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AWARD WINNER – Amie Gallagher, Director of the Raritan Valley Community College Planetarium, center, receives the Thomas Fangman Award from New Jersey Science Convention representatives Coleen Weiss-Magasic, left, and Angela Best, right. (Photo: RVCC). Submitted by Raritan Valley Community College. A township resident was recently honored by a statewide science organization. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …

A Public Information Session to educate the public on proposed improvements to the DeMott Lane/Easton Avenue intersection has been set for 4:30-7 p.m. December 5 at the Township Municipal Building, 475 DeMott Lane. The proposed work includes “the reconstruction of the traffic signal equipment, curb, sidewalk, pavement, and median barrier in the vicinity of the intersection. Additionally, the existing multiuse …

Once again, Franklin Township is represented on a statewide political power list. This time it’s Insider NJ’s Insider 100 Power List 2023. Representing the township on the list are Franklin Township Police Det. Pat Colligan and Township Councilmember Ed Potosnak. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin …

NURSES SEEKING HELP – Township resident Erika Colindres, a nurse at RWJ New Brunswick, speaks to the Township Council at the November 13 meeting. UPDATE: The Township Council unanimously passed the resolution in support of the proposed bills at the November 28 Council meeting. A contingent of nurses from Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick asked the Township Council …

VETERANS’ DAY OBSERVANCE – One of the many township veterans who attended the annual Veterans’ Day observance at the Municipal Complex on November 11. The Township Council chamber and veterans Memorial Park in the municipal complex were once again the venues for the annual Veterans Day celebration on November 11. Featured speakers during the ceremony were Army veteran Shirley Pietrucha, …

CHECKING THE NUMBERS – Board of Education candidates Bill Grippo and Erica Inocencio check the tally board at Par2Play on November 7. The Democratic Mayoral and Township Council slate, and a slate of Board of Education candidates which includes an incumbent, appear to be on the road to victory in the November 7 General Election. The candidates enjoyed leads in …

FALL CLEAN-UP – Volunteers help a Somerset County senior prep their yard for another winter during Somerset County’s Annual Volunteer Fall Clean-Up. (Photo: Somerset County Office of Volunteer Services.) Senior and disabled homeowners who need help with annual fall leaf-raking and other yard work should contact the Somerset County Office of Volunteer Services at (908) 704-6301 or email JDambeck@co.somerset.nj.us by November 9. …

Goblins and ghouls and Taylor Swifts were spotted throughout the township in the days leading up to, and including, Halloween. As has been the practice for the past number of years, “Trunk or Treats” events were held in multiple locations. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin …

A township adult medical day care center was one of 21 centers throughout the state identified by state officials to have over-billed for Medicaid-eligible services between 2016 and 2021. The center, Rainbow Home Medical Day Care on Campus Drive, was cited by the state Office of the Comptroller for having over-billed $12,050.10. The company repaid the over-billed amount in August …

The Board of Education on October 19 approved contracts for goods and service worth more than $185,000. The Board approved: 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 …