News-pourri

REQUEST DENIED – Mayor Phil Kramer said he did not think it was appropriate for the Township Council to pass a requested resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Hamas-Israel War. The Township Council on November 28 declined requests to pass a resolution supporting a cease-fire in the Hamas-Israeli War. Council members, led by Mayor Phil Kramer, said they did …

BIAS OUTRAGE – Ardaman Singh speaks to the Township Council about an alleged bias incident against a township Sikh boy. An alleged bias incident against a township Sikh boy has members of the religious community calling for justice. According to Ardaman Singh, who described the incident at the November 28 Township Council meeting, the unnamed boy was assaulted by a …

ALUMNI ORGANIZER – FHS Alumni Basketball Game organizer Kyle Pitts speaks to the audience during halftime. After a four-year, Covid-inspired pause, the once-again annual Franklin High School alumni basketball game was held November 27. Once again organized by Kyle Pitts, the event featured a $2,000 contribution to the Franklin High School film and television department. Don’t Miss Out! No other …

AWARD WINNER – Amie Gallagher, Director of the Raritan Valley Community College Planetarium, center, receives the Thomas Fangman Award from New Jersey Science Convention representatives Coleen Weiss-Magasic, left, and Angela Best, right. (Photo: RVCC). Submitted by Raritan Valley Community College. A township resident was recently honored by a statewide science organization. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …

We wanted to take a moment and wish our readers and friends a Happy and Meaningful Thanksgiving. May you and your families be surrounded by the spirit of the Holiday Season! 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 …

AWARD WINNERS – (Back row, left to right): Somerset County Commissioners Melonie Marano, Deputy Director Douglas Singleterry and Sara Sooy. (Front row, left to right): Alternatives Inc. Vice President of Admissions and Development, Carolyn Suero and President Nancy Good; Branchburg Township Public School District Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant (LDT-C), Case Manager, Heather Lilly; Top Soccer Club Director and Coordinator, Nancy …

NEW OWNERS – A YouTube fundraising video in Arabic describes the Center’s plans for the South Middlebush Road site. Plans for a $15 million, 60,000-square-foot Islamic center – including a mosque, a boarding school, and a state-of-the-art gym – with 400 parking spaces are being laid by the new owners of a 16-acre tract on South Middlebush Road. The land, …

A Public Information Session to educate the public on proposed improvements to the DeMott Lane/Easton Avenue intersection has been set for 4:30-7 p.m. December 5 at the Township Municipal Building, 475 DeMott Lane. The proposed work includes “the reconstruction of the traffic signal equipment, curb, sidewalk, pavement, and median barrier in the vicinity of the intersection. Additionally, the existing multiuse …

FUNDING HIGH HOPES – Vimal Sodhani speaks to the Board of Education at its November 16 meeting, prior to donating $10,000 for the Invention Competition. A township philanthropist has once again made a substantial donation to a special program run in the school district. Vimal Sodhani, of the Sodhani Foundation, presented the district with a $10,000 check for the annual …

Once again, Franklin Township is represented on a statewide political power list. This time it’s Insider NJ’s Insider 100 Power List 2023. Representing the township on the list are Franklin Township Police Det. Pat Colligan and Township Councilmember Ed Potosnak. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin …