News-pourri

Township Councilman Ed Potosnak, right, is sworn in by state Sen. Vin Gopal during the Council’s January 4 reorganization meeting. Newly minted Township Councilman Ed Potosnak made history January 4 when he took his Oath of Office, becoming the first openly LGBTQ person to hold the office. Council members also chose Crystal Pruitt (D-At Large) to serve as this year’s …

One of the three entities from which the township buys water has asked its customers to conserve water as much as they can. NJ American Water put a notice out on January 3 asking its 45 customer towns in Somerset, Mercer, Hunterdon, Middlesex and Union counties to hold back on water usage. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …

Township officials hope that the new Franklin Township Youth Center will soon be bustling with activity. There are still some final touches to be applied, equipment to be mounted and other last-minute details to be attended to, but the new Franklin Township Youth Center is nearly ready for its close-up. The 24,000-square-foot, $9.8 million youth center on Lewis Street will …

Artist’s rendering of a proposed self-storage facility that ran into stiff opposition at the December 16 Zoning Board meeting. Sensing his client’s application was going to be denied by the Zoning Board of Adjustment, the attorney representing the developer of a proposed self-storage facility on Route 27 withdrew it in favor of some “re-envisioning.” Arizona-based 1784 Capital Holdings wants to …

Schools Superintendent John Ravally talks about the safety upgrades the district has made over the past year or so. There will be an enhanced police presence at township schools on December 17, in light of a national social media challenge calling on students to cause violence in schools. There has been no credible threat identified in the district – or …

Cesar Rainho address the school board after he was named to his new position. The Board of Education welcomed the new head of the district’s arts programs at its December 16 meeting Cesar Rainho was named as Supervisor of Fine, Visual, Performing and Practical Arts at the meeting. He begins the $92,500 position on December 17, or soon thereafter, according …

The Township Council on December 14 approved minor stipend increases for some Fire District Commissioners for 2022. Approved were increases from $7,500 to $7,650 for commissioners in Fire District 2 and increases from $7,584 to $7,750 for commissioners in Fire District 3. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by …

A rendering of the proposed 3-story self-storage facility targeted for the current Fama Nursery property on Route 27. An Arizona-based self-storage developer is eying the Fama Nursery property on Route 27 for a 125,000-square-foot, 3-story facility. The application by 1784 Capital Holdings is scheduled to be heard by the Zoning Board of Adjustment at its December 16 meeting. Don’t Miss …

Artist’s rendering of the warehouse approved December 15 by the Planning Board. A 183,000-square-foot warehouse on Elizabeth Avenue was approved December 15 by the Planning Board. The warehouse, which does not as yet have any tenants, will sit on about 15 acres, bordered by Shop Rite and The Palace catering hall. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …

The Township Council is going on record opposing a plan by Levin Properties to build a 4-storey residential building in Rutgers Plaza. In a rare move, the Township Council is inserting itself in a Zoning Board of Adjustment application, opposing a plan to build a 4-storey residential building in Rutgers Plaza. The Council voted to take the action at its …