News-pourri

Members of the township’s Sierra Leonean community at the Township Council’s April 22 meeting. As it has for the past several years, the Township Council has declared April 27 as “Sierra Leone Day” in Franklin. The proclamation designating the day was approved at the council’s April 22 meeting. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you …

Mayor Brian Levine (R) holds the gift he was given at the April 22 Township Council meeting by a military couple he wed in 2011. A township military couple wed by Mayor Brian Levine in 2011 surprised the Mayor at the April 22 Township Council meeting with a commemorative plaque from Afghanistan. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …

Visitors packed the Muletenders’ Barracks April 19 to hear former state Sen. Raymond Bateman, right and his son, state Sen. Christopher “Kip” Bateman, R-16, speak. The culmination of a 13-year effort to protect the historic and scenic Millstone Valley area from development was celebrated April 19 with the opening of the restored Griggstown Bridgetender’s House and Muletenders’ Barracks. Don’t Miss …

Gov. Chris Christie spoke for more than an hour April 15 at his 119th town hall, held at the NJ National Guard Armory. Gov. Chris Christie called for an end to realty transfer fees and limits on campaign spending in a town hall meeting held April 15 at the N.J. National Guard Armory on Hamilton Street. Don’t Miss Out! No …

20 Cedar Grove Lane, the future home of a 3-story hotel and standalone restaurant. A 3-story hotel, a car care center and a nursing home are just a few of the construction projects planned or underway in the township. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter …

The township will be flushing fire hydrants from now until April 25, according to a notice from the Department of Public Works. The flushing will occur between 8 p.m. and midnight. 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 …

Fire truck bells that were rung at the Millstone Valley Fire Department during the April 5 memorial service for ex-Chief James E. Fair. James E. Fair, the first black member of the Millstone Valley Fire Department, was remembered April 5 as a man of great integrity and love for his community. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …

An information session on and eligibility screening for Somerset County’s Homelessness Trust Fund is set for 6:30-8 p.m. April 10 at the Somerville Library, 35 West End Ave., Somerville. The program offers up to 15 months of rental assistance to working families. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by …

The township’s watchdog of historic sites gave its stamp of approval to a handful of proposals at its April 1 meeting. In addition to granting certificates of appropriateness for new facade plans for the former Unclaimed Freight building on Easton Avenue, commissioners did likewise for the construction of new homes on Williams Street and Neuville Drive, the replacement of a …

Workers at the former Unclaimed Freight building on Easton Avenue. Changes are underway at the former Unclaimed Freight building on Easton 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 Eight Villages. But we can …