Another 11 Franklin residents tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on November 19 That brings to 7,185 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 214 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Covid-19 testing and Pfizer vaccines (for …
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Franklin Middle School football coach Blair Wilson, seen here after his team captured the 2019 Middle School Championship, is the pick of many members of the Franklin football community to become the new high school football head coach. Coaches, parents and players showed up en masse at the November 18 Board of Education meeting to lobby for their pick for …
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Newly appointed Conerly Road principal David Heras address the school board at the November 18 meeting. The Board of Education appointed one new school principal, and accepted the resignation of another at its November 18 meeting. The Board appointed David Heras as the top educator at Conerly Road School. Heras, who assumes the $128,000-a-year position on January 1, 2022, succeeds …
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Another eight Franklin residents tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on November 18. That brings to 7,174 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 214 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Covid-19 testing is being offered from …
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Wee Shop CBD — Budtender is offering a free Thanksgiving turkey basket giveaway at its store located at 657 Hamilton Street. The event is set for from 1-3 p.m. November 21. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the only truly …
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Another 25 positive coronavirus test results were reported between November 15 to 17, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on November 17. That brings to 7,166 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus from mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 214 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Covid-19 testing …
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An artist’s rendering of The Cosmopolitan, the four-storey residential building planned for the former Kmart site in Rutgers Plaza. The three-year speculation of what would replace Big Kmart in Rutgers Plaza may be at an end. Levin Properties of Plainfield, the owner of Rutgers Plaza at John F. Kennedy Boulevard and Easton Avenue, has submitted to the Zoning Board of …
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By Arnold Schmidt. So who amongst us wouldn’t want a new bookstore, a nice restaurant, Home Goods-type store, an indoor sports center or other commercial business to fill the empty Kmart space when instead we can have 200 – 300 brand new sparkling condominiums or rental apartments in a 3 – 4 story structure overlooking Easton Avenue? Don’t Miss Out! No …
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The death of one more Franklin resident has been attributed to the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported. Additionally, another 26 Franklin residents tested positive for the virus between November 11 and 15, OEM reported on November 15. There were six new positive test reports on November 11 and seven new test reports and one new death on …
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Dolores A. Pasquarelli, 91, passed away on November 11 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Mrs. Pasquarelli was born July 01, 1930, in Kearny to the late Robert and Florence (Patterson) Flaherty. She grew up in Keyport and settled in Franklin Township for over 50 years. Dolores graduated from Keyport High School in 1948. She enlisted in …
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