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Township Councilman James Vassanella, left, presents a $2,000 grant to Second Chance for Animals president Bob Pezzano at the Nov. 12 Township Council meeting. The organization that funds the Franklin Township Animal Shelter received a $2,000 donation to help it buy pet food for families in need. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …

Gail Reicheg, the school district’s personnel director, talks to the Board of Education about substitute teacher pay at the Nov. 14 work session. The school district administration will not support a requested reversal of a pay cut instituted this year for substitute teachers, schools Superintendent Edward Seto said Nov. 14. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township …

One of the new recycling bins township residents will use starting next summer, when the county’s single-stream recycling program comes to Franklin.Photo: Somerset County Single-stream recycling is coming to the township. 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 …

The township’s willingness to house its medical and dental health care plans with one company led the company to slash its initial 2014 renewal premiums by more than $750,000. That was the word Nov. 12 from Stuart Migdon, of the Woodbridge-based Business & Governmental Insurance Agency, the township’s insurance broker. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township …

Repaving of a 2-mile portion of Easton Avenue will begin at 8 p.m. on Nov. 1. Milling and paving of Easton Avenue from John F. Kennedy Boulevard to Worlds Fair Drive begins at about 8 p.m. Nov. 1. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & …

New identifying signs for the township’s three historic districts were approved by the Open Space Advisory Committee. The committee took the action at its Oct. 15th meeting. The plan still must be approved by the Historic Preservation Advisory Commission. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter …

Drivers may want to avoid Franklin Boulevard in the evenings and early mornings through Nov. 4. Repaving work on the road, between Easton Avenue and Hamilton Street, has begun. The work will be performed nightly from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …

It’s that time of year again; the curbside leaf collection program will begin Oct. 28 and run through Nov. 29. The leaf drop-off program started Oct. 21, and also runs through Nov. 29. 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 …

Homes abutting the Middlebush Park sports complex, looking out from the “tot lot.” The township’s efforts in shielding Gauguin Way residents from noise and other nuisances of Middlebush Park’s sports complex aren’t sitting well with at least one resident. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter …

An ordinance that would continue the lease of township-owned land to the Franklin Township/South Bound Brook Little League was introduced at the Oct. 22 meeting. The five-year lease calls for an annual payment of $1 for the property at Hall Street and Madison Avenue. The lease would take effect in January 2014 and expire at the end of 2018. Don’t …