring themes chosen by the decorators will fill the EEC’s large open rooms as local musicians play visitors through the exhibition. The …

READY TO WIN – Thomas J. Kavanaugh VFW Post 2290’s hall was packed on November 15 for the fourth annual Middlebush Volunteer Fire Department Ladies’ Auxiliary Tricky Tray fundraiser. More than 300 people on November 15 made the annual pilgrimage to the Manville VFW hall for the annual tricky tray fundraiser held by the Middlebush Volunteer Fire Department’s Ladies’ Auxiliary. …

KEYNOTE SPEAKER – Chaplain Lt. Col. Gregory D. Jans speaks during the annual Veterans’ Day observance in the Township Council chamber on November 11. The plight of military veterans dealing with service-related issues was one of the topics touched on at the annual Township Veterans’ Day observance on November 11. Several dozen people gathered in the Township Council chamber for …