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07/13/2025 A 49-year-old Huntington, NY man was arrested for DWI during a motor vehicle stop …
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August 5, 2025
New Brunswick Road Bridge Repair To Close Part Of Road
PORTION OF ROAD TO CLOSE – New Brunswick Road between Cedar Grove and Wells lanes will close around …
August 5, 2025
Indoor Children’s Playground And Restaurant Planned For Rutgers Plaza Space
PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN – An engineer’s rendering of the proposed floor plan for the Bounce Air Ad…
August 5, 2025
Cannabis Business Seeks Permission To Open Dispensary In Residential Zone
An application seeking permission to locate a cannabis dispensary in a residential zone is scheduled…
July 25, 2025
Kira Sikorski Named Franklin Park School Vice-Principal
NEW V-P – Kira Sikorski speaks to the Board of Education after being named the new vice-principal at…
July 23, 2025
Franklin Cannabis Business Grows In First Half Of 2025
A GROWING SECTOR – Five of the township’s cannabis-related businesses recorded sales of at lea…
July 9, 2025
Proposed Ordinance Requiring ‘Ownership’ Of Feral Cats By Those Who Feed Them Tabled By Township Council
HAS CONCERNS – Township Councilman Ram Anbarasan successfully had a proposed ordinance amendment tha…
June 26, 2025
FHS Class Of 2025 Told To ‘Chase The Unfamiliar’ At Graduation
VALEDICTORY ADDRESS – Aaryan Patel, the Franklin High School Class of 2025 Valedictorian, gives his …
June 20, 2025
School Board Appoints New Pine Grove Manor Principal
NEW PRINCIPAL – Edgar Vazquez speaks to the Board of Education after being named new principal at Pi…
June 19, 2025
Central Jersey College Prep Graduates Told To ‘Lead With Integrity’
GRADUATION SPEAKERS – Valedictorian Semra Suslu and Salutatorian Ansh Parikh during the CJCP graduat…
June 13, 2025
Tiered Water Rate Hikes Introduced By Township Council
EXPLAINING THE INCREASE – Mayor Phil Kramer explained the different tiers of the proposed water…
Most Recent News
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Stranded Watercraft Riders Rescued From Raritan River By Fire District 3 Departments
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Risky Drivers Target Of Somerset, Hunterdon Law Enforcement
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FTPD Police Log: July 6-12, 2025
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FTPD Police Log: June 29 – July 5, 2025
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FTPD Police Log: June 22 – 28, 2025
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Garden State Track Club, FTPD, Present Scholarships
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Street Resurfacing Projects Updates
Following are updates on the Township’s street resurfacing projects. Newkirk and Evergreen Resurfacing -Completed Rodgers …
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Township Road Resurfacing Projects Update
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Township Council Approves $340K In Contracts
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Township Council Approves $867K In Contracts
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School Board Approves $2.3 Million In Contracts
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Updated Status Of Various Street Resurfacing Projects
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Street Resurfacing Projects Updated
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Six Candidates File For Three Board Of Education Seats
Six candidates – three of whom are running on a named slate – have filed …
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Kira Sikorski Named Franklin Park School Vice-Principal
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School Board Approves 2025-26 District Goals, But Not Without Controversy
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School District, Charter School, Receive State Education Department Literacy Grants
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School Board Approves $2.3 Million In Contracts
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Kira Sikorski Named Franklin Park School Vice-Principal
NEW V-P – Kira Sikorski speaks to the Board of Education after being named the …
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School District, Charter School, Receive State Education Department Literacy Grants
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FHS Class Of 2025 Told To ‘Chase The Unfamiliar’ At Graduation
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Franklin Middle Schoolers Now Rising Frosh
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Warriors On The Academic Move
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Disciplinary Incidents In Township Schools Generally Trending Downward, BOE Is Told
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Assemblyman Danielsen’s ‘Project Backpack’ School Supply Drive Underway
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In Memorium: William F. Bowman, Sr.
“Bill” Sept. 17, 1931 – July 22, 2010 “Never say good-bye, Say, ‘See you later.’ …
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Life Story: Patricia Szucs, 82; Longtime St. Matthias Parishioner
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Life Story: Diane M. Wanat, 80; Former Social Worker
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Life Story: Leon Reese, 80; Was Vietnam Veteran
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Life Story: Marianne Jane Wong, 87; Was School District Nurse
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2025 Summer Health Series Set For Community/Senior Center
The 2025 Summer Health Series, a free educational wellness program, is set to kickoff July …
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Princeton Highlands Residents Look For Traffic Lights At Rt. 27 Intersections
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Proposed Ordinance Requiring ‘Ownership’ Of Feral Cats By Those Who Feed Them Tabled By Township Council
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Garden State Track Club, FTPD, Present Scholarships
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Township Council Approves $867K In Contracts
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Franklin Senior Center June Schedule
QUAIL BROOK SENIOR CENTER625 New Brunswick RoadSomerset, NJ 08873908-203-6151Walk With Ease Self-Guided Program Weekly Check-In …
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Quail Brook Senior Center May Schedule
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Quail Brook Senior Center April Schedule Released
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Township Resident Co-Leads SomCo VoTech Band In Bridgeway Performance
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Quail Brook Senior Center’s January Schedule
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Township Faith Community Observes National Day Of Prayer
PRAYERS FOR THE COUNTRY – The Rev. Sonya Redd reads a prayer during the Franklin …
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Masjid-e-Ali Hosts Annual Interfaith Iftar
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Temple Beth El Hosts Israeli Artisans
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Beginning Of Ramadan Observed At Senior/Community Center
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Muslim Influence In United States Explored In Library Exhibit
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Street Resurfacing Projects Updates
Following are updates on the Township’s street resurfacing projects. Newkirk and Evergreen Resurfacing -Completed Rodgers …
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Township Road Resurfacing Projects Update
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Township Council Approves $340K In Contracts
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Township Council Approves $867K In Contracts
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Street Resurfacing Projects Updated
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Indoor Children’s Playground And Restaurant Planned For Rutgers Plaza Space
PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN – An engineer’s rendering of the proposed floor plan for the Bounce …
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Cannabis Business Seeks Permission To Open Dispensary In Residential Zone
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Eclectic Fusion Restaurant Opens For Business
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Franklin Cannabis Business Grows In First Half Of 2025
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Create Personalized Floral Bouquet For Mother’s Day At Venus Jewelers
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Herb’s Premium Dispensary Celebrates Grand Opening
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Township Cannabis Business Grows To $20 Million, Paid $400K In Taxes, In 2024
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Planning Board Hears Testimony For Two Small Warehouses On Atrium Drive
EXPLAINING THE PLAN – Brian Debarbieri, architect for 500 Atrium Drive LLC, talks about construction …
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Davidson Avenue Warehouse Approved By Zoning Board
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2025-2035 Affordable Housing Plan Details Approved By Planning Board
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NESE Opponents Rally At Cultural Gazebo
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Affordable Housing Eyed For Five Franklin Boulevard Properties
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Franklin Food Bank Wins National Hunger Leadership Award
SPECIAL RECOGNITION – Franklin Food Bank Executive Director with U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar at the …
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‘Empty Bowls’ Raises More Than $34,000 For Franklin Food Bank
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Township Food Insecurity And Safety Coalition Sets Goals For Year
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Sri Lankan School Alumni Donate To Franklin Food Bank
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Franklin Food Bank Raises $90,000 In ‘Golf Fore Groceries’ Fundraiser
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FR&A 2024 Woman Of The Year: Katie Nordhaus, Township Animal Control Officer
FR&A WOMAN OF THE YEAR – Animal Control Officer Katie Nordhaus has devoted her career …
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FR&A Man Of The Year: Derek Smith, Franklin Food Bank Executive Director
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FR&A 2022 Man of the Year: Bill Grippo
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Township Councilwoman Kimberly Francois Is Franklin Reporter & Advocate 2021 Woman Of The Year
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Franklin Township Mayor Phil Kramer Named 2020 Franklin Reporter & Advocate Man of the Year
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Sewerage Authority Approves 2024-25 Budget
FTSA Executive Director Joe Danielsen. The Franklin Township Sewerage authority approved its $17 million 2024-25 …
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Sewerage Authority Customers To See 10 Percent Hike In Rates
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Sewerage Authority To Drop Covid Waste Test
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Sewer Rates To Rise 13 Percent Over Next Two Years
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Sewerage Authority Races To Fix Imperiled Line
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High School Football Squads Meet At Middlebush Park For Tournament
High school football teams from New York and New Jersey met at Middlebush Park July …
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FHS Sports: Warriors Host NJSIAA Unified Track Meet Of Champions
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Somerset County VoTech Scholar Athletes Honored
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FHS Sports: Boys’ Volleyball Defeats Bound Brook, 2-0, In Skyland Tourney Round 1
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FHS Sports: Athletes Commit To College Choices
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Cannabis Business Seeks Permission To Open Dispensary In Residential Zone
An application seeking permission to locate a cannabis dispensary in a residential zone is scheduled …
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Franklin Cannabis Business Grows In First Half Of 2025
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Herb’s Premium Dispensary Celebrates Grand Opening
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Township Cannabis Business Grows To $20 Million, Paid $400K In Taxes, In 2024
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Township Officials Cool To ‘Cannabis Consumption Areas’
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‘Santa Paws’ Fundraiser Kicks Off At Sampson G. Smith Middle School Campus
One of the biggest fundraisers for the organization that supports the Franklin Township Animal Shelter …
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Second Chance For Animals’ ‘Tricky Tray’ Sold Out
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Annual ‘Santa Paws’ Fundraiser Wraps Up At SGS
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‘Santa Paws’ Fundraiser Benefits Second Chance For Animals, Animal Shelter
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Blessing Of The Animals Held At Animal Shelter
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Council Declines Energy Aggregation Bid, Will Try Again Later
RECOMMENDS DENIAL – Loren Altshuler, from Highland Park-based Gabel Associates, tells the Township Council that …
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NESE Opponents Rally At Cultural Gazebo
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FTPD Offers Tips In Light Of Bear Sightings
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Pipeline Company Seeks Federal Reinstatement Of Project Approval, Including Township Compressor Station
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Franklin High School Hosts Annual Green Fair, Celebrates New Outdoor Learning Center
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Cultural Arts Council Sets Auditions For Two Shows
Auditions for two Fall programs have been set by the Franklin Township Cultural Arts Council. …
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SGS/HSC Players Alumni Cabaret Fundraiser Set
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FR&A Photo Gallery: Franklin High School Presents ‘Cinderella, The Enchanted Version’
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International Mother Language Day Celebrated At Library
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Township Resident Co-Leads SomCo VoTech Band In Bridgeway Performance
