Speak Out!

By Bill Connell. The dad of a childhood friend, Mr, Kennedy, was approaching me in the frozen food aisle as I was shopping with my one year old daughter.  He smiled and said “You are one of us now.”  Twenty five years later, I am waiting for him to knock on my door and hand me an AARP card and …

By Andrew Dars. To my fellow voters of Franklin, This is the 2nd election in a row when I went to vote I notice poll workers actively collecting people’s drivers’ licenses information or other federal and state official identification. Whether asked for or accepted without the voters complete understanding, it’s NOT required. People!!! You do not need to do this. …

By David Burns. Several years ago I was elected to the Franklin Township Board of Education. Before I ran, I told myself that, with my experience as an educator and my personal stake in public education (our twin daughters were enrolled), I could help make a contribution to raising standards, achieving better academic outcomes, and improving the “return on investment” …

By Ted Chase. What will most perplex township voters on Nov. 8 is the Municipal Public Question.  This concerns what is called Community Energy Aggregation. We (Franklin Township) get our electricity from PSE&G.  But there are two parts to this: the actual electricity generated, by whatever means, and the delivery of the electricity, by power lines along the streets.  While …

By Rob Kohn. As we approach Election Day, I want to share with my fellow residents that I think we have some excellent candidates running for reelection county-wide in Somerset County.  The pandemic caused a lot of people to have difficulty paying their rents. Melonie Marano, who is running for reelection as a County Commissioner, along with her colleagues, doggedly …

By Arnold Schmidt. Next Wednesday, October 12, the Kmart property owner, Levin Properties, will be giving an “informal presentation” to our Planning Board (PB) for a 200-unit high density apartment complex to replace Kmart, the adjacent vacant restaurant and move Venus Jewelers to another site in the Rutgers Plaza shopping center. The meeting will be in the Township Council chambers …

By Regina Smith, CGE Communications & Special Projects Manager. The Center for Great Expectations’ premier event of the year, the 2022 Hope Lives Here Gala, celebrates the hope renewed and families’ futures restored, thanks to our community — and with our supporters and honorees, the evening will recognize all we’ve accomplished together. The Center for Great Expectations, a 501 (c)(3) …

By Stanislav Jaracz, Franklin Township Environmental Commission. Earlier this year, the concept of No-Mow-May was brought to the Franklin Township Environmental Commission. What is it about? The No-Mow-May campaign is aimed at addressing the declining population of pollinators due to various human activities including loss of habitat and neonics. Pollinator is a collective term for insects, such as bees, that …

By Mayor Phil Kramer. By coincidence two environmentally friendly energy programs were rolled out at the same time. Both come to you when the predictions of climatologists of more severe weather accompanying the warming of the planet appear to be coming true.  One is Community Solar, which was announced by a letter with my signature. It is a program which …

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 …