FTPD patrolman Mathew Russo, the Franklin Food Bank’s Mike Clare and FTPD patrolman Kenneth Reid III (left to right) were on hand to help distribute the food. The Franklin Food Bank and Franklin Township Police partnered December 1 to give away more than 700 boxes of produce to those in need. The food distribution was held at the Board of …

Mrs. Barbara Jensen passed away on November 28, surrounded by her two loving daughters. Barbara was born in Quincy, Massachusetts and graduated from Quincy High School. It was during these years as a young woman that she developed a love for children as a babysitter. With her goal focused on becoming a teacher, she went on to further her education …

Engineer’s rendering of the proposed five-home subdivision off Franklin Boulevard. More than two acres of trees would be cleared under an application for five houses making its way to the township Planning Board. The property is located at 360 Franklin Boulevard, an undeveloped and heavily forested lot directly behind Mt. Carmel Church. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …

A New Brunswick woman faces manslaughter and other charges in connection with a Thanksgiving night car accident which killed her son and his cousin, a township 9-year-old. The 31-year-old woman drove the wrong way on the on-ramp from Route 130 to Route 1 in North Brunswick when the car she was driving struck an Old Bridge police cruiser carrying two …

Another 16 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on November 30. That brings to 7,313 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 215 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. he Somerset County Department of Health …

Magnolia Road will be closed to through traffic into 2022, due to the replacement of the Magnolia Road bridge. The replacement of the Magnolia Road bridge will probably not be finished until mid-February. That’s the word from Somerset County engineer Matthew Loper, who sent an update letter to the township that was read at the November 22 Council meeting. Don’t …

Shirley M. Helmstetter, 90, passed away on November 27 at Lowell General Hospital in Lowell, Massachusetts. Shirley was born April 7, 1931, in Newark to the late John and Emma Newman. Shirley moved to the Middlebush section of Franklin Township where she resided for many years. She then relocated to Bell Meade before settling in Syndersville, Pennsylvania, part of the …

Another 50 Franklin residents tested positive for the coronavirus between November 25 and November 29, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on November 29. There were 10 cases reported on Nov. 25, nine cases reported on Nov. 26, 10 cases reported on Nov. 27, 14 cases reported on Nov. 28 and seven cases reported on Nov. 29, OEM said. …

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Ronald Castagnola, 73, passed away on November 24 at Community General Hospital in Toms River. Ron was born September 4, 1948, in New York to the late John and Helen (Korfhage) Castagnola. He was raised in Bayside Queens before moving to Somerset. He relocated with his family to South Brunswick and recently settled in Ortley Beach. Ron graduated from Bayside …