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Interim schools Superintendent Lee Seitz said that additional money has been found to expand the district’s Pre-K program for the remainder of the school year. The school district will be able to enroll up to 90 more general- and special-education students in its Pre-Kindergarten programs. Interim schools Superintendent Lee Seitz said at the Jan. 22 Board of Education meeting that …

Workers setting up on the D&R Canal bridge on Amwell Road. The Delaware & Raritan Canal bridge on Amwell Road could be closed until the end of February, the state’s transportation chief said Jan. 16. 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 …

Supporters of the $85 million school referendum celebrate after learning the referendum had passed. An $85 million referendum that will result in a new elementary school and a realigned district was approved Dec. 9. 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 Franklin High School Madrigal Singers were among the students groups performing Dec. 6 at the district showcase. Parents and students from across the school district joined teachers and administrators Dec. 6 at Franklin High School for what was billed as a day of celebrating township schools. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …

If the proposed referendum is approved, Sampson G. Smith would become one of two middle school campuses in the district. Township voters will decide Dec. 9 whether they’re willing to invest an average $166 a year in funding improvements to the school district’s buildings and realigning the elementary school grades. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township …

The Board of Education Nov. 20 took the advice of Somerset resident Skip Schaeffer and postponed action on a proposed natural gas contract for further study. A scheduled vote to rejoin a statewide consortium to buy natural gas starting next year was postponed by the Board of Education at its Nov. 20 meeting. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet …

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A township family’s negligence lawsuit against the Board of Education was given new life recently by a state Appellate Court panel. The three judges remanded to Superior Court the lawsuit brought by Freddy Florian and his mother, Carmela, which a Superior Court judge sitting in New Brunswick had dismissed on summary judgment. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …

Somerset County began several road paving projects on Oct. 31, which should take less than two weeks to complete, according to a notice from the township. Portions of South Middlebush, Amwell and Weston Canal roads will be repaved. These will be nighttime paving projects and the roadways will remain open with an alternating traffic pattern. Don’t Miss Out! No other …

The township will soon accept bids for a new plenary retail consumption liquor license. Based on the last census which showed there are 62,300 people in the township, state regulations allow the township to issue five of the liquor licenses, which are used by bars and taverns. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth …