The detour map for the Route 518 construction project. Graphic: Somerset County Engineering Department. The scheduled closing of Route 518 between Canal Road and Carroll Place has been delayed, according to a statement from Somerset County. The three-quarter mile stretch was originally scheduled to be closed to all traffic between Nov. 10 and 24, and then during work hours from …
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Township manager Bob Vornlocker said that the new township rating in the FEMA program will save some township property owners money. Township property owners who carry flood insurance will see their premiums decrease 5 percent this year, thanks to an improved rating in a voluntary program run by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …
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The Board of Election race isn’t the only one upon which Franklin residents will vote on Nov. 4, but it is arguably the most important. That’s because of all the candidates voters will choose – a U.S. Senator, a member of the Congress, two Somerset County Freeholders and four school board members – the latter category has the most direct …
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From left, Board of Education candidates Ed Potosnak, Margaret Steele, Patricia Stanley, Alex Kharazi and Laurie Merris at the Oct. 30 candidates’ night. The pending school referendum, the search for a schools Superintendent and school budget oversight were some of the topics fielded by Board of Education candidates Oct. 30 at a candidates’ night held at Somerset Run. Don’t Miss …
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Township clerk Mary Anne McCarthy, right, said that a problem with the boiler in the Consolata Missionaries building has forced a change in some polling places. A problem with the boiler at Consolata Missionaries, Route 27, has forced a change in the polling place for some districts for the Nov. 4 election. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …
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Township Mayor Brian Levine, a Republican county Freeholder candidate, said he knew nothing about the timing of a press release issued by the county to tout the purchase of open space in the township. Somerset County Democrats claim that an announcement made earlier this month about the purchase of open space in the township was released before the purchase was …
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Redev Group LLC’s Charles Avery, left, talks to township Redevelopment Agency chairman Michael Gianotto at the Oct.20 meeting. A developer working in the Renaissance Redevelopment area along Route 27 was commended Oct. 20 by the township Redevelopment Authority for its project. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …
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The ad hoc committee formed to strike a compromise in the Middlebush Park sound system controversy held its first meeting Oct. 19. The ad hoc committee formed to strike a compromise in the dustup over a sound system in Middlebush Park may have accomplished its mission after one meeting. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …
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Newly minted state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17), is congratulated by Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto after being sworn in on Oct. 16. The first word township resident Joe Danielsen said as a state Assemblyman was, “Wow.” 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 …
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Gov. Chris Christie visited The Center for Great Expectations Oct. 15 to announce a boost in state money for the ‘Mommy & Me’ drug rehab program. With The Center for Great Expectations as a backdrop, Gov. Chris Christie Oct. 15 announced a $12 million increase for state drug rehabilitation programs similar to the center’s. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …
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