The Franklin Reporter & Advocate

08/14/2026

Road work: Juliet Ave is closed from Myrtle Ave to Ray St for paving. Please plan an alternate route.

08/12/2026

From the Township: One lane of Easton Ave north bound, heading towards South Bound Brook, will be closed between Franklin Blvd and JFK Blvd for road work. Expect some congestion until 4pm when the lane will reopen.

Juliet Ave is closed between Ray St and Rt 27 until 3pm today for road work. Local traffic will be allowed to proceed with caution.

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08/11/2026

From the Township: Juliet Ave will be closed from Rt 27 to Ray st for road work until 3pm.

08/10/2026

Batterrrrr up! PJ Parker speaks about the special Saturday August 15 Somerset Semiquincentennials /Somerset Patriots Baseball game/ Fireworks- a part of the Franklin 250 celebration, with Dave Marek, senior vice-president of marketing for the Somerset Patriots/TD Bank Ballpark,
Cindy Blumenkrantz, president of the Heritage Trail Association, and Bob LaCorte, chairman of the Franklin 250 Committee
Tickets for the game can still be purchased
at the Community/Senior Center 8:30 to 4:30
and the library from 9am to 8pm and are discounted at $10 each

08/10/2026

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for our area until 9 p.m.

08/09/2026

From our friends at RCDCU ... have you registered yet?

08/09/2026

Hamilton St between Veronica Ave and Lake Ave is closed due to a motor vehicle crash. Seek Alternate Route.

08/09/2026

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08/08/2026

Now at Masjid -e-Ali on Cedar Grove Lane.
Husain Day is an annual public event
to commemorate the supreme sacrifice
of Imam Husayn ibn Ali—the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, focusing on his universal message of social justice, peace, and standing against tyranny.

08/08/2026

🎈🎈Happy Birthday,
Franklin Township Mayor Phil Kramer🎈🎈