Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 486 Franklin residents from May 24 to June 13, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on June 13. There was a delay in reporting numbers from May 24 to June 10 due to a cyber attack on Somerset County computers, OEM said. There were 441 new reported cases during that time, …

Submitted by the Franklin Township Police Department. 06/05/2022

Muhammad Timur Ali, of Somerset, received a degree from Clark University during the University’s 118th Commencement exercises on May 22. Ali graduated with a Master of Arts in economics. Allyson Smith of Somerset has been named to the Dean’s List at Georgia State University for the spring 2022 semester. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, degree-seeking students must have earned a GPA …

The recipients of the 2022 Warrior4Life Foundation scholarships were honored at a special ceremony June 12 at the Cultural Arts Gazebo in the Municipal Complex. The Warrior4Life Foundation on June 12 held a special ceremony at the township Cultural Arts Gazebo on DeMott Lane to award its latest round of college scholarships. A total of $9,500 was awarded to 10 …

C. Thomas Del Casale, 97, passed away surrounded by his family on June 10, 2022 at his home in Somerset.   Mr. Del Casale was born November 28, 1924, in New Brunswick to the late C. Thomas and Rose (Dispaltro) Del Casale. He was a lifelong resident of Somerset.  Thomas graduated from New Brunswick High School in 1942. He continued his …

Franklin High School was the host for the 2022 Group 2 and Group 4 Meet of Champions on June 10 and 11. Here’s how the Warriors fared on June 10:

The partners at Performance Rehabilitation were all set to hold a grand opening for their newest location in the Franklin Commons on Elizabeth Avenue. Then Covid-19 came to town.

Lita de Gil, 95, of Somerset, died on June 4 at Foothill Acres Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Hillsborough. She enjoyed a wonderful, cultural life, traveling worldwide with her husband and three children, as an Army wife to her predeceased husband, Col. Bernard F. de Gil, who died in 2002. After her retirement from work, she reveled in frequent trips …

Tara Kenyon. The Franklin Township Police Department and the township Trails Advisory Committee will team up this Fall to present what they hope will be the first of many “walk and talks” on trail safety. Tara Kenyon, the township’s Open Space consultant, told the Committee at its June 8 meeting that she met with FTPD Sgt. Rebecca Leah to talk …

Celebrate the summer season and revel in the beauty of roses at the Rose Day Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 11 at Colonial Park’s Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden, 156 Mettlers Road, Parking Lot A. The festival, hosted by the Somerset County Park Commission and Park Foundation, is free.