Montena Inez (Horton) Coleman was born in Athens, Georgia, May 26, 1929. She was the youngest of five children born to the late Mary Lou and Edward Horton, Sr. Montena is the end of the Horton Dynasty!Montena graduated from the Athens High and Industrial School in 1946. She also attended Fort Valley State College in Fort Valley, GA thanks to …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 25 Franklin residents, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on May 11 That brings to 13,264 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 232 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest …

Performance Rehabilitation & Regenerative Medicine will hold its inaugural 5K charity run/walk, “Conquer the Island,” from 10 a.m. to noon May 14 at Duke Island Park in Bridgewater. All proceeds from the event will go to the “30 Days for Clean Water” program run by  Mission Clean Water, a New Jersey-based 501c3 nonprofit that focuses on providing clean drinking water …

May 10 was Senior Night for the Unified Track and Field team, with three team members being honored by their teammates. Honored were Declan Gordon, who competes in the shot put; Serena Rose, who competes in the shot put and 4×100 relay, and Joe Wood, who competes in the shot put. Joe Wood could not attend the event.

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 22 Franklin residents, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on May 10. That brings to 13,239 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 232 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest …

Township Manager Robert Vornlocker presented the proposed budget to the Township Council. Updated: The Township Council unanimously passed the budget at its May 10 meeting. Township property owners will have to dig a little deeper when paying this year’s municipal property tax bill.

More than 300 police officers from around the country and the world – including three from Franklin – embarked from in front of the Public Safety Building early in the morning of May 10 for the 13th annual Police Unity Tour to Washington, D.C. The cyclists will join officers from throughout the country at the Law Enforcement Memorial in D.C. …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 71 Franklin residents between May 7 and May 9, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on May 9. There were 31 new positives reported on May 7, 12 new positives reported on May 8 and 28 new positives reported on May 9, OEM said. That brings to 13,217 the number of …

Mary Halecki passed away on May 9 at her home in Somerset. Mrs. Halecki was born in Newark and was raised in East Orange. She graduated from East Orange Catholic High School. She also lived in South Brunswick before moving to the Somerset section of Franklin Township in 2001. Mrs. Halecki was a parishioner of St. Matthias Church in Somerset. …

Vincent F. Verdi of Franklin Park passed away on May 8 at St. Peter’s Medical Center in New Brunswick. He was 92. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he lived in Edison before moving to Franklin Park in the late 1980s. He attended Penn State College, graduating with a master’s degree in chemistry. He worked as a Chemist for Merck & …