By Mayor Phil Kramer. By coincidence two environmentally friendly energy programs were rolled out at the same time. Both come to you when the predictions of climatologists of more severe weather accompanying the warming of the planet appear to be coming true. 

By Ed Potosnak. Please vote for Walter Jackson, Nancy LaCorte and Ardaman Singh for Franklin Township Board of Education.

Franklin High School celebrated its Homecoming Day in a big way for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic on September 30. A pep rally in Warriors’ Stadium, a tailgate party near the varsity baseball field and crowning homecoming royalty during the halftime of the football game against North Brunswick highlighted the day.

The Franklin High School football homecoming game was spoiled September 30 by the North Brunswick Raiders, who furthered their undefeated season by topping the Warriors 34-24. North Brunswick tallied all of their points before Franklin scored in the third quarter. The warriors then completed the two-point conversion.

Editor’s Note: This is the last Covid daily update to be reported by the Township. Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 24 Franklin residents, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on September 30. That brings to 15,972 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of …

A 24-year-old New York man was charged September 29 with murder and related offenses in connection with the killing of a 20-year-old township man. Police responded to a 12:28 p.m. 9-1-1 call to a Eugene Avenue residence, where they found J’Corey Breedy with a stab wound to his abdomen.

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The Franklin High School Warriors field hockey team continues to search for its first win of teh season, falling on September 29 to Pingry, 11-0. With the loss, Franklin falls to 0-6 overall, and 0-5 in the Skyland Conference.

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another four Franklin residents, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on September 29. That brings to 15,948 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 …

Township Councilman James Vassanella makes a point September 28 during a discussion about a private meeting among Council members, the owner of Rutgers Plaza and their attorneys. The idea of a private meeting involving some Township Council members and the owner of the Rutgers Plaza to discuss the latter’s plans for the former K-Mart building were nixed by the Council …