Francis Villano passed away on Oct. 9 at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 85 years old. A devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, he will be greatly missed by many. Villano was born in Carbondale, and graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School, where he was known to dance quite well. He worked locally …

Maury Fontaine Barkley of Somerset passed away on October 7 at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick after a brief illness. She was 80. Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, she lived in various towns throughout Maryland, Virginia and New Jersey before settling in Somerset in 1973. She worked as an Administrative Assistant for the Phillips Lighting Company in …

Another five township residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on October 8. That brings to 6,919 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. Included in that total are 30 people affiliated with township schools who have tested positive for the virus. In …