Submitted by the Franklin Township Police Department. 06/12/2022

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 12 Franklin residents, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on June 22. That brings to 14,291 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 …

Doris Lin, of the Animal Protection League of New Jersey, discusses nonlethal methods of deer control at the Open Space Advisory Committee’s June 21 meeting. The township Open Space Advisory Committee could not be called an anti-hunting group, but nonetheless its members listened politely to an animal advocate who tried to convince them of the merits of nonlethal deer control. …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 57 Franklin residents from June 18 to June 21, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on June 21. There were seven cases reported on June 18, 11 cases reported on June 19, 19 cases reported on June 20 and 20 cases reported on June 21, OEM said. That brings to 14,279 …

East Franklin firefighters Lt. Alan Latanzio and Foreman Bernie Marquez with the dog they rescued and revived during a June 20 apartment fire. (Photo: East Franklin Fire Department.) A resident was displaced and a dog revived after a June 20 apartment fire on Hamilton Street, officials said. Township police received a 9-1-1 call reporting smoke from the apartment at about …

Bob Chilton of Gabel Associates explains an aspect of clean energy aggregation during a special Township Council meeting on June 20. The pros and cons of clean energy aggregation were discussed at a special Township Council meeting on June 20. The meeting was necessitated by the submission of petitions requesting that a question be placed on the November ballot asking …

Judith A. Werensly, of Somerset passed away on June 16 at the AristaCare Nursing Home in Manchester Township. She was 74. Born and raised in Newark, she lived in Iselin and Irvington before moving to Somerset in 1977. Judy worked as an Office Manager for the Board of Education in Franklin Township from 1989 until her retirement in 2009. In …

The Township Council handed out a variety of commendations and proclamations at its June 14 meeting. Four Franklin youth who recently medaled in a national Tae Kwon Do tournament were recognized, as well as St. Matthias Church on the occasion of its 60th anniversary.

Thomas Edison EnergeySmart Charter School held its 12th Grade graduation June 14 at The Villagers Theatre on DeMott Lane. This was the second graduating class in school history.

Roslyn Siegel of Somerset passed away June 18 at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 78. Born and raised in Brooklyn, she lived in Plainfield before moving to Somerset over 50 years ago. She owned and operated the Expertravel Inc. Travel Agency in Somerset for many years, coordinating trips to Disney for the Franklin Township school bands …