State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17) will move into new offices on Elizabeth Avenue. State Assemblyman Joeseph Danielsen (D-17) will move into his new offices at 334 Elizabeth Ave. on April 23. Danielsen and his staff have been working out of multiple locations since a March fire destroyed the Easton Avenue building housing his original office and a number of businesses. …
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A sexual harassment lawsuit brought against members of a township fire department was settled late last year for $50,000. The settlement – the parties to which were bound by confidentiality clauses – was revealed April 14 by John Paff, township resident who is also chairman of the New Jersey Libertarian Party’s Open Government Advocacy Project. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …
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Laurie Merris emerged as the front-runner April 13 in the selection process for an unexpired Board of Education term. Board of Education members will try again April 23 to pick someone to fill an unexpired term. 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 …
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Kelli Glasgow of DI Group Architects, right, describes the shingle material that will be used in the Elm Farmhouse restoration. A multi-million-dollar preservation project on an iconic building on the Rutgers Preparatory School campus is set to begin sometime this summer. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin …
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Republican Mayor Chris Kelly and Democratic Township Councilman Phil Kramer will lead their respective parties into the 2015 mayoral/council elections this November. Kelly, who was appointed mayor earlier this year to fill the term of County Freeholder Brian Levine, and Kramer, serving his second 4-year term as councilman, are running for mayor. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …
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State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17) carries his son, Joey, after the two had their heads shaved for a childhood cancer foundation. A delegation representing Franklin Township’s Fire District No. 1 – led by State Assemblyman Joe Danelsen (D-17) and his son, Joey – on March 21 donated their hair to a childhood cancer research foundation. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet …
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A rendering of the planned pocket park on Arlington Avenue. The township is planning to put a small “pocket park” in a wooded section of Arlington Avenue. 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 …
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Township Councilman Rajiv Prasad first broached the Franklin Boulevard Post Office issue at the March 10 council meeting. A temporary schedule change at the Franklin Boulevard Post Office – which involved closing the office for an hour on Tuesdays – has ended, a U.S. Postal Service spokesman said. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you …
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Mayor Chris Kelly, far left, and Deputy Mayor Kimberly Francois, far right, with there of the four township women named as “Outstanding Women in Somerset County” by the Somerset County Commission on the Status of Women: (l to r) Joanne Polito, Lisa Frey and Michéle Samarya-Timm. Three of the four township residents who were named “Outstanding Women” in the county …
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Kenth Reid II, center, a lifelong township resident, is sworn in by township attorney Louis Rainone. A lifelong township resident was one of two new police officers sworn in at the March 10 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 & Advocate. Period. We are …
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