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Canal Walk Residents Complain About Large Property Assessment Increases

Alice Krihak tells Township Council members about the steep increase in her property taxes. Steep increases in their property tax bills sent a contingent of Canal Walk residents to the Aug. 9 Township Council meeting for help, but they didn’t really get any satisfaction. The residents were basically told that their beef is with the state Legislature, and the age-old …

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Danielsen Bill To Help Law Enforcement Agencies With Diversity Training Is Now Law

Another bill co-sponsored by state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen, (D-17), has been signed into law by Gov. Christie. A revised bill, co-sponsored by state Assemblyman Joseph Danielsen (D-17), designed to better prepare law enforcement agencies to handle racial, ethnic, religious and other diversities has been signed into law. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth …

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Township Woman Thanks RWJUH Medical Staff Who Saved Her Life

Tamara D’Ambra, second from right, speaks to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital staff accompanied by (left to right) her son Nicholas, daughter Melissa, son Vito Jr. and husband, Vito. A township woman stopped by Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick Aug. 5 for a reunion of sorts. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …

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Danielsen Co-Sponsor Of Law Aimed At Curbing College Student Suicides

State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen was a prime sponsor of a recently enacted bill that aims to curb college students’ suicide. A bill that aims to help prevent college student suicides was signed into law earlier this week. 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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Report From The Floor: Final Day Of GOP Convention One Of Crescendos

Somerset County Freeholder Brian Levine at the GOP National Convention. By Somerset County Freeholder Brian Levine. 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. …

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School Board Commends ‘Key People’ In 2016 FHS Graduation Ceremony

Key people involved in the Class of 2016 graduation – the first one held at the current Franklin High School – were commended at the July 21 Board of Education meeting. “We thought it was important to recognize a few key individuals who made the graduation at Franklin High School possible,” said board president Ed Potosnak. “It was a fabulous …

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Transgender Student Policy Sparks Bd Of Ed Argument

Board of Education member Pat Stanley unsuccessfully tried to table a proposed board policy banning discrimination against transgender students. A policy prohibiting discrimination against transgender students caused a minor controversy at the July 21 Board of Education meeting. 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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Report From The Floor: Up Close And Personal With ‘Giants Of Journalism’ At GOP Convention

Left to right: Somerset County Freeholder Brian Levine, Carl Bernstein and Ted Koppel. Photo: Brian Levine. By Somerset County Freeholder Brian Levine. 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 …

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Report From The Floor: First Venture From The GOP ‘Secure Zone’

Dr. Ben Carson speaks during Day 2 of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Photo: Brian Levine. By Somerset County Freeholder Brian Levine. 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 …

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Cedar Grove Lane Housing Project Returning To Zoning Board

The Grove at Somerset’s site plan calls for 34 2- and 3-bedroom townhomes in nine buildings. A plan to build 34 townhomes on two Cedar Grove Lane lots will probably come before the Zoning Board of Adjustment sometime this fall, not that the board will have much choice in the matter. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …

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