By Ed Potosnak. Please vote for Walter Jackson, Nancy LaCorte and Ardaman Singh for Franklin Township Board of Education. It has been a pleasure to serve alongside current board members Jackson, LaCorte and Singh in my tenure on the Board. They continue to be extremely dedicated to taking Franklin to the next level and committed to supporting and promoting the …
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By Alice Macnow. I was walking on the canal path in Rocky Hill, when I saw what looked like feathers hanging off a tree near the water. It looked like a dead hawk, with wings spread out, head down. I couldn’t believe it, and kept looking, when I saw claws moving a little. It was alive! Of all the days …
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By Kiki Anastasakos, Somerset. We the residents of Canal Walk, a Senior Residential Community, in Somerset, are opposed to the planned construction of two warehouses on an adjacent property to our development (corner of Mettler’s and Schoolhouse Rd) as it is designated wetlands. These wetlands provide habitat to rare and/or endangered wildlife species such as bald eagles which will be …
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By Arnold Schmidt, Somerset. It appears that after significant pushback from Franklin residents (over 2,000 petition signatures and 100s of social media postings and discussion) the Levin Corporation will soon be submitting a revised application for the Kmart site. The new application may decrease the height (“only” three stories instead of four), and possibly include room for some retail, but they …
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Submitted by the Franklin Food Bank. About 700 cyclists and walkers participated in the 33rd Tour de Franklin Charity Bike Ride, held on Sunday, April 24 in Somerset. Together with community sponsors they raised a record $130,000 for the Franklin Food Bank. The Tour de Franklin has been an individual ride for the past two years due to public safety …
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By Marisa Gallagher and TyWanna Cotten, Co-Presidents, Franklin Athletics Booster Club Franklin Athletics Booster Club will be hosting a Mattress Fundraiser at Mattress Warehouse, 3321 Brunswick Pike Lawrenceville, on April 23 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. All items in the store will be discounted 30 percent to 70 percent off retail pricing, and Franklin Athletics Booster Club will receive …
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Volunteers are sought for the annual Mile Run cleanup. (File photo). Submitted by Franklin Township Environmental Commission. The Franklin Township Environmental Commission (FTEC) is inviting residents to clean up Mile Run on Saturday, April 9, 2022, 9:30 a.m. to noon. Stream clean up is our tradition started by former Franklin Mayor, the late John Clyde. For this important project, the …
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BY Sisters Marie Therese and Maria, OSF National Catholic Sisters Week will take place March 8-14. Our Sisters Marie Therese and Maria are joining their community, the School Sisters of St. Francis of the United States Province, in bringing awareness to the plight of hunger in our local areas. During this week, Srs. Marie Therese and Maria are inviting parishioners …
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By Brian Frank, Somerset. Governor Phil Murphy must do what we elected him to do. The Delaware River Basin Commission must do what we created it to do. Protect us. Fracking companies are lobbying Gov. Murphy. They are pushing him to allow the export/import of radioactive fracking wastewater. Fracking wastewater is a complex toxic radioactive chemical cocktail. They want to remove …
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By Mayor Phil Kramer, MD. Yesterday, December 28, the Franklin Township Council passed a mandate to wear masks when indoors at places of business to save lives by helping reduce the spread of COVID-19 and the two predominant variants, Delta and Omicron. Today Mr. Robert Petersen quoted Dr. Leana Wen as stating, “Cloth masks are not appropriate for this pandemic…” …
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