Attendees at the 2016 Imam Husain Day commemoration at the Masjid-e-Ali mosque on Cedar Grove Lane. Hundreds of Muslims gathered Nov. 5 at Masjid-e-Ali Mosque to celebrate the life and mourn the death of one of the most significant prophets in Shi’a Islam, and to renew their commitments to social justice. More than 14 centuries ago, Husain Ibn Ai and about …
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Syed Ali Hur Kamoonpuri speaks to attendees at the Shab-e-Ashura event held Oct. 11 at the Masjid-e-Ali Mosque. One of Shia Islam’s most sacred days was commemorated Oct. 11 at the Masjid-e-Ali Mosque on Cedar Grove Lane. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. …
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Dogs and cats and Guinea pigs and a snake received blessings Oct. 2 at the annual St. Matthias Catholic Church’s Blessing of the Animals ceremony. The ceremony is held each year on the Sunday closest to the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals, said Deacon Russ Demkovitz, who conducted the blessing. Don’t Miss Out! No other …
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Members of the Islamic Society of Franklin Township pray during their Eid-al-Adha celebration at the Holiday Inn. 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 …
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Visitors gathered at the New Jersey Buddhist Vihara Meditation Center on Route 27 Aug. 20 to celebrate the seventh anniversary of the Buddha statue’s installation. The New Jersey Buddhist Vihara Meditation Center on Route 27 held a day-long “birthday party” of sorts on Aug. 20. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information …
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Somerset Presbyterian Church on John F. Kennedy Boulevard has established a collection point for Star 99.1’s “Empty Shoe Memorial.” A township church is helping a Zarephath-based radio station to create a temporary Sept. 11 memorial. 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 …
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Pastor Johnnie Myers, in purple shirt, and Pastor Thomas Lewis, next to him, walk with FTPD Officers Ken Reid, in uniform, and Deyo Swartz, in yellow shirt, through the Parkside neighborhood on Aug. 12. Franklin Township police officers and members of two church congregations went door-to-door in one neighborhood Aug. 12. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township …
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Members of the Franklin Township Interfaith Council and representatives of the Township Council and Police Department at a meeting July 11. Religious leaders, township officials and the police department’s top brass met July 11 in the Community/Senior Center to call for unity and peace in the wake of killings in Minnesota, Louisiana and Dallas, Texas. Don’t Miss Out! No other …
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