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Video: Countdown To Warrior4Life Scholarship Foundation Gala

Tickets are going fast for the inaugural Warrior4Life Scholarship Foundation gala, set for 6-10 p.m.  Nov. 24 at The Imperia on Easton Avenue. The evening will feature music by the Renaissance Jazz Band, with comedian Erin Jackson acting as mistress of ceremonies. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by …

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Township Council Honors Bob LaCorte For Volunteer Work

Bob LaCorte, right, looks on as Mayor Phil Kramer reads the Township Council commendation honoring him for his work in organizing the Memorial Day and Veterans’ day observances. The organizer of the township’s Memorial Day and Veterans’ Day observances was honored Nov. 13 by the Township Council. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …

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Township Artists Recognized By County, State In Art Shows

Dustin Shin’s watercolor, “Brood,” took second place recently in the New Jersey Senior Art Show. (Photo: Somerset County Freeholders.) A township resident took second place recently in the New Jersey Senior Art Show, held at Meadow Lakes Senior Living in East Windsor. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by …

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Veterans Celebrated In Township Ceremony

The township commemorated Veterans’ Day Nov. 11 with a short ceremony in the municipal building, followed by ringing of the Memorial Bell in Veterans Memorial Park. Local Boy Scouts, members of the Canal Walk Veterans club and members of the Junior ROTC battalion from Franklin High School participated in the ceremony. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …

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Democrats Retain Control Of Township Council, BOE Incumbents Defeated

Candidates in the 2017 election and their supporters watch the results being tallied in the Township Council chamber. Democrats retained complete control of the Township Council and both Board of Education incumbents were defeated in the Nov. 7 elections. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter …

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Planning Board Approves Two Homes On Annapolis Street

Engineer William Scott, developer Dennis Gabinelli and attorney Peter Lanfrit at the Nov.1 Planning Board meeting. A Bridgewater developer won Planning Board approval Nov. 1 to split an Annapolis Street parcel into two lots and build a home on each. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin …

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Somerset County Democrats Hold Pre-Election Gala/Pep Rally

Bathed in the room’s blue light, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy speaks to Somerset County Democrats at their Oct. 27 gala. With less than two weeks before Election Day, several hundred Somerset County Democrats gathered in the township Oct. 27 for one last pep rally. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of …

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Major LD 17 Senate Candidates Face Off In Piscataway Debate

PISCATAWAY – The two major party candidates for state Senate from the 17th Legislative District went toe-to-toe Oct. 25 in a late-campaign debate at Piscataway High School. Incumbent Democrat Sen. Bob Smith – whose hometown is Piscataway – and his Republican challenger, Franklin Township resident Daryl Kipnis, spent about an hour making the case for their election on Nov. 7. …

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Red Ribbon Week, Husain Day, Acknowledged By Township Council

Dr. Aftab Husain speaks at the Oct. 24 Township Council while members of Masjid-e-Ali Mosque and township officials look on. Proclamations acknowledging Red Ribbon Week and Husain Day were presented at the Oct. 24 Township Council meeting. 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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Township Council Approves Deal Meeting Affordable Housing Obligation Through 2025

Mark Healey, the township’s principal planner, said Franklin will meet its current fair share obligation of affordable housing through projects already approved or in the pipeline. (File photo). The township has already provided for more than enough low- and moderate-income housing to meet its Mt. Laurel obligations through 2025, a township official said in the wake of an affordable housing …

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