ShopRite employees return to the store July 20 after having been evacuated for a bomb threat. Police are investigating a bomb threat that was called in to the ShopRite on Elizabeth Avenue the afternoon of July 20. The Franklin Township Police Department was notified of the bomb threat by a ShopRite employee at about 12:56 p.m., according to a press …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 29 Franklin residents, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on July 20. That brings to 14,921 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 …

Supporters of the zoning ordinance change – most of whom live in Canal Walk – react when the ordinance is unanimously approved by Township Council members in attendance at the July 19 special meeting. The ink is barely dry on the Township Council’s approval of an ordinance limiting where warehouses can be built in Franklin, but at least one objector’s …

The D&R Canal 5 Mile Lock parking lot will be closed for about three weeks starting around July 25. (Map: Google). The tow path/trail next to the Landing Lane Bridge, and the 5 Mile Lock parking area on Easton Avenue will be closed for repair and rehabilitation starting July 25. The New Jersey Water Supply Authority will repair the Landing …

With oppressive heat in the immediate forecast beginning July 20, the Township has established cooling centers in the Municipal Complex off DeMott Lane. A cooling center in the main branch of the Franklin Township Public Library will be open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 19 Franklin residents, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on July 19. That brings to 14,892 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, discusses the proposed warehouse ordinance at a recent Planning Board meeting. (File photo). A lawsuit could be in the offing if the Township Council, as expected, adopts on July 19 an ordinance that will limit where future warehouses can be built within Franklin. Michael Mandelbaum, manager of 5 Belmont Associates, objected to the …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 77 Franklin residents from July 16-18, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on July 18. There were 28 new cases reported on July 16, 29 new cases reported on July 19 and 20 new cases reported on July 18, OEM said. That brings to 14,873 the number of Franklin residents who …

Carmen Luisa Gonzalez Monsegur of Franklin Park passed away on July 16 at home surrounded by loved ones, the day after her 96th birthday. Doña Luisa was born in Lares, Puerto Rico and was raised in Maricao. She had 11 brothers and sisters. Her family worked a coffee farm in Maricao, in the western mountains of Puerto Rico. She wanted …

John Podskoc of Somerset passed away on July 16 at the Somerset Woods Rehab and Nursing Center in Somerset surrounded by his family. He was 79.Born in Newark, he spent his younger years in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania before moving back to Newark at age 12, returning to Wilkes-Barre after high school to attend Kings College. After graduation he began his career …