News-pourri

Update: Two Republican state legislators from the neighboring 16th District are calling on Gov. Christie to recognize the Route 518 bridge work as “essential,” and free up the money needed to complete it. 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 …

Board of Education president Ed Potosnak, center, said charter schools should provide extra-curricular activities for their own students. All charter school students would be banned from district-sponsored co-curricular and athletic activities starting in the 2017-18 school year under a policy revision introduced by the Board of Education at its Aug. 25 meeting. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …

Members of the Library Board of Trustees will probably start video recording their meetings in October. Saying he was “frustrated” with the slow pace of arranging for their meetings to be televised, Mayor Phillip Kramer Aug. 24 told the Library Board of Trustees, to, essentially, “get it done.” Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you …

Somerset County Sheriff Frank Provenzano, left of sign, and Somerset County Freeholder Director Patricia Walsh, right of sign, at Amwell Road and Cedar Grove Lane with members of the Sheriff’s department. Update: An interesting wrinkle developed Aug. 24 in the “adopting” of Cedar Grove Lane by the two Somerset County Sheriff’s candidates. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …

Gina Bowser, center, created the Zakee Bowser Enrichment Foundation in memory of her son. The first installment of about 400 backpacks filled with school supplies, destined for area schoolchildren, was distributed Aug. 20 at First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens on Route 27. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented …

The Somerset County Freeholders on Aug. 23 are expected to approve the plans for replacement of the Six Mile Run bridge on South Middlebush Road. Update: The Freeholders approved the plans and authorized receipt of bids for the project. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter …

Concerned residents packed the Township Council chamber Aug. 10 for an information session with the company wishing to build a natural gas compressor station in Franklin Park. The Township Council next month will formally oppose a natural gas pipeline compressor station proposed for a site in Franklin Park. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …

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. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information …

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 …

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 …