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Township manager Bob Vornlocker said the $750,000 earmarked for new sidewalks in the township is just the beginning. In a party line vote on Sept. 9, the Township Council directed the start of a program to install sidewalks on streets that do not have them. The first priority will be streets used by school children who must walk to their …

Intermittent closures and detours will greet drivers on some township streets in the coming weeks as road projects get underway. The most immediate project will take place on John F. Kennedy Boulevard, between Webster and Renfro roads. That project is expected to begin on Aug. 29 and will continue on Sept. 2 and 3. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …

Township manager Bob Vornlocker said changes in who runs or owns the New Brunswick water utility would have no affect on what the township pays for the water it buys from the utility through 2022. A New Brunswick-based activist Web site’s contention that a change in who runs the New Brunswick water utility will affect what the township pays for its water …

An ordinance authorizing funding for the reconstruction of tennis and basketball courts at Castelton Park was introduced Aug. 12 by the Township Council. The council wants to earmark up to $275,000 for the project, which will involve reconstructing the park’s two tennis courts and two basketball courts. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth …

Changes to four construction jobs have resulted in a net $81,846 increase in their cost. The Township Council approved the changes at its Aug. 12 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 the only truly independent media serving the Eight …

Two ordinances allocating a total of $481,350 for open space purchases were introduced at the Aug. 12 Township Council meeting. The first would appropriate $222,000 from the Open Space Trust Fund for the purchase of lots 3, 4 and 5 on Belmar Street. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented …

Purchases of goods and services worth nearly $1.5 million were approved Aug. 12 by the Township Council. The purchases covered items ranging from equipment for the Police Department to professional financial services. 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 …

Cynthia Voorhees, chair of the township’s Health Advisory Committee, said the committee is in need of members. The cost of having Somerset County act as the township’s health department will increase more than $37,000 over the next three years. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter …

Rutgers University’s Eric Zwerling talks about the science of sound at the Aug. 12 Township Council meeting. A proposal to install a speaker system in the Middlebush Park sports complex will likely be defeated on Sept. 9 when it is scheduled to be up for a vote by the Township Council. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township …

Work on the Manville Causeway bridge should be done by the beginning of August … UPDATE: Work on the Steep Hill Bridge on Blackwells Mills Road is set to start about Aug. 7, according to an announcement from Somerset County. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin …