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This proposed design for “Gateway signs” for the three national and state historic districts was shot down by the Historic Preservation Advisory Commission. A proposed design for new historic village identification signs was shot down Dec. 3 by the Historic Preservation Advisory Commission. The commission gave Tiffany Delaney, the township’s special projects coordinator, a new set of guidelines for what …

Township residents who want to learn how to cross-country ski – and use the course available at Spooky Book Golf Course – can do so from 1:30 – 3 p.m. Dec. 7 at the Environmental Education Center, 190 Lord Stirling Rd., Basking Ridge. The course will be taught by a naturalist and is geared to skiers aged 10 years and …

Franklin-Somerset First Aid Squad member Evan Shegoski addresses the Township Council. The township and the Franklin-Somerset First Aid Squad are on the verge of a deal over two ambulances, but some details still have to be worked out. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & …

Patricia Bacon, chairwoman of the Municipal Ethics Board, told the Township Council that the board wants to talk about a move to transfer its responsibilities to the state. The township Ethics Board was officially dissolved at the Township Council Dec. 10 meeting, by a vote of 6-2. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …

The Township Council Nov. 26 voted to buy a new Dodge Durango for the Department of Fire Prevention and lease copiers for the finance and animal control departments. The 2014 Durango is needed by the Fire Prevention department because of the addition of a new fire inspector, according to a memo from Township Clerk Ann Marie McCarthy. Don’t Miss Out! …

Mayor Brian Levine New Brunswick should “ante up” if the township has to do any additional water supply testing in the wake of charges that the neighboring city’s former water department operator falsified three year’s worth of water tests. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter …

Franklin schools Superintendent Edward Seto, left, and school board president Julia Presley have been at the center of recent school board controversies. Deep divisions among groups of members and a feeling of overall failure permeate the 2013 self-evaluations completed earlier this year by the Board of Education members. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you …

Photo: Somerset County Parks Commission. A Somerset family’s creation will be among the dozens of trees at the 36th annual “Festival of Trees” at the Environmental Education Center, 190 Lord Stirling Rd., Basking Ridge. 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 …

Help in paying rent for low-income residents is available from the Somerset County Homelessness Trust Fund. The fund’s Rental Assistance Program will provide up to 15 months of assistance and case management to help them increase their chances of staying within teh county, according to a press release about the program. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …

Minor adjustments to two ordinances were approved at the Township Council’s Nov. 26 meeting. The ordinances have to do with licensing and fees. 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 …