A 36-year-old Somerset man was indicted Jan. 25 in connection with the September 2018 death of a Rutgers student in New Brunswick. A Grand Jury sitting in New Brunswick indicted David Stewart for 3d Degree Strict Liability Vehicular Homicide and for driving with a suspended license while involved in a motor vehicle accident causing the death of another, according to …
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A phoned-in bomb threat to Franklin High School the afternoon of Jan. 23 resulted in the school being evacuated, but no bomb being found. The threat was phoned in to the school at about 12:45 p.m., according to a press release from the Franklin Township Police Department. Patrol officers and detectives responded, and after an initial “shelter in place” order …
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Franklin High School was under a “shelter in place” order for about 90 minutes Jan. 18 after a teacher discovered what was thought to be a threatening note. The threat was later determined to be a hoax, according to township police. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …
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Dyshawn Williams and Sekuann Copeland, left to right. Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Two Bound Brook men were charged recently with attempted murder in connection with a September drive-by shooting on Franklin Boulevard. 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 …
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Township police and county detectives are investigating the shooting of a 25-year-old North Brunswick man that may have occurred late on Dec. 24 near Stothoff Street. Officials from an unnamed area hospital contacted police at about 12:17 a.m. Dec. 25 to report that they were treating a man with a gunshot wound. The man underwent surgery and is expected to …
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Franklin Food Bank executive director Frank Hasner accepts the commemorative Unity Bank donation from Evrim Cicek, Unity Bank Somerset Relationship Manager. (Photo: Unity Bank.) The Franklin Food Bank recently received a $1,200 donation from Unity Bank and its employees. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter …
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Yuhong J. Chen. Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. A 47-year-old New York woman has been charged with prostitution after a month-long investigation into a township massage parlor. 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 …
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The Fitness Factory, located in the Cedar Grove Center on Cedar Grove Lane, celebrated its grand opening on Dec. 15. The township’s newest health club, the Fitness Factory, threw itself a party on Dec. 14. 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 …
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An alleged sexually charged quip made from the bench to a defendant has landed the township’s presiding Municipal Court judge in hot water with the state. The state Supreme Court’s Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct on Dec. 12 filed a formal complaint against Judge Hector Rodriguez, charging him with violating three canons of the state’s Code of Judicial Conduct. Don’t …
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A 23-year-old township man was killed Dec. 7 in a snowmobile accident in upstate New York. Jonathan Black was ejected from his snowmobile on a trail in Webb, N.Y. after it failed to negotiate a turn, according to a published report. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …
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