Board of Education President Ed Potosnak speaks at the “One Less Move” Steering Committee meting Jan. 14. Photo: Mary Clark. Submitted by Mary Clark, School District Spokeswoman. About 30 members of the Franklin Township Referendum Steering Committee were “On the Move” Jan. 14 in the Franklin Middle School Library. This group of district and school administrators, parents, teachers, Board of Education …
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Concerns raised by Mayor Phillip Kramer about the volume of proposed speakers at Middlebush Park resulted in the Township Council rejecting submitted bids for the system. Bids for the planned sound system in Middlebush Park were rejected Jan. 12 by the Township Council because the volume level specifications were found to be too low. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …
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A wall in the school district’s administration building on Amwell Road shows water damage from the leaking roof. The roof on the school district’s administration building on Amwell Road needs to be replaced, the Board of Education was told at its Nov. 12 work session. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of …
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The Board of Education Nov. 12 approved the design of the new Claremont Elementary School. The new elementary school on Claremont Road will pay homage to the area’s farming heritage, the Board of Education was told at its Nov. 12 meeting. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …
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Purchases of $1,895,541.50 in goods and services were approved Sept. 8 by the Township Council. The council approved the $39,520 purchase of eight pole-mounted security cameras from Secure Future Tech Solutions of Warwick RI. The cameras, targeted for the Hamilton Street business district, feature wireless connectivity. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth …
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The school district’s 15 or so substitute paraprofessionals were privatized at the Aug. 20 Board of Education meeting. The move is not a first step in privatizing all the district’s paraprofessionals, district representatives said. 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 …
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Repaving work on Churchill Avenue has begun. A stretch of Canal Road is next. Another round of road reconstruction projects has begun. 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 …
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Update: The bonding ordinances were approved at the May 26 council meeting. The Township Council at its May 12 meeting introduced three bonding ordinances worth $3.5 million for construction projects and equipment purchases and a $450,000 capital ordinance for equipment purchases. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …
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Update: The bond ordinance was approved at the May 26 council meeting. Thirty nine township streets would be repaved this year under a $2.5 million bond ordinance introduced at the May 12 Township Council meeting. 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 …
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Interim schools Superintendent Lee Seitz said he was “thrilled” that the state did not cut aid to the district. A $160 million spending plan carrying a 2.6 percent tax hike for the 2015-16 school year was unanimously approved May 7 by the Board of Education. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of …
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