Mayor Phillip Kramer looks on as Township Councilwoman Shanel Robinson reads a council commendation for FHS athletic staffers. Attending were, left to right, Dan DiColo, Chris McEvoy and Matthew Ellmyer. Six members of the Franklin High School athletics staff were commended Feb. 9 by the Township Council for their actions in saving the life of their colleague. Athletic trainer Matthew …
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Thomas Decker, an engineer with Van Cleef And Associates, tells the Planning Board about plans for a new gatehouse for Canal Walk. The developer of the Canal Walk active adult community on Feb. 3 won approval for the final phase of the housing project. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information …
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Interim Franklin High School principal Thomas DiGanci Jan. 28 asked the school board to move graduation to the high school. Opponents of a proposal to move the Franklin High School graduation to the school rather than stay at a Trenton arena let their voices be heard at the Jan. 28 Board of Education meeting. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …
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Township Manager Robert Vornlocker said crews are working overtime to clear the streets of snow. Township officials have one request for residents concerned about snow plowing after the weekend storm: Please be patient. 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 …
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Noah and Noelle Brent-Magri, left to right, spent Jan. 24 helping neighbors and strangers dig out of the blizzard. Some may have seen more than two feet of snow an impediment, but two township siblings saw it as an opportunity to help their neighbors. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information …
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Winer Storm Jonas dropped about 24 inches of snow on the township. Township residents spent Jan. 24 digging out of or playing in the average 24 inches of snow that Winter Storm Jonas dumped on the Eight Villages. 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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A look up DeMott Lane, early in the afternoon of Jan. 23. There were no reported injuries in 14 automobile crashes reported Jan. 23, during the Blizzard of 2016. 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 …
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Allowing an open public comment period at Planning Board meetings is an “open government good thing,” said board chairman Michael Orsini. Calling it a move toward more transparent government, the Planning Board chairman Jan. 20 convinced his fellow board members to resume allowing general public comments at board meetings. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …
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The public has been invited to the first 2016 meeting of the Raritan Valley Rail Coalition at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 25 at 25 Grove St., Somerville. The meeting is being held in the Somerset County Administration Building in the third-floor freeholders’ meeting room. Parking is available in the adjacent Bernie Field Parking Deck; the entrance is located on East High …
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Dale Caldwell, left, and his father, the Rev. Gilbert Caldwell, were the keynote speakers at the 19th Annual Franklin Township Community Breakfast Jan. 18. More than 400 people gathered at the Doubletree Hotel on Atrium Drive Jan. 18 for the township’s annual celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …
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