Township Manager Robert Vornlocker, foreground, speaks to the Township Council about the proposed sidewalk program. The Township Council gave the green light March 7 to a sidewalk program that will affect about 150 property owners around Franklin Middle School. The council met in a special session to consider the project, during which a number of area residents spoke in favor …
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Schools Superintendent John Ravally will present the proposed 2017-18 school district budget to the Board of Education on March 14. Update: The budget presentation meeting has been rescheduled for 7:45 p.m. March 21 in the FHS media center. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & …
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Mayor Phil Kramer said that he recommended that the proposed budget carry no municipal portion tax increase. The $59.3 million budget introduced Feb. 28 by the Township Council carries something that hasn’t been seen in quite a while: a decrease in the local portion of the property tax rate. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …
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The on-again, off-again replacement project for the Route 518 bridge at Canal Road is expected to be on again this week. Work on the Route 518 bridge is expected to resume this week, nearly two weeks after contractors found traces of a possible carcinogen in the ground around the construction area. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …
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The township police department will be receiving new body worn cameras, similar to the one pictured, after the original cameras were found to be obsolete before they could be deployed. Photo: L3 Mobile Vision. Technology, like time, waits for no one. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …
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Township Clerk Ann Marie McCarthy asked the council to increase a part-time position in her office to full-time. Township officials anticipate the 2017 budget will allow them to do a little more with a little less. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. …
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The Township Council on Feb. 14 moved to purchase two parcels of land. The Township Council Feb. 14 introduced ordinances earmarking more than $650,000 to purchase two pieces of property. 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 …
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Township Manager Robert Vornlocker, Township Engineer Thomas Zilinik, Public Works Manager Carl Hauck and Director of Information Technology Justin Heyman, left to right, at the Township Council budget hearing Feb. 13. The Township Council held the first of two scheduled budget hearings on Feb. 13, with a handful of department heads on hand to make the case for their budget …
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The township will buy the Consolata Missionaries property on Route 27 for $14 million. Update: Ordinances approving the purchase and allocating the money for the purchase were approved on final reading Feb. 14 by the Township Council. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. …
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School board member Pat Stanley objected to a proposed resolution on charter schools at the Jan. 26 board meeting, calling it “too much.” A resolution calling for a temporary moratorium on expanding existing or creating new charter schools in Somerset and Middlesex counties sparked a heated debate at the Jan. 26 Board of Education meeting. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …
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