News-pourri

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. The …

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 …

John Mensch, owner of Montauk Transit Service, testifies before the zoning board on Jan. 5. The Long Island-based company that transports the school district’s children received approval Jan. 5 to store its buses on two Route 27 lots. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & …

Mayor Phil Kramer, left, officiates his final wedding of 2016 on Dec. 30. Weddings officiated this year by Mayor Phillip Kramer have been a boon to the Franklin Township Animal Shelter and the organization that funds it, Second Chance for Animals. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …

The Township Council at its Jan. 3 reorganization meeting commended five Eagle Scouts from Boy Scout Troop 154. Five township Eagle Scouts were acknowledged by the Township Council at the Jan. 3 reorganization meeting. 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 …

Township Councilman Carl Wright, second from left, is surrounded by his family as he is sworn in as the township’s Deputy Mayor. Fourth Ward Councilman Carl Wright, a 7-year veteran of the governing body, was chosen Jan. 3 to be the township’s Deputy Mayor for 2017. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth …

Alex Kharazi, leader of the township Interfaith Coalition, is the Franklin Reporter & Advocate’s Man of the Year for 2016. The idea of the peacemaker – those who seek to build bridges rather than walls – is extolled in every religious tradition and is celebrated in just about every culture. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township …

Dave Kraus told the school board that the district’s orchestra program has helped his two sons. A group of parents and students seemed to have made an impression on the Board of Education Dec. 22 when they asked members to rejuvenate an ailing district orchestral band program. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …

The Franklin Food Bank recently received an $810 donation from the Somerset County Adopt-A-Family program. In all, $18,434 was raised and donated to needy Somerset County families, according to a press release about the program. 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 …

Julia Presley says good-bye to the Board of Education at its Dec. 22 meeting. Board of Education member Julia Presley said good-bye to her colleagues Dec. 22, as she prepared to leave the seat she’s held for the past six years. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …