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. …
Read More »In Your Opinion: Vote For LaCorte, Singh And Jackson For BOE
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” …
Read More »In Your Opinion: Vote ‘Yes’ For Energy Aggregation
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 …
Read More »In Your Opinion: Reelect Russo, Peter, And Marano.
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 …
Read More »In Your Opinion: Kmart Property Owner Still Trying to Rezone for High Density Housing
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 …
Read More »In Your Opinion: Center For Great Expectations Celebrates 24 Years Of Providing Hope
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) …
Read More »In Your Opinion: Preparing For No-Mow May, 2023
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 …
Read More »In Your Opinion: Support Environmental Initiatives
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 …
Read More »In Your Opinion: Vote For Jackson, LaCorte and Singh For Board Of Education
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 …
Read More »In Your Opinion: Many Helped To Save An Owl
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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