Reenactor John Koopman as George Washington at last year’s Walk and Roll event, as local residents walk and bicycle on Canal Road. (Photo: Millstone Valley Preseervation Coalition.) Submitted by the Millstone Valley Preservation Coalition. Reenactors of General George Washington and his valet, Billy Lee, will ride on horseback along Canal Road on August 28, 241 years after the American and …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another six Franklin residents, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on August 16. That brings to 15,452 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 …

Bernice Ostrowski, of Somerset passed away on August 15 at the Parker at Somerset Nursing Home in Somerset. She was 82. Born in Newfoundland, Canada, she lived in Edison before moving to Somerset in 2015. She worked as a Cashier at RiteAid in Edison before her retirement. Bernice was a parishioner of St. Matthias Church in Somerset. She also loved …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 40 Franklin residents from August 13-15, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on August 15. There were 14 new positive test results reported on August 13, 9 more reported on August 14 and 17 more reported on August 15, OEM said. That brings to 15,446 the number of Franklin residents who …

Gertrude E. Murphy of Somerset passed away on August 13 at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 101. Born in Buffalo, New York and raised in Cheektowaga, she lived in Jersey City before moving to Somerset in 2008. Gertrude served in the US Coast Guard during World War II. After her discharge she worked as a hairdresser …

Three armed robberies of township businesses in a week are under investigation by local and county authorities. Armed robberies occurred on August 6, 9 and 10, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 22 Franklin residents, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on August 12. That brings to 15,406 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 …

The organizers of the annual Week of the People festivals are getting last-minute details set in anticipation of their events planned for August 13, 14 and 20. August 13 will see the Back to School Festival from 1-7 p.m. at Naaman WIlliams Park on Matilda Avenue. The highlight of the day will be the distribution of free backpacks to township …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 12 Franklin residents, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on August 11. That brings to 15,384 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 …

Ankita Chatterjee of Franklin Park was among more than 1,700 undergraduate and graduate students recently awarded degrees at Adelphi University, including those who completed degree requirements in December 2021 and May 2022. Chatterjee earned a Master of Science in Biology. Harvinder Kaur, of Somerset, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Metropolitan Campus in Teaneck, NJ has been named to the …