Carino, Jerry. "With a gutsy gesture, Jersey's Breein Tyree swats Confederate 'hate groups' at Ole Miss", Asbury Park Press, March 5, 2019. Accessed December 16, 2019. "That's exactly what Breein Tyree and his University of Mississippi basketball teammates did Feb. 23. Tyree, a Somerset native who starred at St. Joseph-Metuchen High School, was one of six players who took a knee during national anthem to protest a Confederacy rally near the arena."
Barris, Mike. "Ernie Scott remembers Rosa Parks", Asbury Park Press, February 3, 2006. Accessed February 8, 2012. "His stage partner was Franklin Township's Avery Brooks, a Rutgers theater professor who plays Robeson, the Princeton-born African-American singer..."
Raum, John O. The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1, p. 259, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed February 11, 2013. "Franklin township contained a population in 1850 of 3,062[;] in 1860, 3,599; and in 1870, 3,912. Weston is a post village on the Millstone river. Middlebush and Griggstown are in this township."
Staff. "Franklin Gril Will Swim For U.S. Olympic Team"Archived December 1, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, The Franklin News-Record, August 17, 1972. Accessed November 23, 2017. "Judy Melick of Franklin Township will represent the United States in the XX Olympiad in Munich, Germany next month."
Staff. "Kramer Leads Democratic Sweep Of Mayor, Council Races", Franklin Reporter & Advocate, November 4, 2015. Accessed May 22, 2016. "With the win, the mayor and council seats will all be held by Democrats come January. The Democrats will have to pick a replacement for Kramer's council seat after he is sworn in as mayor. Kramer is also the first Democrat to be elected mayor since the position was directly chosen by voters."
Staff. "Chris Kelly Sworn In As Township Mayor", Franklin Reporter & Advocate, January 13, 2015. Accessed January 17, 2015. "Township native Chris Kelly was sworn in as mayor at the Jan. 13 Township Council meeting, replacing Brian Levine, who has moved on to the Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders."
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Council Members, Township of Franklin. Accessed June 6, 2022.
Township Manager, Township of Franklin. Accessed March 22, 2023.
Clerk's Office, Township of Franklin. Accessed March 22, 2023.
HistoryArchived October 14, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, Township of Franklin. Accessed March 31, 2020. "After considering the evidence set forth in Franklin Township, Somerset County, NJ: A History, William B. Brahm, Commissioned by the Franklin Township Library, 1998, Chapter 12, Municipal Government, The Case for William Franklin and The Case for Benjamin Franklin, the Township Council determined to espouse the theory that the Township was named for Benjamin Franklin."
The Council-Manager Plan (NJSA 40:69A-81 to 40:69A-98), Franklin Township. Accessed June 6, 2022. "Under the Faulkner Act, the following options are followed by the Township of Franklin: 1. Basis of Election: Partisan Elections in November. 2. Election of Mayor: By the voters. 3. Size and Structure of the Council: Nine Members: 1-Mayor; 3-At-Large Council Members; 5-Ward Council Members. Terms of Office: 4-years terms staggered."
Biography, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman. Accessed January 3, 2019. "Watson Coleman and her husband William reside in Ewing Township and are blessed to have three sons; William, Troy, and Jared and three grandchildren; William, Kamryn and Ashanee."
Denman, Elliott. "Franklin's Jeff Porter makes Olympics in hurdles", Courier News, July 1, 2012. Accessed February 12, 2013. "Joe Porter, the Franklin Township High School and Rutgers University alumnus, played in the NFL from 2006 to 2011, most recently as an Oakland Raiders cornerback. But now it's his twin brother. Jeff, making news of his own."
Paik, Eugene. "Deal proposed on United Water controlling Franklin Township's water system", The Star-Ledger, February 6, 2011. Accessed September 20, 2014. "The township draws its water from the Delaware and Raritan Canal, as well as New Brunswick, North Brunswick and the New Jersey American Water utility. The township would still own its water system, but would pay United Water to maintain it."
Staff. "Joseph Danielsen sworn in as newest member of General Assembly", The Messenger-Gazette, October 16, 2014. Accessed February 2, 2015. "Franklin Township resident Joseph Danielsen became the newest member of the General Assembly, receiving the oath of office from Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto, before taking part in his first voting session as a member of the legislature.... Danielsen will represent the 17th legislative district, which includes parts of Middlesex and Somerset counties, replacing Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula who recently left to become a commissioner of the Board of Public Utilities."
Kuperinsky, Amy. "N.J. at the 2024 Tony Awards: Winners Maleah Joi Moon, Shaina Taub and more", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, June 17, 2024. Accessed June 17, 2024. "Moon, 21, who grew up in Franklin Township, stars in the show inspired by the life of Alicia Keys, which features Keys’ music and was also nominated for best musical."
Tulipwood House, New Jersey Historic Trust. Accessed January 5, 2017. "Tulipwood is notable for its Colonial Revival architecture and was likely designed in 1892 by architect, J. August Lienau, son of the famed Danish architect Detlaf Lienau."
History of Franklin Township, NY-NJ-CT Botany Online. Accessed September 22, 2007. "1777:... In Griggstown John Honeyman (with a home that still stands at the foot of Bunker Hill Road and Canal Road) posed as a cattle-trader sympathetic to the British in order to spy on them. Honeyman's information helped Washington plan the surprise attack on Trenton."
