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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. Punctuating the day, amid the student performances and curriculum demonstrations, were subtle and …

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 …

Contracts totaling more than $76,000 were approved at the Oct. 23 Board of Education meeting. The board approved a contract with Full Service Vending of Rockaway, through which the company will pay the board $27,118.05 to provide and maintain vending machines in the district’s schools. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of …

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Bryan Bidlack of Charles Street told the Township Council Sept. 23 that he and his family could not have a conversation in their backyard on a recent Sunday because of noise from Middlebush Park. In a move that was met with a standing ovation and cries of “thank you,” the Township Council Sept. 22 voted to prohibit any type of …