Politics

The chairman of the Somerset County Republican Party has called on Deputy Mayor Shanel Robinson to release all of her emails with Township Councilman Rajiv Prasad concerning the “Peace and Nonviolence” monument park project. Updated with comment from Deputy Mayor Robinson and statement from the Somerset County Democratic Committee. The chairman of the Somerset County Republican party Sept. 18 called …

Submitted By The League of Women Voters. The League of Women Voters of the Greater New Brunswick Area is sponsoring an essay and video contest, “Y VOTE”, for high school students to share their thoughts on the importance of voting. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin …

U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman is being challenged for the seat by township resident Daryl Kipnis. The two major candidates for the 12th U.S. Congressional District seat sparred recently over tweets one made criticizing Pres. Donald Trump and the Republican-led Congress. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …

Former Board of Education members Pat Stanley and Ed Potosnak are among six people vying for three open board seats in November. Six candidates have filed for the three Board of Education seats up for contention in November’s election. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter …

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman. Photo: Watson Coleman for Congress. Twelfth Congressional District Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman today released the following statement thanking the New Jersey State AFL-CIO for their endorsement of her campaign for re-election and vowing to continue fighting side by side with working families throughout the district. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …

Newly elected Franklin Township Republican Committee executive board: (left to right) Agnes Messanio, secretary; Beverly Lawson, 1st vice president; Jim Heffernan, 2nd vice president; Bob LaCorte, president, and Pat Stanley, treasurer. Photo: Bob LaCorte. The Franklin Township Republican Committee picked its leaders at its annual meeting on June 11. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …

Republican Congressional candidate Daryl Kipnis. By Daryl Kipnis, Republican candidate for U.S. Congress from the 12th District. 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 …

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman speaks to students at Franklin High School on June 12. U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-12) spent about an hour with a group of Franklin High School students June 12, taking questions from them on a range of subjects from gun violence to the state of national politics. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …

Cynthia Voorhees, right, was the winner of the Kentucky Derby Hat contest at the event. Photo: Bob LaCorte. Township Republicans gathered May 5 at a Van Cleef Road home for their annual Kentucky Derby fund raiser. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. …

Attorney Daryl Kipnis is running for the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman. Photo: Kipnis campaign. A potential Republican challenger to U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman is attacking her for a recent vote on school safety legislation. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin …