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School Board Approves Claremont Road School Design

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. Representatives from SSP Architectural Group of Bridgewater were on hand for the board’s work session to preview the new …

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Township Council Approves Nearly $2 Million In Good And Services Purchases

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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School Board Privatizes Teachers’ Aides’ Substitutes

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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Churchill Ave., Canal Rd. Get Makeovers

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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Township Council Looks To Bond $4 Million For Purchases, Upgrades

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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Bond Ordinance Earmarking $2.5M For Road Work Introduced By Township Council

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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School Board Approves 2015-16 Budget; Overall Tax Rate Increases 2.6 Percent

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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Ravally Named Schools Chief; 5-Year Contract Starts July 1

John A. Ravally speaks after he was appointed the district’s new schools Superintendent at the May 7 Board of Education meeting. John A. Ravally was unanimously approved as the district’s new schools Superintendent at the Board of Education’s May 7 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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New Schools Superintendent To Be Appointed May 7; Comes From Pt. Beach

John A. Ravally, right, is expected to be appointed the new schools Superintendent at the May 7 Board of Education meeting. Photo: Ocean County Library John A. Ravally is expected to be appointed the new schools Superintendent at the Board of Education’s May 7 meeting. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of …

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School Board Approves More Than $107,000 In Contracts

Contracts worth more than $107,000 were approved April 23 by the Board of Education. The contracts included: 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 do that with your …

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