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NO KINGS – Franklin Residents and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman are expected to take part in the March 28 “No Kings 3” protest set for March 28 in New Brunswick. (File photo). Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman is expected to join speakers from a broad coalition of students and activists – including a number from Franklin Township – at a No …

READING IS FUN – Board of Education member Bill Grippo reads to students June 28 at the main branch of the Township Library. About a dozen students gathered in the Township Library’s main branch June 28 for a special reading of a classic book. The book was “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!” by Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. …

The 19th annual edition of the Sister 2 Sister 5K Run/Walk for Life was held under sunny skies in Colonial Park on October 5. Hundreds of walkers and runners – spanning the age gap from child to senior citizen – showed up to show their support for the 24-year-old organization headquartered on Hamilton Street. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …

MAN OF THE YEAR – Derek Smith took over the reins of the Franklin Food Bank in mid-2022. “Public servant” is usually a moniker reserved for elected officials. But a person doesn’t necessarily have to win an election to serve the public, as exemplified by the Franklin Food Bank’s Executive Director, Derek Smith, who the Franklin Reporter & Advocate is …

More than 100 runners and walkers showed up at Colonial Park on a rainy October 7 morning determined to accomplish what they signed up to do: raise money for the Sister2Sister organization and help women suffering from breast cancer. This was the 18th running of the organization’s Run/Walk 4 Life, which is always held on the first Saturday of October, …

What may become an annual tradition kicked off September 30 in the Municipal Building on DeMott Lane. Called the “Not Quite Wine and Cheese Art Opening,” the event featured artworks in a variety of media created by nearly two dozen township residents. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by …

Franklin Township Police Department Honor Guard salutes as hearse carrying the boy of Brian Kanterman approaches. The body of a former township first responder and, most recently, Virginia police officer returned home December 28, escorted by a caravan that began at the start of the New Jersey Turnpike. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you …

Township resident Jim Forino is calling it a career after more than 40 years as a pharmacist. After more than 40 years as a pharmacist, Jim Forino is finally putting away his mortar and pestle. 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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Firefighters and EMS personnel from around the township gathered the evening of Sept. 11 to honor their comrades killed in the terrorist attacks. The service featured a special acknowledgement of former township resident John Collins, a New York City firefighter killed in the attacks, and the reading of the names of firefighters and EMS personnel killed that day. Don’t Miss …