News-pourri

Lanise Stevens of Johns Hopkins University speaks to Board of Education members at the July 15 meeting. Continuing to protect students and staff against Covid-19 and eliminate “systemic racism and lingering white supremacy” from the district are two of the goals set July 15 by the Board of Education. The Board meets each July to review progress on goals during …

Three of the eight winners of the FTPD’s College-Bound Sweepstakes. Eight Franklin students will depart for college this Fall with a goody basket courtesy of the Franklin Police Department. The baskets were filled with products donated by Amazon Inc., and were raffled off in a drawing held earlier this summer. Included in the baskets were a variety of items, such …

In yet another hopeful sign that the Covid-19 pandemic may be in its final stages, the Township Council on July 13 voted to resume in-person meetings and ease mask restrictions at the Senior/Community Center. The Council and all boards and commissions will resume in-person meetings as soon as they can advertise the end of virtual meetings, according to the motion …

Members of the public and the Franklin Township Police Department received commendations July 13 for their efforts in a search for a missing child. Nearly two dozen people were given commendations at the July 13 Township Council meeting for their efforts in locating a missing child in May. Most of those receiving the commendation are Franklin Township Police officers. The …

Louis Luglio, a traffic expert hired by opponents of the proposed 21,000-square-foot temple on South Middlebush Road, came under fire at the July 1 Zoning Board meeting. Things did not go well at the July 1 Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting for the opponents of a 21,000-square-foot temple proposed for South Middlebush Road. Testimony given by the opponents’ traffic expert …

Some of the bowls up for sale during the June 19 Empty Bowls fundraiser for the Franklin Food Bank. There were a number of events in the township on June 19, including a business anniversary, a fundraiser, and the first area Juneteenth celebration. Resta’s auto repair and gas station has been a fixture in the township for 75 years. The …

Amar Patel told the Zoning Board of Adjustment that his pharmacy would serve mainly the patients of the doctors in his building. Patients visiting doctors at 49 Veronica Avenue will soon have one-stop shopping for their pharmaceuticals. That’s because the Zoning Board of Adjustment at its June 17 meeting approved an application for a pharmacy in one of the building’s …

Newly minted Franklin High School principal Nicholas Solomon, center, with his wife, Rebekah and son, Isiah, after his appointment at the June 16 school board meeting. Franklin Township native son Nicholas Solomon was named the new Franklin High School principal by the Board of Education at its June 16 meeting. Solomon, a 20-year veteran of the school district, assumes his …

More than $400,000 in federal CARES Act money will be used by the township to help low- and moderate-income residents whose employment was impacted by Covid-19 train for new jobs. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act money is funneled through the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development through its Community Development Block Grant program. The Council at …

A member of the Tabatchnick family, whose food manufacturing plant is on Hamilton Street, told the Planning Board on June 2 that the company wants to participate in the budding cannabis industry. (Photo: Tabatchnick Fine Foods.) A June 2 Planning Board discussion on the new zoning ordinance changes for cannabis businesses had an unexpected participant: a member of the Tabatchnick …