New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians (NJAFP) President Maria F. Ciminelli, MD, FAAFP (left) with American Academy of Family Physicians President-Elect Gary L. LeRoy, MD, FAAFP (right) at the NJAFP Family Medicine Forum in Atlantic City. Photo: NJAFP. A township resident has been named president of the New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Maria Ciminelli, associate director of the …
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Matthew D. Ellery (Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.) A Franklin Township police officer could avoid serving jail time for a guilty plea to possession of heroin and driving while intoxicated under a plea deal struck with the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Matthew D. Ellery, 29, a township police officer since 2018, plead guilty to the charges on July 12 to …
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The reward for information leading to the indictment of whoever is responsible for the May shooting death of a 30-year-old township man has been increased to up to $3,500. The increase of the reward from Crime Stoppers of Somerset County was announced in a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. David Anderson of Henry Street was shot multiple …
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Samudhra owner Mangesh Chinthamaneni, center, and managers Anand Chintha, left, and Jyoti Pant, right, are set to open the restaurant later this month. A township couple’s dream of bringing upscale Indian cuisine to Franklin is close to reality. Mangesh and Sangeetha Chinthamaneni plan on opening their restaurant, Samudhra, later this month. The opening will mark the end of a process …
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Shawn Butler. A Hillsborough man already imprisoned for sexually assaulting a child was convicted last month of violating a Meaghan’s Law prohibition while volunteering at a township church’s youth ministry. Shawn Butler, 53, was convicted on May 21 on a single charge of 3rd Degree Prohibited Participation in a Youth Serving Organization, according to a press release from the Somerset …
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SCPO Chief of Detectives John Fodor. Photo: LinkedIn. The Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office will assume administrative oversight of the township police department on July 1, following the abrupt retirements of FTPD Chief Richard Grammar and Captain Greg Borlan. Both Grammar and Borlan will retire as of June 30. As of next month, John W. Fodor, the Prosecutor’s Office’s Chief of …
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Bruce Blum. Photo: PIA NJ. A township man was elected president of the Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey on June 9 at the association’s annual business meeting at Harrah’s in Atlantic City. Bruce Blum, CPIA, is owner of Blum & Walsh Group Inc., a division of T.E. Freuler Agency in Somerset. As an active member of PIANJ, Blum …
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A $2,500 reward is being offered by Crime Stoppers of Somerset County, Inc. for information leading to the arrest and indictment of those involved in the shooting death of a 30-year-old Somerset man. David D. Anderson of Henry Street died after he was shot multiple times before 11 p.m. May 18 on Matilda Avenue, according to a press release from …
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Meghna Sankar is led into her surprise birthday party at FTPD headquarters on June 5. As far as 9-year-old Meghna Sakar knew, she, her parents, brother and some friends were visiting the township Police Department June 5 for a private tour. The tour had been arranged by FTPD Chief Richard Grammar, as a way to say “Thank-You” to the 3rd …
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FTPD Officer Matthew D. Ellery is sworn in to his position at the Jan. 24, 2017 Township Council meeting. (Franklin Reporter & Advocate file photo.) An on-duty township Police officer was charged in April with driving under the influence of drugs the same day the case was transferred from Franklin Township Municipal Court to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Court …
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