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Franklin’s Daniel Okafor reacts as he crosses the goal line September 10 during the Warriors’ game against Piscataway. Members of four Franklin High School football championship teams were rooting them on, but that wasn’t enough as the present-day Warriors fell to rival Piscataway 19-14 on September 10. The game for Franklin was highlighted by at times stifling defense, which twice …

The Franklin High School boy’s soccer team started off the season with a loss, falling to Hunterdon Central 4-0. Hunterdon Central scored two unanswered goals in each of the two halves. 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 are the only truly …

Xavier Henderson reacts as he approaches the goal line in the September 2 game against Montgomery High School. An onslaught of 21 unanswered points was too much for the Franklin High School Warrior football team to overcome September 2 in their 28-14 home opener loss to Montgomery. Montgomery struck first, with a five-yard pass reception on their first possession. Don’t …

Canal Walk’s 18-game winning streak was snapped July 22 in a 3-2 loos to the A Team in the Senior Softball League’s opening championship game. The A Team is the defending champion, having won the ultimate series each of the last three years. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented …

Franklin High School was the host for the 2022 Group 2 and Group 4 Meet of Champions on June 10 and 11. Here’s how the Warriors fared on June 10: 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 are the only truly independent …

Jasmine Jackson and Holly Attanasio, center, left to right, signed their collegiate Letters of Intent June 2 at Franklin High School. Also pictured is FHS Principal Nick Solomon, far left, and FHS Athletic Director Ken Margolin, far right. Two more Franklin High School athletes signed letters of intent during a short ceremony June 2. The athletes honored were Jasmine Jackson, …

The Franklin High School baseball Warriors fell to the Elizabeth Minutemen, 7-1, June 1 in the opening round of the 2022 NJSIAA baseball tournament. Elizabeth jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead in the first inning, then added three more runs in the second to make it 4-1. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you …

The annual Tour of Somerville bicycle races return on Memorial Day. (File photo). National cycling champions from the US and various other nations have entered to ride in the 77th Tour of Somerville on Memorial Day in both the men’s 50-mile and women‘s 25-mile races. Among the 100 entered in the 43-lap men’s race is Danny Estevez of Worcester, Mass. …

The Franklin High School varsity Boys’ Tennis team’s three seniors were honored May 18 in a ceremony before the match against Phillipsburg. The seniors were Ahmed Zubair, Sean Alexander Edwards and Justin Pride. 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 are the …

When hometown hero Furman Kugler crossed the finish line in 1940 ahead of Johnny Webber of Milwaukee to win the first Tour of Somerville bicycle race before a crowd of 20,000, Mayor Freas Hess told a reporter, “Maybe we should do this again next year.” They did, and with the exception of the World War II and a two-year pandemic …