GIVING THANKS – David Carcieri, CEO of the Greater Somerset County YMCA, expresses his thanks for the $750,000 allocated by the state and distributed by state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen for the construction of a Y in Franklin. The fundraising campaign for a township-based YMCA branch got a large boost from the state on September 24. State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17) …
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NOT PLEASED – East Franklin Volunteer Fire Department Chief Dan Krushinsky, center, listens as Fire District 3 board attorney reads a resolution concerning their contract dispute. The Franklin Township Fire District 3 Commissioners recently took a step to prepare the District in case a new contract with East Franklin Volunteer Fire Department is not ratified. The Commissioners at their September …
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The Township has released an update on the status for various road resurfacing projects. Projects that are complete are: Blackwells Mills Road, and Arden Road area, which includes Shannon Ct., Arden St. Park St. Gary Ct., Laird Terr. and Girard Ave (Easton Ave to Fairmount). In progress is the Mosher Road area project. Yet to be finished in that project …
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The Board of Education at its August 22 meeting approved contracts for more than $372,000 in goods and services. The Board approved: A $758.55 contract for Sadiq School for the purchase of three HP Touch Chromebooks. Paid for with non-public funding through the Educational Services Commission of New Jersey. A $17,225 renewal contract with IXL Learning for the purchase of …
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The Township Council at its August 13 meeting approved $2,713,737.06 in contracts for various goods and services. The contracts awarded were: A $182,691.20 contract for four Ford police interceptor utility AWDs to Nielson Ford of Morristown. A $28,022.25 contract for portable radios to Motorola of Woodcliff Lake. An $11,499 contract for a Pequea T-100 7-Ton Full tilt Trailer to Cherry …
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FIRE COMMISSIONER – Sherrod Middleton, chairman of the Fire District 3 Board of Commissioners, at the August 13 meeting. The Township government may step in if a contract impasse between East Franklin Volunteer Fire Department and the Fire District 3 Commissioners is not broken by the new September 30 deadline. That was the word on August 13 from Mayor Phil …
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FTSA Executive Director Joe Danielsen. The Franklin Township Sewerage authority approved its $17 million 2024-25 budget at its August 6 virtual meeting. The Authority is expecting to bring in $17,016,784 in revenue, with $16,365,901 in appropriations, leaving a $650,883 surplus. The budget includes $3,099,500 in capital appropriations costs for the year. Line items include projects such as the Hamilton Street …
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The Township has provided the following update on the various road work projects being conducted throughout Franklin. Blackwells Mills Rd Reclamation -Reclamation will begin on or about August 12, 24. Road will be closed for 24 hours a day for approximately 2 weeks. Arden Area Resurfacing -Concrete work in progress. Shannon Ct Arden St Park St Gary Ct Laird Terr Girard …
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Contracts for nearly $700,000 in goods and services were awarded July 9 by the Township Council. The Council approved five contracts totaling $696,588.10. Nine companies were awarded contracts valued up to $500,000 for surveying services. The companies are Carroll Engineering and Van Cleef Engineering Associates, both of Hillsborough; Boswell Engineering of South Hackensack; Colliers Engineering & Design of Holmdel; CME …
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More than $3 million in road reconstruction contracts were approved July 9 by the Township Council. The five contracts total $3,248,933.94. DeSantis Construction of Somerset received two contracts, one worth $761,188.59 for the resurfacing of Cornelius Way, and the second worth $662,244.48 for the resurfacing of the Mosher Road area. Z Brothers Concrete Contractors of Sayreville received a $640,330 contract …
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