Mayor Phil Kramer is the Franklin Reporter & Advocate’s 2020 Man of the Year. (File Photo.) It has been quite a year. None of us thought when we were ringing in 2020 that we would be ringing it out in the middle of a pandemic that has caused the deaths of at least 168 of our Franklin neighbors, sickened hundreds …

Another 71 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on December 31. That brings to 3,147 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, and a total of 889 in December, the largest monthly total since the pandemic was first detected …

Franklin broke the 800 new coronavirus cases-in-a-month mark on December 30 with the report of 31 new positive test results by the township Office of Emergency Management. That brings to 3,076 Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, and 818 in December. The deaths of 168 Franklin residents – about 30 percent of all COVID-19-related deaths …

Another 31 Franklin residents tested positive for the coronavirus over the past 24 hours, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on December 29. That brings to 3,043 the number of township residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, and 787 in December. The deaths of 168 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus. Note: These are …

Mr. Matthew Woroniecki passed away on December 28. He was 77 years old. Mr. Woroniecki was born in Franklin Township and was a lifelong resident of Somerset. He graduated from Highland Park High School and had a lengthy career working for the Somerset Board of Social Services as an Investigator. He served our country faithfully in the United States Army …

Another 11 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on December 28. That brings the to 3,012 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, and 756 in December. The deaths of 168 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus. That number will increase on …