News-pourri

An aerial view of the Consolata Mission property, which was purchased by the township in May, 2017. The land swap between the township and school district is all but a done deal with the Oct. 9 final passage by the Township Council of an ordinance approving it. The Board of Education approved the deal at its September meeting. Don’t Miss …

Mayor Phil Kramer said at the Oct. 9 Township Council meeting that discussions about forming a citizen’s committee on a peace and non-violence memorial may be held in the future. It appears that the idea to form a citizen’s committee to rework an idea for a “Peace and Non-Violence” memorial is on ice, at least for now. Don’t Miss Out! …

Township Councilman Rajiv Prasad has decided to step away from his council duties for “a few weeks,” he told his colleagues in a memo read at the Oct. 9 Township Council meeting. (File photo). Embattled Township Councilman Rajiv Prasad has decided to take some time away from council business. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …

Sunday alcohol sales would be permitted during the same times as the rest of the week under an ordinance amendment set to be introduced at the Oct. 9 Township Council meeting. Currently, Sunday sales of alcohol are restricted to noon to 2 a.m., in restaurants and noon to 10 p.m. in liquor stores. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet …

Children were the focus of the annual Safety Fair, held by the Middlebush Volunteer Fire Department on Oct. 6. Games, arts and crafts, and hands-on demonstrations of firefighting techniques and equipment highlighted the day. 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 …

Ann Marie McCarthy, James Vassanella, Kimberly Francois, Rajiv Prasad and Phil Kramer at the Oct. 2 Franklin Township Community Foundation trustees meeting. The group that for the past 10 years has acted as the repository for donations earmarked for a proposed “Peace and Non-Violence” monument park on Oct. 2 took the first steps toward divesting itself of the money, and …

Dorothy Reed of the Sister 2 Sister Network and FTPD Chief Richard Grammar shake hands in front of an FTPD patrol car that has been wrapped in pink in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Members of the Franklin Township Police Department will don pink patches this month as part of a department-wide fundraising effort for breast cancer awareness. …

The Somerset County Republican Committee has called upon Deputy Mayor Shanel Robinson, a Democratic Freeholder candidate, to call for the resignation of Township Councilman Rajiv Prasad. Actions taken by a Township Councilman and Municipal Court Judge are being reviewed in a “judicial investigation,” according to an email sent by a top Somerset County Democratic Committee official. Don’t Miss Out! No …

The current school district office building and its property will be acquired by the township in a pending land swap. The first steps in the property swap between the township and the Board of Education were taken the week of Sept. 24. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by …

Township Councilman Rajiv Prasad at a recent council meeting. A Township Councilman appears to have tried to influence a Municipal Court judge – over whom he has reappointment power – to help a local landlord evict tenants from her property, according to emails reviewed by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township …