Speak Out!

By Mark Grieco, Somerset. For those busy sharpening their pitchforks in preparation for the Great Hunt for the Emboldened Trumpists Who Don’t Want “Colored” Statues, let me go out on a limb and tell you that particular corner of the fevered Trump Universe is probably a figment of an equally fevered Democratic mind possessed by Councilman Rajiv Prasad. To be …

By Charmil Y. Davis. My parents bought their very first house in Franklin Township in August, 1980. After purchasing the house after my parents passed in 2005, I kept the house 10 years after (tax payer). I was schooled in Franklin, as were my children. Somerset County has its prestige, and is one of the most diverse communities in NJ. …

By Bill Grippo. On Gazebo Ribbon Cutting Day I wish to thank all the many wonderful people in Franklin Township and beyond who generously supported the vision and dream of a performing arts gazebo in Franklin on the municipal complex. I want to personally thank my side by side partners John Felix and Michael Steinbruck for their unwavering support during …

By Michael Steinbrück, East Millstone. On Sept. 16 we cut a ribbon signifying the completion of the Franklin Township Gazebo. I can’t think of more perfect timing given some recent disagreements we have experienced in Franklin. You see the gazebo is, more than anything, a place for active peacemaking and a place for reflection on what we can do to …

By Bob LaCorte. Mr. Prasad, given your recent statement you may give my comments little regard as I am the Chairman of the Republican Party in town. Republicans are a large part of the engine that makes Franklin work, especially when we work together as one. Mr. Prasad perhaps you remember we co-chaired the 9-11 memorial together. Mr. Prasad perhaps …

By Rob Trautmann, Somerset. I had the occasion to attend the Franklin Township Council meeting last night, September 13, 2018. The theme of the evening was the public letting their disdain for Councilman Rajiv Prasad and the remainder of the council known. The only council member to emerge from the meeting with a passing grade is Ted Chase who called …

By Bill Connell, Somerset. The “Peace and Nonviolence” statue park situation has me reflecting on why I do what I do. I have been participating in local government since 2006 because I had a bug up me arse about something selfish. This is how most people get engaged. That’s how it starts. It opens up a world of how things …

Here we go again. For the second time in three years (that we know of), Township Councilman Rajiv Prasad has demonstrated that he is unfit to serve, and must, for the sake of the township, step down. And once again, that display of his lack of trustworthiness revolves around race, with some backroom dealing added in to spice things up. …

By Rob Trautmann, Somerset. Time and time again, Township Councilman Rajiv Prasad has proven he has neither the intellect nor temperament to represent the people of Franklin Township. Time and time again, the Township’s Democratic Party has swept his indiscretions under the rug. This was highlighted by the council’s recent post hoc approval of what the Franklin Reporter recently referred …

By Bill Connell, Somerset. An ad-hoc committee is formed by a council or a school board usually to speed up a process, to come to a faster conclusion, or get to the bottom of something quickly.,  It is sanctioned by the governing body but it is more like a club, not an official committee.  It sorts through all the permutations …