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The township Historic Preservation Advisory Commission held two informal hearings at its March 4 meeting, one of which dealt with a building raising and another which dealt with a proposed new home. Joachim Messing of Neuville Drive told the commission that he wants to tear down a garage on property he owns next to his house and build another home. …

The Manville Causeway bridge is expected to be closed for repairs from March 12 through the early summer. UPDATE 2: The Manville Causeway bridge is now closed,  according to a state Department of Transportation spokesman. 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 …

Potential fines await township residents who do not clear their sidewalks of snow within 12 hours of a storm. “Several” summonses for not obeying the township’s law regarding sidewalk cleanups after snow storms have been handed out by police since the Valentine’s Day weekend storms, a police spokesman said. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …

The Rev. DeForest Soaries, center, prepares to cut the ribbon on the DeForest B. Soaries Jr. Senior Residences on Franklin Boulevard. The DeForest B. Soaries Jr. Senior Residences at Somerset building was officially opened on Jan. 28. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. …

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Police Chief Lawrence Roberts, right, talks about newly minted Sgt. Robert Ellis. The Franklin Township Police Department officially has three new police officers and one new sergeant. 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 …

Public Service Electric & Gas is still investigating the cause of a substation failure in Somerset Jan. 24 that knocked out power to thousands of township residents. In a release, the company said that about 5,900 customers in the township lost power shortly after 11 a.m. when a substation malfunctioned. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township …

Somerset County Health Department educator Michéle Samarya-Timm led the team which developed a cartoon-based training program for food defense. Franklin Township is the launching ground for a new training tool to educate food service workers about food defense. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & …

Franklin got an average of 9 inches of snow on Jan. 21, according to the National Weather Service. Streets were pretty drivable by about 9 a.m., as crews were out all night plowing and salting. 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 …

The forecasters had the snow starting after 10 a.m., but Mother Nature had other plans. Small flakes began falling several hours before that, and by 8:30 a.m., there was already the beginnings of a coating on the streets. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & …