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An ordinance authorizing $4.4 million for capital projects and equipment purchases – including 10 police cars – was introduced at the April 23 Township Council meeting. The township will issue $4,151,891 in bonds and put a cash down payment of $218,521 to pay for the work and purchases. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you …

An ordinance creating a $1.8 million road reconstruction program was introduced April 23 by the Township Council. The Council will pay for the work with $1,662,500 in bonds and an $87,500 cash down payment. 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 …

Township Manager Robert Vornlocker delineated the proposed 2019 township budget at the March 26 Township Council meeting. The township was able to hold the line on municipal taxes in its proposed 2019 budget, but a mandatory hike in the library tax means an overall increase in local property taxes for township residents this year. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …

An artist’s rendering of the proposed Franklin Township Youth Center projected during the March 20 Planning Board meeting. A new library branch, a fitness center and music and video studios are just some of the amenities that will be included in the Franklin Township Youth Center when it opens on Lewis Street. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …

John Loos of the Delaware & Raritan Canal Commission speaks to the Township Council March 12 about a pedestrian bridge to the D&R Canal towpath. The Township Council wants to know more about a proposed $500,000 pedestrian bridge to the Delaware & Raritan Canal towpath near Easton Avenue and John F. Kennedy Boulevard. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet …

Township Manager Robert Vornlocker, left, and DPW manager Carl Hauck at the Feb. 11 Council budget meeting. Franklin is in a “very good, strong financial position,” the Township Council was told at a Feb. 19 special budget meeting. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & …

Township residents looking for information during emergencies now have another outlet, an AM radio station. 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 do that with your support. Please …

An ordinance establishing a “safe zone” for online business transactions, sponsored by Councilman Will Galtieri, was approved at the Oct. 9 meeting. A “safe zone” for residents to conduct online business exchanges will be established in front of police headquarters under an ordinance approved at the Oct. 9 Township Council meeting. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …

Residents line up to speak at a public hearing on the proposed Catalpa Farm. (File photo.) Construction on Catalpa Park has been put off for about a year due to permitting issues. 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 …

Township Manager Robert Vornlocker said the electric charging stations will be made available to the public during the daytime, when the township’s fleet of electric cars are on the road. (File photo). The township motor pool will be a little “greener” soon, now that the Township Council has approved the purchase of five electric cars for its fleet. Don’t Miss …