Patricia Rantkowski of Somerset passed away on December 26 after a 9-month battle with cancer. Pat was born on Staten Island, NY to Joseph and Nancy Malta Rantkowski. She graduated from St Mary of the Assumption High School in Elizabeth, and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Rutgers University in New Brunswick. Pat‘s chosen profession was Human Resources, which …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 62 Franklin residents, the Township Office of Emergency Management said on December 28. That brings to 8,451 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, the township Office of Emergency Management reported. The deaths of 219 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM …

Margareta E. “Gretel” Hill, of Somerset passed away on December 23 at the Bridgeway Care and Rehabilitation Center in Hillsborough. She was 91. Born and raised in Selbitz, Germany, she moved to the United States after her marriage to Buford Hill in 1949, eventually to Browns Mills in 1955 and then to Somerset in 2000. She and her husband, Buford …

Ms. Ann Marie Bokaine passed away on December 21. She was 80 years old. Ms. Bokaine was born in New Brunswick and was a lifetime resident of Somerset. She was a lifelong parishioner of St. Ladislaus Church and happily volunteered much of her free time to the parish. She was an avid reader and enjoyed quiet evenings at home doing …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 423 Franklin residents from December 24-27, the Township Office of Emergency Management said on December 27. Additionally, the death of another township resident has been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. On December 24, 157 new cases were reported, 60 new cases reported on December 25, 148 new cases reported on December …

Delayed reporting of positive Covid-19 test results has resulted in an undercount of township residents who have contracted the virus. As a result, the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the coronavirus since mid-March 2020 jumped by 121 in the December 23 report. That brings to 7,966 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 13 Franklin residents, the Township Office of Emergency Management said on December 22. That brings to 7,845 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. That works out to 115 cases per 1,000 township residents. The deaths of 218 Franklin residents have been …