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Schools Superintendent Edward Seto was directed by the Board of Education to include privatizing paraprofessionals in his office’s search for budget savings. Schools Superintendent Edward Seto on Dec. 19 was given the green light to study privatizing the school district’s 125 paraprofessionals next year. The approval came in the form of a Board of Education resolution which also included direction …

Board of Education member Richard Seamon said it does not look as though the district’s proposed referendum can be held until at least September 2014. It’s looking as though the school district’s planned $85 million referendum won’t be held until at least September. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented …

Schools Superintendent Edward Seto. For the third time in three years, schools Superintendent Edward Seto has suggested privatizing the district’s paraprofessionals. 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 can only …

John NortonPhoto: N.J. State Police The former assistant principal of Elizabeth Avenue Elementary School was going to be fired had he not resigned on Dec. 8, according to the district schools Superintendent. 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 …

Resolutions to buy nine RADAR units for township police cars and a dump truck with a plow were approved at the Dec. 11 Township Council meeting. The council also voted to award bids for HVAC maintenance and repairs for township buildings, extend its current snow plowing contract and increases in two attorneys’ retainers at the meeting. Don’t Miss Out! No …

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. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented …

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! …