Township resident Skip Schaefer speaks to the Township Council about the proposed “Peace and Nonviolence” monument park. The topic of placing a “Peace and Nonviolence” memorial on township open space was once again the topic at a Township Council meeting, with residents telling the council on June 26 that they do not support the proposal. The idea of placing statues …
Read More »Ordinance Change Mandates Court Appearance Only After Eighth False Burglar Alarm In One Year
Township residents who have problems with their security systems sending out false burglar alarms will not have to report to court until the eighth instance in a given calendar year, thanks to an ordinance approved June 26 by the Township Council. But once that threshold is reached, a court appearance is mandatory, and the property owner faces a fine of …
Read More »School Board Honors 30 District Retirees
School district retirees were honored June 21 by the school board. The Board of Education June 21 honored 30 retired township employees. 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 Eight Villages. But we can …
Read More »Ferrero USA Gains Approval For 88,000-Square-Foot Addition
Ferrero USA received Planning Board approval June 20 for an 88,000-square-foot addition to its Cottontail Lane warehouse building. An 88,0000-square-foot addition to the Ferrero USA building on Cottontail Lane was approved June 20 by the Planning Board. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. …
Read More »Election 2018: Rep. Watson Coleman Thanks AFL-CIO For Endorsement
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman. Photo: Watson Coleman for Congress. Twelfth Congressional District Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman today released the following statement thanking the New Jersey State AFL-CIO for their endorsement of her campaign for re-election and vowing to continue fighting side by side with working families throughout the district. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …
Read More »Township GOP Elects New Executive Committee
Newly elected Franklin Township Republican Committee executive board: (left to right) Agnes Messanio, secretary; Beverly Lawson, 1st vice president; Jim Heffernan, 2nd vice president; Bob LaCorte, president, and Pat Stanley, treasurer. Photo: Bob LaCorte. The Franklin Township Republican Committee picked its leaders at its annual meeting on June 11. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …
Read More »Election 2018: Unhinged Left Adopts New Strategy: America Must Fail
Republican Congressional candidate Daryl Kipnis. By Daryl Kipnis, Republican candidate for U.S. Congress from the 12th District. 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 Eight Villages. But we can only do that with your …
Read More »Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman Faces Tough Questions From FHS Students
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman speaks to students at Franklin High School on June 12. U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-12) spent about an hour with a group of Franklin High School students June 12, taking questions from them on a range of subjects from gun violence to the state of national politics. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …
Read More »Elijah’s Promise Chef’s Night Sells Out Once Again
About 550 people attended the 2018 Elijah’s Promise Chef’s Night June 11 at the Palace at Somerset Park. More than 500 people crowded into the Palace at Somerset Park June 11 for the 19th annual Elijah’s Promise Chef’s Night. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter …
Read More »Township PD Runs For The Special Olympics
FTPD Sgt. Mark Reiner, second from left, takes the torch hand-off June 8 in the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics. The Franklin Township Police Department once again took part in the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics on June 8. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …
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