A total of 127 township school staff – just about 10 percent – have not been vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus, a district official said. Seven more staffers are in the process of being fully vaccinated, meaning they “are either between the first and second dose of the vaccine or have had that second dose within the last two weeks,” …

Another nine Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on November 4. That brings to 7,086 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 213 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. The First Baptist Church of …

The Zoning Board on November 4 rejected an application that would allow these buses to continue to park in the rear parking lot of JFK Plaza on John F. Kennedy Boulevard. A plan to park 15 school buses in a rear parking lot at JFK Plaza on John F. Kennedy Boulevard was rejected by the Zoning Board of adjustment at …

(Photo: Planning Board) Nine arrays of solar panels, targeted for the NJ Water property on Randolphville Road, were approved by the Planning Board at its November 3 meeting. The arrays will join several other panel arrays erected on the site in 2006, the Board was told. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth …

Another five Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on November 4. That brings to 7,077 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 213 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. The First Baptist Church of …

Elizabeth Avenue School principal John Haney honors Donna King, a school paraprofessional, during the breakfast ceremony. Nearly 40 of the school district’s teachers and educational service professionals were honored November 3 at a special breakfast. For some, the ceremony was a year in the making. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of …

The death of another Franklin resident has been attributed to the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on November 3. Another 15 Franklin residents tested positive for the virus on November 2 and November 3, OEM reported. That brings to 7,072 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. …

Update: Two New Brunswick men have been charged with the murder of Lorenzo Hill Staten. Police said the killing was not random, and all three knew each other. The shooting death of a Franklin man is under investigation by New Brunswick police. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by …

Mayor Phil Kramer, right, and Township Councilman Ram Anbarasan review voting results on November 2. Final tallies were updated on November 9, and included all provisional and write-in ballots. Democrats have once again swept the Township Council race with four incumbents and one newcomer being installed by Franklin voters, according to unofficial results of the November 2 election. Don’t Miss …

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