National Voter Registration Day is Sept. 26. To register to vote, you must: 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 support. Please consider a …
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Zoning Board of Adjustment members got their first peek Sept. 21 at plans for a 32,000-square-foot school proposed by officials of the Masjid-e-Ali mosque on Cedar Grove Lane. Board members heard from only one witness, architect Yogesh Mistry, because a prior application received a long hearing. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth …
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Some of the estimated 20,000 people who attended the fourth annual Franklin Day Festival on Sept. 23. An estimated 20,000 people made their way to Colonial Park Sept. 23 for the fourth annual Franklin Day Festival in Colonial Park. 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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Ankush Rakhit, president of the Ananda mandir temple on Cedar Grove Lane, testifies at the Zoning Board’s Sept. 21 meeting. It was a bumpy ride, but representatives of the Anana Mandir finally did get the OK to expand their Cedar Grove Lane temple on Sept. 21. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth …
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State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen. Legislation sponsored by state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17) that would expand medical parole for non-violent inmates and cut costs at jails was signed into law Sept. 13 by Gov. Chris Christie. 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 …
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Township officials are in negotiations with the Somerset County YMCA and the school district for properties on the former Consolata Missionaries site. It’s all speculation at this point, but there is a possibility that if a YMCA is built in the township, it could have both an indoor and an outdoor swimming pool. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet …
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More than 10,000 visitors attended the 2016 Franklin Day Festival, and organizers expect an even larger crowd this year. (File photo.) A variety of events await visitors to the fourth annual Franklin Day Festival, set for noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 23. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by …
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Township resident and Township Council candidate Beverly Briggs-Lawson is the coordinator of “Project Warm Your Heart.” Submitted by Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders. 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 …
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Two historic homes in the township have been added to this year’s “Weekend Journey Through the Past,” a Somerset-County wide celebration of county history. Sponsored by the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission, the event is set for Oct. 14 and 15 at various locations in the county. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you …
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More than 200 cyclists – a new record – showed up Sept. 16 for the annual RCDCU Ride Against Prostate Cancer. The ride, sponsored by Renaissance Cyclists Defeating Cancer United, began and ended at Franklin Middle School. 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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