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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Franklin High School principal Cheryl Clark abruptly resigned her position on Oct. 13, citing personal reasons. Clark is seen here on her first day on the job in 2016. Update: As expected, the Board of Education Oct. 19 accepted the resignation of the Franklin High School principal, and appointed an interim. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …
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More than $5,300 was raised Oct. 14 for the Franklin Food bank during the seventh annual D&R River Canal Fest. That total included about $1,200 from Franklin High School students who donated the proceeds of their sales of ceramic items. 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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Obiora Okagbue, in white t-shirt, puts in some equity sweat as he helps build what will eventually become a wall panel in his new home, built by Raritan Valley Habitat for Humanity. Part of the Rutgers Plaza parking lot on Easton Avenue was turned into a construction zone Oct. 12, as Habitat for Humanity volunteers started working on a new …
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