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After a false start, the Township Council on April 23 awarded a $157,000 contract to resurface the Naaman Williams pool. The pool was closed last July after a crack was discovered in it. Township Manager Robert Vornlocker said at the April 23 meeting the pool would be open in time for the swimming season. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …

An ordinance authorizing $4.4 million for capital projects and equipment purchases – including 10 police cars – was introduced at the April 23 Township Council meeting. The township will issue $4,151,891 in bonds and put a cash down payment of $218,521 to pay for the work and purchases. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you …

An ordinance creating a $1.8 million road reconstruction program was introduced April 23 by the Township Council. The Council will pay for the work with $1,662,500 in bonds and an $87,500 cash down payment. 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 …

Work has resumed on the Colonial Park spray park. The opening is set for late summer. The opening of the Colonial Park spray park has been delayed yet again, this time to late summer, after the project’s original contractor had to be replaced. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented …

Work on the Amwell Road reconstruction project is expected to begin later this year. Graphic: Somerset County Engineer Sometime near the end of 2020, a 1.25-mile stretch of Amwell Road will look different than it does today. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. …

Township Manager Robert Vornlocker delineated the proposed 2019 township budget at the March 26 Township Council meeting. The township was able to hold the line on municipal taxes in its proposed 2019 budget, but a mandatory hike in the library tax means an overall increase in local property taxes for township residents this year. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …

A page from the 2013 study commissioned by the state DEP showing the area in which a proposed boardwalk and bridge would be placed. (Source: NJ DEP.) Update: John Hutchison, the D&R Canal Commission’s executive director, shed more light on the issue. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by …

An artist’s rendering of the proposed Franklin Township Youth Center projected during the March 20 Planning Board meeting. A new library branch, a fitness center and music and video studios are just some of the amenities that will be included in the Franklin Township Youth Center when it opens on Lewis Street. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …

Schools Superintendent John Ravally goes through the proposed budget at the special school board finance committee open hearing March 18 at Franklin High School. Another increase in the value of township properties is contributing to a projected slight decrease in the school tax rate, the Board of Education’s business administrator said March 18. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet …

John Loos of the Delaware & Raritan Canal Commission speaks to the Township Council March 12 about a pedestrian bridge to the D&R Canal towpath. The Township Council wants to know more about a proposed $500,000 pedestrian bridge to the Delaware & Raritan Canal towpath near Easton Avenue and John F. Kennedy Boulevard. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet …