YOUNG ATHLETES – Members of the Franklin Township YMCA Camp SOAR participated in a recent triathlon. (Photo: Greater Somerset County YMCA) This summer, children from Camp SOAR at Franklin Township YMCA and Camp STAR at Hillsborough YMCA, branches of Greater Somerset County YMCA, had the opportunity to experience the sport of triathlon through a partnership with USA Triathlon. Don’t Miss Out! …
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Following is the latest update on the Township’s road resurfacing program. Please note due to extreme heat and weather conditions these dates are subject to change Pierce St (Cedar Grove to Davidson) -Milling and paving to begin on or about 8/18 – Weather permitting Coppermine Rd Area Resurfacing – In progress Coppermine Rd – Milling – 8/19 – 8/20 – …
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INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATION – Township Councilmen Ram Anbarasan and Shubhendu Singh (left to right) present the Council’s proclamation honoring the 80th anniversary of Indian independence at the August 11 meeting. A call for Indian-Americans to serve their communities punctuated the Township Council’s commemoration of India’s 80th anniversary of independence at the August 11 Council meeting. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet …
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ADA ANNIVERSARY – A.J. Hoffman speaks about the Americans With Disabilities Act while Township Councilman Shubhendu Singh looks on. The Township Council on August 11 recognized the 36 anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities act with a special proclamation. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter …
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The Township Council at its August 11 meeting approved the following contracts, totaling about $8.6 million: Res. #26-328 (g): Awards bid for emergency timber guiderail repair (B26-007ENG) to J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, Inc., covering July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, not to exceed $325,000. Res. #26-329 (h): Extends the snow plowing contract for 22 routes (MC-0009-25) with RJM Landscaping & …
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LAYING IT OUT – Township resident Frank Sciara argues against the Flock Safety cameras at the August 11 Township Council meeting. Sciara started a petition calling on the Township Council to cancel the contract. Speaker after speaker urged the Township Council on Aug. 11 to cancel its contract with Flock Safety, telling officials at a packed and sometimes hostile hearing …
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EXPLAINING THE PLAN – Syed Haq, a representative of the Islamic Circle of North America, testifies before the Zoning Board of Adjustment on August 6. The Islamic Circle of North America’s bid to legalize a prayer room that has operated inside its Hamilton Street headquarters for more than a decade stalled Aug. 6 at the Zoning Board of Adjustment over …
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Please note due to extreme heat and weather conditions these dates are subject to change Coppermine Rd Area Resurfacing – In progress 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 …
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Flock Camera Map Source: Deflock.org Mayor Phil Kramer said he would want to end the Township’s nearly $340,000 contract for Flock Safety surveillance cameras if something “egregious” turns up about how the system is being used, but he stopped short of predicting that will happen at the Township Council’s Aug. 11 meeting. Representatives of Atlanta, Georgia-based Flock Security are expected …
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DETAILING THE PLAN – Steven Katz of Cal-Sterling Franklin, center, brings the Planning Board up-to-date on his project at the August 5 Planning Board meeting. The Township Planning Board voted unanimously Aug. 5 to let Cal-Sterling Franklin build the second of two 30-unit apartment buildings at its Sterling Point development, clearing the way for construction that had been stalled for …
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