The Township Council at its Oct. 25 meeting voted to purchase $194,245 worth of goods and services. The items contracted for were: 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 we can only …
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An artist’s rendering of the Claremont Elementary School. A Tinton Falls-based construction company won the $36.3 million contract to build the Claremont Elementary School. 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 …
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Charter school students and their parents were among a packed house Sept. 22 at the Board of Education meeting. Despite some boisterous objections from parents and students, the Board of Education Sept. 22 adopted a policy modification banning charter school students from participating in district athletic programs. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …
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Attorney Francis Linnus, pictured here at the December 2013 Planning Board, successfully argued the case for E&B Properties before the state Supreme Court. The state Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional the township’s ban on digital billboards. 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 …
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Local Democratic Mayors, including (l. to r.)Township Mayor Phillip Kramer, Millstone Mayor Ray Heck and Rocky Hill Mayor Jeff Donahue, seem to have been left out of a Somerset County Freeholder Board announcement that the county will provide stopgap funding to finish the Route 518 bridge work. The there mayors are pictured with township Deputy Mayor Ted Chase during an …
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Construction work along Route 27 will result in its closure between Rt. 518 and Promenade Boulevard over the weekend of Aug. 26 – 29. Two road construction projects in different parts of the township promise to snarl traffic for a while. 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 Mayor Phillip Kramer, Millstone Mayor Ray Heck, Rocky Hill Mayor Jeff Donahue and township Deputy Mayor Ted Chase at the Route 518 bridge protest. Saying “enough is enough,” officials from the township and surrounding towns went public the morning of Aug. 19 in their effort to restore funding for the replacement of the Route 518 bridge at Canal Road. Don’t …
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Middlebush Park should have a concession stand by September. A Port Monmouth construction company will supply the township with a concession stand for Middlebush Park. 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. …
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A plan by Gov. Chris Christie, left, to overhaul the state’s school funding formula could lead to a significant increase in state aid to township schools. Franklin Township schools stand to receive significantly more state aid if Gov. Chris Christie’s plan to revamp school funding becomes law. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …
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The Township Council is expected to award a contract to build cricket pitches at Naaman Williams and Weston Road parks. Updated: The council voted to award Falak Construction the contract at its June 14 meting. 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 …
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