Township resident Daryl Kipnis will kick off his 2017 state Senate campaign with a Jan. 5 event at the Imperia on Easton Avenue. Township resident Daryl Kipnis will kick off his 2017 state Senate campaign with a Jan. 5, 2017 reception at The Imperia, 1714 east Ave. Kipnis, an attorney, hopes to win the Republican nomination to challenge incumbent and …
Read More »Census Snapshot: Poverty Rate Of Franklin’s School-Aged Children Increases
More than 9 percent of the township’s school-aged children lived in poverty in 2015, according to statistics recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Graphic: U.S. Census Bureau. Nearly one in every 10 township school-aged child lived in poverty in 2015, a figure that is 41 percent higher than in all of Somerset County. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …
Read More »Municipal Alliance Poster Contest Award Winners Commended By Council
Winners of the 2016 Municipal Alliance poster contest were honored Dec. 13 by the Township Council. The 2016 winners of an annual poster contest for the township’s school children were celebrated at the Dec. 13 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 & …
Read More »Veteran-Related Bills Co-Sponsored By Assemblyman Danielsen Reported Out Of Committee
Two bills in the state Assembly, co-sponsored by Assemblyman Joe Danielsen, were recently reported out of the appropriations committee. The state Assembly’s appropriations committee recently advanced two military veterans’-related bills co-sponsored by Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17). Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. …
Read More »Central Jersey College Prep Charter School’s Plan To Move Hits Road Bump
Engineer Craig Stires discusses plans for a new home for the Central Jersey College Prep Charter School at the Dec. 15 Zoning Board meeting. A township charter school will have to wait until after the new year to find out if it will be able to relocate. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …
Read More »Middlebush Park Football Game Noise Issue Returns To Township Council
Township Councilwoman Roz Sherman said an agreement between the council and Pop Warner football over noise at Middlebush Park was broken. The on-again, off-again dispute over amplification of Pop Warner football games at Middlebush Park is apparently on again. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter …
Read More »First Baptist Church Town Hall Analyzes Political Situation In Era Of Trump
Panelists at the First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens’ Town Hall included, left to right, Cornell Belcher, Angela Rye, Joe Youngblood and U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman. The U.S Congress’s Black Caucus is likely to take a more “in your face” approach starting next year in dealing with any Republican attempts to roll back Progressive gains, an audience at First …
Read More »FR&A Photos: Hundreds Attend Fundraiser For School Administrator, Coach, Felled By Stroke
Rodney Wilkerson arrives at the East Franklin Fire Department Dec. 9 for a fundraiser in his honor. 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 …
Read More »Still Time To Donate To College Fund In Memory Of Andrew Russoniello
The deadline is fast approaching for donations to a college fund established for siblings of a township teenager killed over the summer in an automobile accident. Andrew Russoniello, 13, was killed Aug. 29 when he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle on Amwell Road. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …
Read More »Canal Walk Residents Set Records In Franklin Foodbank Donations
Left to right, John Tighe and Paul Walitsky head up the operation in December Photo: Jay Del Prado. 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 …
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