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For the second consecutive year, inclement weather forced the cancellation of the township’s annual Memorial Day parade, but the commemoration went on as scheduled. Rather than chance the rain and hold the ceremony in the Veterans Memorial Park, organizers Mayor Phil Kramer and Bob LaCorte decided to move it indoors, into the Township Council chambers. Don’t Miss Out! No other …

Franklin Township had the second-largest numeric population increase in Somerset County from 2015 to 2016, data released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows. According to the new population estimates, released May 25, Franklin’s population in 2016 stood at an estimated 66,311, up from 2015’s 66,028. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of …

Jessica Juliano holds a collage she created to honor her late boyfriend, Jesse Silva. Jessica Juliano smiled as she remembered the day Jesse Silva popped the question. 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 …

Shoulder work on the northbound side of Route 27, over Carter’s Brook, is completed, allowing for work on the rest of the bridge to continue. Northbound traffic on Route 27 over the Carter’s Brook Bridge will be shifted for the next several months starting May 11. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth …

Deputy Police Chief Richard Grammar, left, told the Township Council that there would be nothing to gain by declaring the township a “sanctuary city.” It looks as though the answer to the question of whether the township will be declared a “sanctuary city” is no, at least for now. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …

Replacement of the Route 518 bridge at Canal Road is well underway. Replacement of the Route 518 bridge at Canal Road is expected to be finished by the end of February, but that date, unlike the bridge, is not set in stone. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by …

This photo, called, “Gathering Hay on Harold’s Farm,” was taken on Aug. 17, 1932. The farm was located at the site of the present-day municipal complex on DeMott Lane. Pictured are Walter Lester, George Harold Wade, Jr., Alan Wade, George E. Wade, Elton Leslie Wade and George Harold Wade, Sr. Photo: Franklin Township Library Collection.   Don’t Miss Out! No …

Mayor Phil Kramer, left, officiates his final wedding of 2016 on Dec. 30. Weddings officiated this year by Mayor Phillip Kramer have been a boon to the Franklin Township Animal Shelter and the organization that funds it, Second Chance for Animals. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …

Map showing some of the sites originally considered by Williams-Transco for its gas compressor station. Graphic: Williams-Transco. The company wishing to build a gas compressor station in Franklin initially eyed six potential locations in the township and South Brunswick, a federal filing shows. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented …

Williams/Transco has selected a 52-acre site near Routes 27 and 518 as the location for its new gas compressor station. Graphic: Williams Co. A 52-acre parcel near the intersection of Routes 27 and 518 has been selected as the location for the Williams-Transco gas compressor station project. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …