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Board of Education member Nancy LaCorte was opposed to an idea to move the December board meeting so members could attend a Chamber of Commerce event.   A proposal by the Board of Education’s vice president to move the December meeting so board members could attend a Chamber of Commerce event received no support at the Nov. 13 meeting. Don’t …

Board of Education vice president Eva Nagy said Nov. 13 that she was not surprised an ethics complaint against her had been dismissed.   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 Eight Villages. But …

Interim schools Superintendent Lee Seitz supports the idea of eliminating mid-term exams in Franklin High School.   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 Eight Villages. But we can only do that with your …

The annual Veterans’ Day observance was held Nov. 11 in Veterans’ Memorial Park, DeMott Lane. The event was held by members of American Legion Jensen-Scalzone Post 478, somerset, and the Canal Walk Veterans Club. 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 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. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …