The on-again, off-again replacement project for the Route 518 bridge at Canal Road is expected to be on again this week. Work on the Route 518 bridge is expected to resume this week, nearly two weeks after contractors found traces of a possible carcinogen in the ground around the construction area. Workers found creosote, a wood preservation chemical, in the …
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The township police department will be receiving new body worn cameras, similar to the one pictured, after the original cameras were found to be obsolete before they could be deployed. Photo: L3 Mobile Vision. Technology, like time, waits for no one. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …
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The Somerset County Freeholders have gone out to bid on the Six Mile Run bridge replacement on South Middlebush Road. South Middlebush Road commuters and residents, brace yourselves: The Six Mile Run bridge replacement is moving forward. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. …
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The Route 518 bridge replacement project is set to resume on Nov. 21, state officials said. The bridge replacement project on Route 518 between the township and Rocky Hill is set to resume on Nov. 21, a state spokesman said. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin …
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Construction work along Route 27 will result in its closure between Rt. 518 and Promenade Boulevard over the weekend of Aug. 26 – 29. Two road construction projects in different parts of the township promise to snarl traffic for a while. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …
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Members of the Library Board of Trustees listen as trustee Nicholas Ciampa, center, right, talks about costs involved with televising board meetings. At the prompting of Mayor Phillip Kramer, the Library Board of Trustees is researching the cost of recording and televising its monthly meetings. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information …
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Repaving work on Churchill Avenue has begun. A stretch of Canal Road is next. Another round of road reconstruction projects has begun. 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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The Township Council has endorsed a plan to fix the Al’s Brook bridge on New Brunswick Road that would entail partial closing of the road. A plan that would temporarily close New Brunswick Road to replace an aging bridge was endorsed March 10 by the Township Council. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …
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Intermittent closures and detours will greet drivers on some township streets in the coming weeks as road projects get underway. The most immediate project will take place on John F. Kennedy Boulevard, between Webster and Renfro roads. That project is expected to begin on Aug. 29 and will continue on Sept. 2 and 3. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …
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