Update: Echevarria, 40, was sentenced Oct. 24 to 84 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Esther Salas, sitting in Newark. Judge Salas also sentenced Echevarria to three years of supervised released and ordered him to pay forfeiture of $75,000, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township …
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Police said a maroon Chevrolet Impala, model year 2000-2005, crashed into the side wall of the township Senior Citizen/Community Center early in the morning of Oct. 21, and then fled the scene. Update: What a police spokesman called “good, old-fashioned police work” resulted in the discovery that a township man drove the car that smashed into the side of the …
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Oct. 11 Raphael Edwards of Somerset was cited for careless driving and driving with a suspended license after his car collided with one driven by Jeison Garcia-Tejada of Somerset. Edwards was turning left from Park Street to Baier Avenue when the two cars collided. Garcia-Tejada said Edwards’ car pulled out in front of his, giving him no time to avoid …
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A 39-year-old construction worker was killed Oct. 17 when he fell off the roof of the Claremont Road School, seen here in a file photo. Update: A GoFundMe account has been established to raise money for the Marotana family. The donation page can be accessed here. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth …
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Brandon Cox of Somerset was sentenced to 23 years in state prison for the February assault of a Highland Park woman and kidnapping of her child. Photo: Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. A 23-year-old township man was sentenced Oct. 16 to 23 years in state prison for a kidnapping and sexual assault in Highland Park. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …
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Rashan McMillan. Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. A township man remains in custody at the Somerset County Jail, Somerville, following his arrest on gun-related charges. 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. …
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The Fall festival at Snyder’s Farm, South Middlebush Road, runs 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekends through Oct. 30. The Franklin Reporter & Advocate paid a visit on Oct. 7 with our live streaming camera in tow. Here’s what we saw: Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …
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Hamilton BBQ co-owner Suzanne Zarzour and FTPD Det. Drewry Lea during the “Coffee With A Cop” program Oct. 4. Franklin police deployed to several sites in the township on Oct. 4, but not for emergencies. 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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Marissa Rebimbas of Flemington (left) was nominated by Stefanie Hutchins of Ringoes in the Unity Bank “Pay It Forward” $20,000 giveaway contest. They were each awarded $500 in the random contest drawing. Photo: Unity Bank. Unity Bank is encouraging the public to “Pay It Forward” by sharing stories about their personal heroes with the incentive of $20,000 given to participants …
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Franklin Township Police Det. Pat Colligan was at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Spa in Las Vegas Oct. 1 when a gunman killed 59 people and wounded 515. Pat Colligan knew something was up when he saw a security guard and police officer in a traffic vest running full-speed through the crowded casino at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Spa …
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