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The Township’s 2024 Leaf Cleanup Program begins the week of October 28, and extends to the week of December 9. Run by the Department of Public Works, the program’s goal is to “keep our neighborhoods pristine during the fall season,” according to a press release on the program. Leaves can be placed in any 30-gallon biodegradable brown paper leaf recycle …

END IN SIGHT? – Franklin Township Fire District 3 Commission chairman Sherrod Middleton said in a press release that a compromise has been struck in the contract dispute with the East Franklin Volunteer Fire Department. (File photo.) The contract dispute between the Franklin Township Fire District 3 Commissioners and East Franklin Volunteer Fire Department may be headed to a close. …

The Township Council approved the purchase of more than $967,000 worth of goods and services at its September 24 meeting. Contracts awarded were: An amended 3-year contract for Office 365 with CDWG of Shelton, Ct. worth $257,265.99. A contract for a landscape trailer with Cherry Valley Tractor Sales worth $7,499. A $132,514.64 contract with Axon Enterprise of Scottsdale, Az. for …

Here is the latest on a number of street projects undertaken in the township: Suydam Rd Area Resurfacing – Suydam Rd milling and paving the week of October 1, 2024. Road to be closed during the day time hours. Weather Permitting Suydam Rd Benjamin Griggs – Paved Peoples Line Rd -Paved Mosher Rd Area Resurfacing – Mettlers Rd milling to start 10/3/24. …

The first Franklin Day since before the Covid-19 pandemic was scheduled for September 28, and township officials weren’t going to let rain stop that. An estimated 1,000 people donned rain gear and umbrellas to fend off the rain to visit a number of vendors, organizations and Township tables during the 5-hour event. Musical acts and cultural exhibits were also featured …

GIVING THANKS – David Carcieri, CEO of the Greater Somerset County YMCA, expresses his thanks for the $750,000 allocated by the state and distributed by state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen for the construction of a Y in Franklin. The fundraising campaign for a township-based YMCA branch got a large boost from the state on September 24. State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17) …

The Township has released an update on the status for various road resurfacing projects. Projects that are complete are: Blackwells Mills Road, and Arden Road area, which includes Shannon Ct., Arden St. Park St. Gary Ct., Laird Terr. and Girard Ave (Easton Ave to Fairmount). In progress is the Mosher Road area project. Yet to be finished in that project …

The Board of Education at its August 22 meeting approved contracts for more than $372,000 in goods and services. The Board approved: A $758.55 contract for Sadiq School for the purchase of three HP Touch Chromebooks. Paid for with non-public funding through the Educational Services Commission of New Jersey. A $17,225 renewal contract with IXL Learning for the purchase of …

The Township Council at its August 13 meeting approved $2,713,737.06 in contracts for various goods and services. The contracts awarded were: A $182,691.20 contract for four Ford police interceptor utility AWDs to Nielson Ford of Morristown. A $28,022.25 contract for portable radios to Motorola of Woodcliff Lake. An $11,499 contract for a Pequea T-100 7-Ton Full tilt Trailer to Cherry …

FIRE COMMISSIONER – Sherrod Middleton, chairman of the Fire District 3 Board of Commissioners, at the August 13 meeting. The Township government may step in if a contract impasse between East Franklin Volunteer Fire Department and the Fire District 3 Commissioners is not broken by the new September 30 deadline. That was the word on August 13 from Mayor Phil …