General News

Video courtesy of Chris Ziobro from the Franklin Township Office of Fire Prevention. A deer that had fallen into an unused well on Canal Road was rescued by township emergency responders on June 17. The deer fell into the 6-foot-deep well at about 3 p.m., according to a press release on the incident from township police. Police officers, animal control officers from …

Thousands of law enforcement personnel from around the country converged on St. Matthias R.C. Church June 4 to pay their respects to a New Jersey State Trooper killed last week in an auto accident. The funeral service for Trooper Anthony Raspa, 24, drew comrades from as far away as California, and dignitaries such as Gov. Chris Christie, Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno …

East Millstone resident Nat Clymer has a message for those caught up in the hustle and bustle of life: Slow down and look at things. “They’re missing some wonderful stuff,” Clymer said. A former photojournalist who’s had his own commercial photography business for the past 25 years, Clymer’s work is on display – and for sale – through May 31 …

The township’s Memorial Day observance featured the usual parade and ceremony at the Veterans Memorial Park, but this year the commemoration was led by students at the Franklin High School Junior ROTC. Inaddition to the JROTC, participants included the FHS Marching Band and Color Guard, various Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops, local political organizations and the township’s first responders. …

About 30 bicyclists participated May 20 in the annual “Ride of Silence,” a slow bike tour to honor those cyclists killed or injured  while riding on public roads. Organized by Mayor Chris Kelly – himself an avid cyclist – this was the first time the worldwide event has been held in the township. The event was founded in 2003 after …

They were a few months early, but the annual softball match ups between the township’s Over 50 softball league and members of Franklin Township PBA Local 154 raised more than $500 for the Franklin Township Food Bank May 17. The games ere played on the softball fields in Inman Park, off John F. Kennedy Boulevard. In the first round, the …

What is seen as a possible solution to anticipated problems caused by May’s planned closure of the Franklin Boulevard post office may not offer the hoped-for relief. An ad hoc committee of community and religious leaders April 22 decided to apply to the U.S. Postal Service to open a “Village Post Office” in a vacant building next door to the current post …

The 26th annual riding of the Tour de Franklin kicks off at 7:30 a.m. April 26th at the township municipal complex. The tour, the major fundraiser for the Franklin Township Food Bank, features 10-, 25-, 40- and 62-mile rides, as well as a 1-5-mile neighborhood walk and a 1-10-mile ride or walk along the D&R Canal towpath. This year, Mayor …

Update: There are no plans for United States Postal Service officials to meet with township representatives about the Franklin Boulevard post office on April 22, according to a USPS spokesman. Township Councilman Rajiv Prasad (D-At Large) has said such a meeting was taking place from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the church, and some community leaders also expected there …

A sexual harassment lawsuit brought against members of a township fire department was settled late last year for $50,000. The settlement – the parties to which were bound by confidentiality clauses – was revealed April 14 by John Paff, township resident who is also chairman of the New Jersey Libertarian Party’s Open Government Advocacy Project. Paff obtained copies of the settlement …