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Township Clerk Ann Marie McCarthy, left, has been suspended without pay following her December arrest on insurance fraud and theft by deception charges. (File photo). Township Clerk Ann Marie McCarthy remains free on no bail following her arrest in mid-December on insurance fraud and theft by deception charges. McCarthy, 52, faces between three and five years in prison for each …

Township resident Thomas Canales was convicted Jan. 2 by a New Brunswick jury of a number of sex-related crimes. Photo: Middlesex County prosecutor’s Office. A 40-year-old township resident faces more than 30 years in jail following his Jan. 2 conviction on sex crime charges. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information …

Charmayne, left, and Clinton Fleming, owners of the Zoup! franchise in the Cedar Grove Center. Two local business owners are pitching in to help end hunger among children, one cup of soup at a time. 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 …

Unity Bank employees recently donated $1,300 to the Franklin Food Bank and also learned that they will receive a one-time bonus thanks to federal legislation. The township food bank was one of 17 food pantries in New Jersey and Easton, Pa. to receive the donation, according to a press release from the bank. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet …

Jahmmel Cephas, 35, of Franklin, was sentenced to 60 years in state prison on Dec. 21 for the Valentine’s Day 2015 murder of a Perth Amboy man. Phto: Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. A 35-year-old township man was sentenced to 60 years in state prison Dec. 21 for the murder of a Perth Amboy man on Valentine’s Day in 2015. Don’t …

The grand opening of the WaWa convenience store and gas station on Somerset Street on Dec. 15 was part party, part fundraiser. The celebration included music, an “historical” parade and a sub sandwich-making contest, which is where the fundraising came in. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …

Two Churchill Avenue families and a family dog were sickened Dec. 15 when the boiler in the basement of their home malfunctioned and emitted carbon monoxide, police said. Police were alerted at about 11:42 a.m. by staff from an area hospital, in which the staff requested a welfare check on residents at the home, according to a press release from …

Franklin High School officials have once again found a fake gun in a student’s possession. At about 1:30 p.m. Dec. 14, an “alert teacher” at the high school saw a 14-year-old male student put what she believed to be a handgun in his backpack, according to a press release from the Franklin Township Police Department. Don’t Miss Out! No other …

A 25-year-old Franklin Park man faces multiple charges – including six for attempted murder – following his alleged participation in what police said was a “three-month crime spree” that resulted in one death. Anthony “Smoke” Pinson was among seven members of what authorities called a “major gang” that committed robberies and murder in Middlesex and Camden counties, according to a …

Frank Hasner, center, receives ceremonial donation check from Venus Jewelers’ Peter Stavrianidis and Dorothy Fount. A two-week matching donation program run by a township jeweler resulted in a $1,500 contribution to the Franklin Food Bank. 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 …