The Board of Education awarded a variety of contracts at its March meeting. Nearly $1.5 million in contracts were approved by the Board of Education at its March 23 meeting. The biggest ticket item was a $1,128,999 contract awarded to Irvington-based KM Construction for reconstruction of the Franklin Middle School parking lot. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …
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School Superintendent John Ravally speaks to the Board of Education’s finance committee on March 21. Update 2: The Board of Education gave final approval to the 2017-18 school year spending plan at its April 27 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. …
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Schools Superintendent John Ravally will present the proposed 2017-18 school district budget to the Board of Education on March 14. Update: The budget presentation meeting has been rescheduled for 7:45 p.m. March 21 in the FHS media center. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & …
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School board member Pat Stanley objected to a proposed resolution on charter schools at the Jan. 26 board meeting, calling it “too much.” A resolution calling for a temporary moratorium on expanding existing or creating new charter schools in Somerset and Middlesex counties sparked a heated debate at the Jan. 26 Board of Education meeting. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …
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Residents of Spring Hills Somerset Assisted Living facility received a visit Jan. 26 from MacAfee Road School 4th Graders. Games and crafts were the order of the day Jan. 26 when a group of MacAfee Road School 4th Graders visited residents at Spring Hills Somerset assisted living facility. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …
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The Board of Education on Dec. 22 voted to raise the per-diem pay rate of district substitute nurses. School district substitute nurses will receive an 82 percent pay hike in 2017, in a move that district officials say will save money in the long-run. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information …
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Updates on a number of “One Less Move” referendum construction projects were given at the school board’s Dec. 22 meeting, including on the Claremont Road Elementary School groundbreaking. Updates on a number of construction projects connected with the “One Less Move” referendum were given at the Dec. 22 Board OF Education meeting. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …
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School district and township officials and students ceremoniously toss some soil on the site of the future Claremont Road Elementary School. 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 …
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An artist’s rendering of the Claremont Elementary School. A Tinton Falls-based construction company won the $36.3 million contract to build the Claremont Elementary School. 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 …
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Charter school students and their parents were among a packed house Sept. 22 at the Board of Education meeting. Despite some boisterous objections from parents and students, the Board of Education Sept. 22 adopted a policy modification banning charter school students from participating in district athletic programs. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …
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