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Township Councilman Rajiv Prasad responds to residents calling for his resignation at the Feb. 12, 2019 Township Council meeting. Rejecting repeated calls for his resignation, Township Councilman Rajiv Prasad on Feb. 12 vowed to fill out his term, and accused those who oppose him with “political grandstanding.” Prasad (D-At Large) has been enmeshed in controversy at various times over the …

Organizers of the upcoming “Empty Bowls Franklin Township” fundraiser have high hopes for their inaugural event. The founding executive team members – Susan Winston Seamon and Bob and Ceil Cheril – say they wanted to do something to help ease the concerns of people with food insecurity. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …

The township’s municipal prosecutor and a long-time educator are among the nine women chosen as the 2019 Outstanding Women in Somerset County by the Somerset County Commission on the Status of Women. Bernice Jalloh, an attorney who is currently the township prosecutor, will be honored in the Journalism/Media/Law category, and Wanda Brooks-Long, CEO of an educational services company and former …

The township’s Redevelopment Agency heard of plans to bring a Chick-fil-A and second Starbucks to the township. A developer is looking to bring a Chick-fil-A and a second Starbucks to a lot adjacent to the Route 27 redevelopment area. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter …

State Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker, right, administers the Oath of Office to Crystal Pruitt, second from right, the newest Township Council member. Township Democrats tapped some home-grown talent in picking the newest member of the Township Council on Jan. 22. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter …

New Jersey Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and Franklin native Tiffany Williams speaks during the Jan. 21 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast. Hundreds of attendees at the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast were urged Jan. 21 to continue the slain civil rights leader’s legacy by acting as he would. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …

Township resident Daryle Lamont Jenkins addresses anti-racism protestors at Palmer Square, Princeton. PRINCETON – Hundreds of protestors from across the state gathered at Palmer Square here Jan. 12 for what they thought was going to be a counter-demonstration against a fledgling white supremacist group’s march. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of …

The township’s presiding Municipal Court Judge denies that a comment he made to a defendant in December 2017 was sexual in nature and violated any judicial ethics rules that would require formal discipline. Judge Hector Rodriguez in December 2018 was hit with charges that he violated three tenets of the state Judicial Canon of Ethics. The charges stem from a …

With his family at his side, Deputy Mayor James Vassanella takes the Oath of Office at the Township Council reorganization meeting. The Township Council picked a Deputy Mayor for 2019 at its Jan. 7 reorganization meeting, but did not choose to fill the seat vacated by the person who held the position last year. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …

With four generations of her family looking on, Shanel Robinson is given the Freeholder Oath of Office by Gov. Phil Murphy. SOMERVILLE – Two township residents were part of history at the Jan. 4 Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders meeting. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …