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Franklin Township’s director of IT, Justin Heyman, speaks to attendees at the township’s recent Community Digital Forum. Photo: Franklin Township The Franklin Web site should be streaming Township Council meetings by the end of the year, according to the township’s Information Technology director. Once council meetings are streamed live, the effort will be turned to stream Planning Board and Zoning board meetings, …

The first step toward financing the township’s $2.5 million 2014 road program was taken at the June 24 Township Council meeting. The council approved on second reading a bond ordinance for about $2.4 million of the cost, which will cover 27 township roads. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …

Mayor Brian Levine, standing, ripped into RPM Management LLC for the company’s failure to initially install a handicapped-accessible door at the Parkside Senior housing building. Funding for all but one of the 14 applications submitted for the township’s 2014 Community Development Block Grant program were approved June 24 by the Township Council. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …

Bryan Bidlack of Charles Street told the Township Council that the issue of installing a sound system in Middlebush Park is of concern to all Middlebush village residents. The lobbying effort against installing a sound system at the Middlebush Park sports complex continued at the June 24 Township Council meeting, with a cadre of Middlebush residents once again showing up to …

Traffic on a portion of New Brunswick Road will be tied up for the next two weeks as the busy artery is given a facelift. The work on the portion of the road between John F. Kennedy Boulevard and DeMott Lane began June 9. The work will include milling and repaving the street. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet …

Gauguin Way resident Yazmin Casdtro told the Township Council that speakers in Middlebush Park will adversely affect the value of surrounding homes. Township Councilwoman Roz Sherman (D-Ward 2) has entered the fray over whether a permanent sound system should be installed at the Middlebush Park football fields. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …

Township Manager Robert Vornlocker told the council it saved about $100,000 by waiting a few days to fix a damaged piece of road on Franklin Boulevard. A water main break over the Memorial Day weekend has been fixed, and the damaged road repaired. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented …

Brian Koskey of Koskey Electronics Systems speaks to the Township Council about a potential sound system for Middlebush Park. The potential for a sound system to be added to the athletic complex at Middlebush Park, off DeMott Lane, sparked a debate among residents at the May 13 Township Council meeting. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township …

Deputy Mayor Brian Regan said the 2014 budget was “the best budget we can put forward.” A $57 million spending plan for 2014 that includes money for road repaving and new sidewalks in parts of the township was approved May 13 by the Township Council. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information …

Signs are already up alerting motorists to the impending road work on part of New Brunswick Road. Repaving of New Brunswick Road between John F. Kennedy Boulevard and DeMott Lane is expected to start about May 15. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. …