The Grand Opening Celebration will be followed by a “Youth Fest.” (File photo.) U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-12) will be among the dignitaries attending the grand opening of the Franklin Youth Center, set for 1 p.m. on May 14. The Center is located at 429 Lewis Street.

NJ State PBA President Patrick Colligan, Retired Fanwood Police Sergeant Russ Yeager (holding a picture of his father Sheriff’s Detective Ronald Yeager) and Somerset County Sheriff Darrin J. Russo (left to right) stand in front of the Somerset County Law Enforcement Memorial in Somerville. (Photo: Cosmo Tomaro, Sheriff’s Office BCI Unit.)   Somerset County Sheriff and township resident Darren Russo will …

Applications will be accepted through June 1. Applications are now being accepted for the Franklin Township Police’s Youth Police Academy, to be held from July 14-22, 2022. The program is open to students in 8th to 12 grades.

Hudson Valley Community College student Emelia Abbeyquaye of Franklin Park was recently inducted into Phi Theta Kappa, the international academic honor society for two-year institutions of higher learning. Membership in Phi Theta Kappa is indicative of academic excellence. Those inducted are matriculated students who have met standards including a grade point average of 3.71 or higher. The college’s Alpha Xi …

Former Township Councilman Upendra Chivukula, right, answers questions posed by temple attorney Peter Lanfrit at the May 5 Zoning Board meeting. A proposed Hindu temple on a 25-acre South Middlebush Road parcel could draw between 80 to 250 people on weekdays and as many as 200 a day on weekends, the Zoning Board of Adjustment was told during the temple’s …

The students represented sports from the entire school year. Eight Franklin High School athletes signed letters of commitment to play for colleges around the country at a special ceremony May 6, held in the high school’s events lobby. The students honored were:

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 43 Franklin residents, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on May 6. That brings to 13,146 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. Mayor Phil Kramer has …

Left to right, Romero, Gnecco, Volz, and Allen. (Photos: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office). Four township residents were sentenced to a combined 67 years in prison for their roles in the sexual assault of one of their 7-year-old children, authorities said on May 6. The four – Marina/Matthew Volz, 32; Ashley/Adam Romero, 28; Sean Allen, 54, and Dulcinea Gnecco, 21 pled …

Seven of the eight Seniors honored on Senior Day. The eight Senior members of the Franklin High School baseball squad were honored May 5 in a special ceremony before their game against Warren Hills. The players walked through a gauntlet of their teammates, accompanied buy family and friends, stopping at the backstop for photos.

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 28 Franklin residents, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on May 5. That brings to 13,103 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. Mayor Phil Kramer has …