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Edward Potosnak III was selected April 25 to fill a vacated Board of Education seat. It took the Board of Education president to change her vote, but Home Street resident Edward Potosnak III was selected to fill the board’s vacant seat at an April 25 special meeting. Potosnak, who is also an alternate member of the township Planning Board, was …

Signs are already up alerting motorists to the impending road work on part of New Brunswick Road. Repaving of New Brunswick Road between John F. Kennedy Boulevard and DeMott Lane is expected to start about May 15. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. …

Source4Teachers’ president, Kevin Bush, talks about the benefits his company will offer the school district’s substitute teachers staring next school year. The school district’s roughly 150 substitute teachers will be working for a Cherry Hill-based company starting next year, for a little more money and better benefits. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …

A water main shutdown by the South Brunswick water utility from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30 will interrupt water service for some Franklin residents. According to a notice released by the township, the shutdown will affect all water services south of Princeton Highlands Boulevard (Allston Road) on Routes 27 and 518 will be interrupted. Don’t Miss Out! No …

Deputy Mayor Brian Regan (D-At large) submitted the names for consideration as members of the new Hamilton Street Advisory Board. All but one of the 11 members of the nascent Hamilton Street Advisory Board were named April 22 by the Township Council, although the final picks were not unanimous. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …

Steve Tancer from RPM Development told the Township Council his company needs about $30,000 in CDBG grant money for items at the Parkside Senior Residence. Several groups hoping to get Community Development Block Grant funding for projects ranging from helping homeowners who are facing foreclosure to renovating kitchens in a senior residence made their pitches April 8 before the Township …

In a fast meeting April 8, the Board of Education selected Illinois-based ECRA Group to lead a search for the new schools Superintendent. The company, which has an office in Jersey City, will charge the district an $18,500 basic consultation fee for the search, plus expenses. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth …

Township manager Bob Vornlocker told the Township Council April 8 that several changes had been made to the budget, but they did not affect the overall numbers. A partisan debate over new sidewalks and road resurfacing projects punctuated the introduction of the 2014 budget at the April 8 Township Council meeting. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …

Mercy Transportation Co. is in the process of selling some of its school district routes to Montauk Transit. A New York-based bus company that took over most of the school district’s bus routes has agreed to take on some more. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin …

This vacant Lewis Street building, owned by SCAP, is being eyed by the Township Council as a youth/community center. A vacant building on Lewis Street, owned by the Somerset Community Action Program, is being eyed by the Township Council as a youth/community center. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented …