Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 24 Franklin residents between September 13 and 14, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on September 14. There were 12 positive tests reported on each day, OEM said. That brings to 15,757 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths …

Retail Cannabis Application Sites Another 38 applicants for cannabis businesses were certified as having met Township regulations at the September 14 Township Council meeting. Of that total, 34 of the applications are for retail business licenses and four are for cultivator, manufacturer, wholesaler and distributor licenses. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth …

The township’s new ordinance limiting where warehouses can be built has spawned at least six lawsuits asking for it to be struck down due to the way in which it was created, introduced and adopted. The suits were filed between August 30 and September 2 and name the Township, Planning Board and the Mayor and Council as defendants. Don’t Miss …

The Franklin High School boys’ soccer and girls’ tennis teams were still looking for their first victories after September 12 play. The Warrior soccer team fell to Linden, 3-1, and the Lady Warriors tennis team fell to Bridgewater-Raritan, 5-0. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 28 Franklin residents between September 10 AND 12, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on September 12. There were seven positive tests reported on September 10 and September 11, and 14 new cases reported on September 12, OEM said. That brings to 15,733 the number of Franklin residents who have tested …

Franklin’s Daniel Okafor reacts as he crosses the goal line September 10 during the Warriors’ game against Piscataway. Members of four Franklin High School football championship teams were rooting them on, but that wasn’t enough as the present-day Warriors fell to rival Piscataway 19-14 on September 10. The game for Franklin was highlighted by at times stifling defense, which twice …

Kyle Kavinski, an engineer retained by the applicant, describes the warehouse project to the Planning Board. A developer’s plan to raze four buildings – including a large office building – on Cottontail Lane and put up two warehouses was approved September 7 by a split Planning Board. The two warehouses, which are being built “on spec,” meaning with no set …

Slightly less than half of all Franklin Township Police Department internal affairs investigations opened in 2021 were sustained, with 40 percent of officers who were found to have violated policy or regulations issued a written reprimand or warning, according to statistics released by the state Attorney General’s Office. In total, 44 percent of the complaints opened in 2021 were sustained, …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 18 Franklin residents, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on September 9. That brings to 15,705 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 233 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest …

Mark Healey, the township’s director of planning, points out various development zones in the township during the Somerset Run Civics Club meeting. Residents of Somerset Run received a primer on the township’s warehouse situation on September 8. The venue was the 55-plus community’s clubhouse, and the setting was a meeting of the Somerset Run Civics Club. Don’t Miss Out! No …