Fremon, Suzanne S. "State Has 13 on Olympic Team", The New York Times, August 13, 1972. Accessed November 22, 2017. "Judy Melick, 17, of Somerset is the youngest of the New Jersey members of the Olympic team."
Eftimiades, Maria. "Radio Personality Without Limits", The New York Times, July 2, 1989. Accessed August 23, 2012. "Mr. Williams has dabbed in politics, serving as a councilman and two-term mayor for Franklin Township from 1967 to 1975."
Weber, Bruce. "Earl Williams, Baseball Slugger, Dies at 64", The New York Times, February 1, 2013. Accessed February 2, 2015. "Earl Williams, a slugging if ambivalent catcher and infielder — 'My favorite position is batter,' he once said — who won the National League rookie of the year award in 1971 but whose promise went unfulfilled amid a welter of minor controversies, died early Tuesday at his home in Somerset, N.J."
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Staff. "Charlie Weis", The New York Times, November 30, 2009. Accessed August 23, 2012. "Before taking over at Notre Dame, his alma mater, for the 2005 season, Weis had 15 years of experience as an N.F.L. assistant and three Super Bowl rings, but only one season as a head coach; he led Franklin Township High School to the 1989 New Jersey state title."
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"Making history in Griggstown"[permanent dead link], Princeton Packet, November 27, 2007. Accessed December 23, 2007. "Two presentations by John Allen, president of the Griggstown Historical Society, were made. Mark Alan Hewitt, project architect, received an autographed copy of Moy Sand & Gravel by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon, a Griggstown resident."
Knapp, Krystal. "New Company Offers Express Bus Service from Kendall Park to New York City", Planet Princeton, July 29, 2016. Accessed December 31, 2017. "A new company called OurBus is offering weekday express bus trips from Kendall Park to New York City at about half the cost of traditional bus fares. OurBus offers a one-seat ride from the Kendall Park Roller Skating Rink lot on Route 27 to New York, making one other stop in Franklin Township along the way."
The Changing Landscape of North Brunswick, Rutgers University. Accessed February 12, 2013. "Yorston is best remembered for his work in removing the 520 bodies from the New Brunswick Presbyterian Church's cemetery to Van Liew Cemetery to make way for new construction, for his around-the-clock service during the 1918 deadly influenza epidemic, and for his service in connection with the autopsy involving the infamous Hall-Mills murder in neighboring Franklin Township."
William L. Hutcheson Memorial Forest, Rutgers University. Accessed February 12, 2013. "The Hutcheson Memorial Forest (HMF) is a unique area consisting of one of the last uncut forests in the Mid-Atlantic states, along with the surrounding lands devoted to protection of the old forest and research into ecological interactions necessary to understand the forest."
Home Page, Community Fire Company. Accessed July 31, 2013.
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Home Page, Elizabeth Ave. Fire Company. Accessed July 31, 2013.
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Home Page, East Franklin Fire Department. Accessed July 31, 2013.
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Home Page, Millstone Valley Fire Company. Accessed July 31, 2013.
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Home Page, Franklin Park Fire Department. Accessed July 31, 2013.
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Home Page, Little Rocky Hill Fire Company. Accessed July 31, 2013.
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Home Page, Somerset Fire & Rescue Company #1. Accessed July 31, 2013.
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History, Saint Matthias School. Accessed August 19, 2015.
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Franklin Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Franklin Township Public Schools. Accessed June 26, 2020. "Purpose The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Franklin Township School District. Composition The Franklin Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Franklin Township."
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Kipp, Guy. "Franklin's Diamond Miller Signs Letter of Intent with University of Maryland", TAP into Franklin / Somerset, November 14, 2018. Accessed May 12, 2022. "Diamond Miller made it official on Wednesday, following through on the decision she came to during the Franklin girls basketball team's title quest last March. The 6-foot-1 All-State guard/forward signed her National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Maryland Wednesday morning at Franklin High School, a month before Miller begins the senior season of her storied high school career."
About Us, The Ukrainian Historical and Educational Center. Accessed January 5, 2017.
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St. Andrew Memorial Church, Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. Accessed January 5, 2017. "Dominating the property of the St. Andrew Center is the unique edifice of the St. Andrew Memorial Church. Soaring skyward, the church is a monument to Ukrainian Cossack Baroque architecture. A result of years of planning and the sacrifices, labors and donations of countless faithful, the church is dedicated to all who perished in the Stalinist famine of 1932-33 and who have given their lives for the cause of freedom and justice."
HistoryArchived October 14, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, Township of Franklin. Accessed March 31, 2020. "After considering the evidence set forth in Franklin Township, Somerset County, NJ: A History, William B. Brahm, Commissioned by the Franklin Township Library, 1998, Chapter 12, Municipal Government, The Case for William Franklin and The Case for Benjamin Franklin, the Township Council determined to espouse the theory that the Township was named for Benjamin Franklin."
Staff. "Franklin Gril Will Swim For U.S. Olympic Team"Archived December 1, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, The Franklin News-Record, August 17, 1972. Accessed November 23, 2017. "Judy Melick of Franklin Township will represent the United States in the XX Olympiad in Munich, Germany next month."
