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Dignitaries participate in the ceremonial groundbreaking of the Franklin Township Youth Center on Aug. 15. A day that Township Councilwoman Kimberly Francois has thought about for years arrived Aug. 15 with the groundbreaking of the Franklin Township Youth Center on Lewis Street. Targeted for the land that once held the Somerset Community Action Program headquarters, the 24,000-square-foot, $9.8 million youth …

High levels of coliform bacteria in the water has delayed the opening of the Colonial Park Spray Park. High levels of coliform bacteria in the water have scuttled plans for an Aug. 16 ribbon-cutting of the Colonial Park Spray Park. The latest test results on the water, expected back to the Somerset County Park Commission by the evening of Aug. …

Township Manager Robert Vornlocker said he expects to launch a nationwide search to find a person with long law enforcement experience to be the township’s Public Safety Director. The township is expected to launch a nationwide search to fill its newly created Public Safety Director position. The Council created the position Aug. 13 in a unanimous vote to approve amendments …

Some of the water-spraying equipment at the Colonial Park Spray Park, set to open on Aug. 1. Update: Somerset County Park Commission officials are waiting to receive the final state environmental approval before opening the spray park, which will delay the opening past the expected Aug. 1. Construction on the spray park, located in Colonial Park, is expected to be …

The Somerset County Parks Commission is moving forward with plans to demolish and reconstruct the Perennial Garden in Colonial Park. (File photo.) A project to demolish and reconstruct the Perennial Garden in Colonial Park is expected to start in late August. The garden, a popular site for wedding pictures and other events, is expected to be restored by mid-November. Don’t …

More than $900,000 worth of vehicles and equipment for the township police department were approved June 25 by the Township Council. The purchases were for a total of 14 vehicles and 59 digital radios. 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 …

Artist’s rendering of the proposed township youth center. Construction of the long-awaited township youth center project will begin next week, with work starting on the center’s parking lot. That was the word from Township Councilwoman Kimberly Francois (D-At Large) who spoke before the Council approved a $9.8 million contract for the youth center’s construction at the Council’s June 25 meeting. …

A dozen engineering firms received professional service contracts from the Township Council at its May 28 meeting. Each contract is worth up to $300,000. 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 media serving the Eight Villages. But …

An aerial view of the former Consolata Mission property on Route 27. The Board of Education on May 23 conditionally approved nearly $2 million in contracts to prepare one of the buildings it will acquire on the former Consolata Missionaries property on Route 27. The three contracts are contingent upon the district and township closing on a property swap that …

Mayor Phil Kramer announced a contest for reporting potholes on township streets. (File photo). A tasty incentive for township residents to report potholes on Franklin streets was announced May 14 by Mayor Phil Kramer. 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 …