Updates on a number of “One Less Move” referendum construction projects were given at the school board’s Dec. 22 meeting, including on the Claremont Road Elementary School groundbreaking. Updates on a number of construction projects connected with the “One Less Move” referendum were given at the Dec. 22 Board OF Education meeting. The updates were provided by board member Christine …
Read More »Township Council Buys More Than $360,000 In Good And Services
A $160,000 playground system for Inman Park was among the more than $360,000 in good and services purchases authorized Dec. 13 by the Township Council. That contract – totaling $160,699 – went to MRC of Spring Lake. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. …
Read More »Groundbreaking Held For Claremont Road School
School district and township officials and students ceremoniously toss some soil on the site of the future Claremont Road 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 we can …
Read More »State: Route 518 Bridge Work To Resume Nov. 21
The Route 518 bridge replacement project is set to resume on Nov. 21, state officials said. The bridge replacement project on Route 518 between the township and Rocky Hill is set to resume on Nov. 21, a state spokesman said. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin …
Read More »Township Council Contracts For $194,000 In Goods And Services
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 …
Read More »Tinton Falls Company Wins Construction Contract For Claremont Elementary School
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 …
Read More »Split School Board Adopts Policy Change Banning Charter School Students From District Athletics
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 …
Read More »State Supreme Court Rules Township Digital Billboard Ban Unconstitutional
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 …
Read More »Updated: Somerset County Freeholders Will Fund Completion Of Route 518 Bridge; Were Democrats Told?
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 …
Read More »Road Construction Projects Will Result In Road Closures, Traffic
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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