News-pourri

Real Estate expert Chris Otteau was grilled Jan. 19 by a skeptical Zoning Board over his analysis of the single-family home construction market. The Zoning Board of Adjustment will hire an independent real estate consultant to vet a developer’s claims that a Cedar Grove Lane tract is only economically viable for a townhouse development. The decision was made at the …

Replacement of the Route 518 bridge at Canal Road is well underway. Replacement of the Route 518 bridge at Canal Road is expected to be finished by the end of February, but that date, unlike the bridge, is not set in stone. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by …

The Planning Board on Jan. 18 approved plans for a restaurant and retail store building that partly sits on the site of the old Chauncey’s Pub. Plans for a 15,000-square-foot restaurant and retail store project on a site once occupied by an historic Franklin Park building were approved Jan. 18 by the Planning Board. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …

Traffic engineer Matt Sharo testifies to the Planning Board at the Jan. 18 meeting. The developer of a proposed WaWa convenience store and gas station on Route 27 on Jan. 18 won the last approval needed for the project: a sign. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …

The Open Space Advisory Committee has formed an ad hoc committee to look into regulating the use of unmanned aircraft – drones – over township-owned open space and parks. Reports of unmanned aircraft flying over township-owned open space and parkland has prompted officials to research whether that activity can be prohibited. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …

This photo, called, “Gathering Hay on Harold’s Farm,” was taken on Aug. 17, 1932. The farm was located at the site of the present-day municipal complex on DeMott Lane. Pictured are Walter Lester, George Harold Wade, Jr., Alan Wade, George E. Wade, Elton Leslie Wade and George Harold Wade, Sr. Photo: Franklin Township Library Collection.   Don’t Miss Out! No …

Education consultant JoAnn Perotti led a group of parents, school administrators, district officials and faculty through a strategic planning workshop on Jan. 11. New goals for the school district and strategies to achieve them were the main topics Jan. 11 at a strategic plan workshop held at Franklin High School. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township …

Township resident Robert Quinn has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for state Assembly from the 17th District. Photo: Robert Quinn. Township resident Robert Quinn has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for one of the two state Assembly seats in the 17th District. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth …

Ardaman Singh, the Board of Education’s newest member, takes the oath of office at the Jan. 5 reorganization meeting. Looking on are school board members Nancy LaCorte, left, and Christine Danielsen, incumbents who were also sworn in for their new terms. The Board of Education welcomed one new member and retained its leadership at the Jan. 5 reorganization meeting. Don’t …

Zoning Board chairman Robert Thomas said he thought the proposed gym was too small. Central Jersey College Prep Charter School received approval to move into a Mettlers Road building, but it had to temporarily give up a new gym to do so. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by …