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RCDCU Ride To Fight Prostate Cancer Set For September 21

RIDING FOR CHARITY – The annual RCDCU fundraising ride for prostate cancer awareness is set to kick off on September 21 at the Township Community/Senior Center. (File photo.) The annual RCDCU Bike-A-Thon to fight prostate cancer is set for 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. September 21. The bike-a-thon’s start and finish is at the Franklin Township Community/Senior Center, 505 DeMott …

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‘Clean Slate’ Expungement Clinic Set For FBCLG

A clinic designed to help people with expunging criminal convictions from their record is set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. October 1 at First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens, 771 Somerset Street. The clinic, entitled “Clean Slate,” is sponsored by the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender, FBCLG, state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17) and Somerset County. Don’t Miss …

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Acting Governor Declares State Of Emergency In Advance Of Storm

A State of Emergency starting at 6 p.m. for all 21 counties was announced on August 9 by Acting Governor Tahesha Way. The declaration was made in anticipation of severe storms causing hazardous weather conditions including heavy rain, high winds, and flash flooding due to the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby, according to a press release. Don’t Miss Out! No …

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Williams Park Pool Final Day Announced

Williams Park Pool is open for the final time this season on August 10, the Park and Recreation Department announced The following swim times are available: 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 …

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Falling Library Shelves Injure Patron

LIBRARY ACCIDENT – The aftermath of a July 9 incident at the Franklin Township Library’s Main Branch. (Reporter photo.) One person was injured on July 9 when some shelving collapsed at the Franklin Township Library’s main branch on DeMott Lane. The person, who was not identified, was treated by EMTs but declined to be taken to a hospital, said January …

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Will EFVFD Contract Dispute Be Resolved?

ON THE HOT SEAT – Members of the Fire District 3 Board of Commissioners at the July 9 Commission meeting. Representatives of the east Franklin Volunteer Fire Department and the Fire District 3 Commissioners will meet before the end of July to try to iron out a fire service contract that has been in dispute for months. That was the …

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Design Details Of Proposed Rutgers Plaza Apartment Building Heard By Zoning Board

ARCHITECT SPEAKS – David Minno, the architect for the proposed 200-unit apartment building in Rutgers Plaza, testifies before the Zoning Board of Adjustment. The Rutgers Plaza retail center will get a complete facelift with the approval of a proposed 200-unit apartment building in the former K-Mart space, the Zoning Board of Adjustment was told during a contentious June 20 hearing. …

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FR&A Photo Gallery: Franklin High School Seniors Party On At Senior Prom

ALL SMILES – Just three of the hundreds of prom-goers at the annual Franklin High School senior prom, held June 13 at the Westin Hotel in Princeton. There was music. There was food. There was glam. There was even the occasional squeal from two friends who had never seen each other prom’d up before. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …

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East Franklin Fire Department Wins 60-Day Reprieve From Shutdown

MAKING HIS POINT – East Franklin Volunteer Fire Department Chief Dan Krushinski gestures as he speaks to the Fire District 3 Commissioners during the June 11 Commission hearing. The Franklin Fire District 3 Board of Commissioners on June 11 granted a 60-day reprieve to the East Franklin Volunteer Fire Department to allow time for the two groups to compromise on a …

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Township Council Again Rebuffs Calls For Ceasefire Resolution

LOBBYING FOR RESOLUTION – Mohammed Turan was one of many members of the township’s Palestinian community and their supporters who once again tried to convince the Township Council to pass a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Members of the township’s Palestinian community and their supporters were once again unsuccessful on May 28 in convincing the Township …

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