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An online portal designed to prevent underage drinking, drug use, and teen dating violence was recently launched by two non-profit organizations. EmPoWER Somerset and Safe Communities Coalition of Somerset / Hunterdon Counties have partnered to create the web site, SoberTruth4Youth.org. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin …

Mayor Phil Kramer broached the idea of returning to in-person meetings at the March 8 Township Council meeting. Maybe the third time is the charm. The Township Council on March 8 decided to allow for the resumption of in-person township meetings starting in April. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information …

Some of the hundreds of people who gathered February 28 at St. Andrew’s Ukrainian Orthodox Memorial Church for a prayer vigil for the Ukrainian people. Several hundred people gathered February 28 outside the St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Memorial Church the evening of February 28 to participate in a candlelight vigil for the people of Ukraine. Hosted by Archbishop Daniel, President …

Deputy Mayor Crystal Pruitt was one of a number of Franklin residents included on the 2022 InsiderNJ African-American Power List. (File Photo). Five Franklin residents have been named to the 2022 InsiderNJ African-American Power List. The list includes more than 100 Black leaders in the state, representing politicians, community activists, and religious leaders, among others. Don’t Miss Out! No other …

Schools Superintendent John Ravally said February 24 that township students will have to wear masks indoors until Somerset County’s Covid-19 activity decreases. Township students “are expected” to continue wearing masks when indoors, at least until the county’s Covid-19 activity level drops to its lowest possible level. The school district administration is also recommending that students continue wearing masks on school …

Somerset County Commission Director Shanel Robinson said she has contacted the families of the youths involved in the altercation. Township resident and Somerset County Commission Director Shanel Robinson said February 16 that she plans on meeting with both families of teens involved in an altercation in the Bridgewater Commons Mall that has garnered national attention. What has caught the attention …

At least one school in the township will not immediately embrace Gov. Phil Murphy’s lifting of the Covid-19-inspired mask mandate. Cedar Hill Prep School, on Cedar Grove Lane, is taking a cautious approach to the end of the mask mandate, said school founder Nandini Menon. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of …

FTPD Officer Michael Stallings and Public Safety Director Quovella Maeweather at the February 8 virtual Township Council meeting. Township Councilman Ram Anbarasan often talks about promoting diversity in the township workforce, and on February 8, he let his money do the talking for him. Anbarasan awarded his first $2,000 Workforce Diversity Scholarship to Michael Stallings, one of the newer Franklin …

The township Community/Senior Center off DeMott Lane remains closed as cleanup continues following a sprinkler pipe burst. Township Manager Robert Vornlocker said on February 8 that the pipe has been repaired, but “the carpeting throughout the offices and in several rooms will have to be replaced.” Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth …

Steve Androsko appeared virtually before the Commission to talk about his plans for the Griggstown Canoe & Kayak Rentals building. The township Historical Preservation Advisory Commission got a sneak peek February 1 at what the owner of Griggstown Canoe and Kayak Rental on Canal Road wants to do to flood-proof his business. Owner Steve Androsko appeared before the Commission for …