Zufall’s Frances Palm describes the health clinic that is planned for Hillcrest Elementary School. The student health clinic that is a partnership between the school district and Zufall Health Services is set to start operations on July 14 at Hillcrest Elementary School. Frances Palm, Zufall’s COO, stopped by the June 16 Board of Education meeting to give the Board and …
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Mayor Phil Kramer said the Township is looking at ways that warehouses can be reined in in Franklin. (File photo). Township officials are studying ways to limit the effects the warehouse boom is having on Franklin, Mayor Phil Kramer said at the June 14 Township Council meeting. The Mayor’s announcement came after the Council heard about an hour’s worth of …
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The recipients of the 2022 Warrior4Life Foundation scholarships were honored at a special ceremony June 12 at the Cultural Arts Gazebo in the Municipal Complex. The Warrior4Life Foundation on June 12 held a special ceremony at the township Cultural Arts Gazebo on DeMott Lane to award its latest round of college scholarships. A total of $9,500 was awarded to 10 …
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Celebrate the summer season and revel in the beauty of roses at the Rose Day Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 11 at Colonial Park’s Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden, 156 Mettlers Road, Parking Lot A. The festival, hosted by the Somerset County Park Commission and Park Foundation, is free. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …
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Franklin Township renters received the most aid of any in the county. Township renters received about $2.9 million in federal aid through a one-time program to prevent Covid-related evictions. The township was one of 18 Somerset County towns which received a total of nearly $9 million in renters aid to prevent evictions of renters who had fallen behind in their …
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Primary voters can vote early June 3-June 5 at the Senior/Community center, 505 DeMott Lane. The hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. June 3 and June 4, and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on June 5, according to a press release from the Somerset County Clerk’s office. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …
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Engineer Jayesh Patel speaks to the Zoning Board at the June 2 hearing. An application for a 29,000-square-foot Hindu temple on South MIddlebush Road was approved June 2 by the Zoning Board of Adjustment. The approval for Sai Datta Mandir is the second one for a temple in that area within the last year. In October 2021, the Dada Bhagwan …
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Plans are to build the warehouse at Elizabeth Avenue and Grant Street. 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 support. Please consider a yearly …
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The township’s Memorial Day Parade and observance returned on May 30 after a two-year Covid-19 hiatus. Marchers paraded up DeMott Lane from New Brunswick Road to the Veterans Memorial Park at the Municipal Complex. 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 …
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Schools Superintendent John Ravally gave details about the planned school-based health clinic at the May 26 Board of Education meeting. Plans are being finalized for what could eventually be a community health center based at Hillcrest Elementary School. The school district received a $200,000 federal grant to partner with Somerville-based Zufall Health Services to offer the clinic in what will …
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