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. The team joined nearly 100 other people …
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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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The Amwell Road bridge between East Millstone and Millstone, closed since Jan. 16, is scheduled to be reopened on March 11. The 14-ton weight restriction on the Amwell Road bridge must be “strictly observed” if the structure is to remain open until it can be replaced later this year, the state’s top transportation official said March 1o. Don’t Miss Out! …
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Update: State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17) will temporarily work out of three locations in the township municipal complex on DeMott Lane. https://franklinreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/WalkThrough.mp4 Video taken by state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen during his walk-through of his former office, destroyed along with other businesses’ offices in a March 6 fire. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …
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“Fewer than six” of the more than 6,000 district students eligible for the controversial PARCC exams have opted out of the tests, interim schools Superintendent Lee Seitz said Feb. 26. The computerized tests – known as the Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers exam – will be given to students in grades 3-11. They will be administered in …
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The former Guaranteed Motors site at Route 27 and Juliette Avenue is being eyed for a WaWa gas station and convenience store. Plans for a WaWa gas station and convenience store – which could provide up to 35 jobs – were presented to the township Redevelopment Agency at its Feb. 23 meeting. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …
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From left, state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17), Charles Maria, Mayor Chris Kelly and Nancy LaCorte from the Franklin Township Food Bank. Some of the township’s professional and amateur chili cooks squared off Feb. 20 for the Franklin Food Bank’s Chili Cook-Off. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …
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