Rutgers Prep students pitched in and cleaned up part of the Delaware & Raritan Canal towpath. (Photo: Franklin Township Environmental; Commission.) Submitted by the Franklin Township Environmental Commission. Earlier this year, the Franklin Township Environmental Commission was contacted by Rutgers Prep senior student, Christian Wright. Christian contacted us because he noticed that during the pandemic our environment became increasingly more …

The Tour of Somerville is Back! The Tour of Somerville, the nation’s longest running bicycle race, is back for its 77th annual event which dates back to 1940. Due to the pandemic, the race has been rescheduled from the traditional Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend. Weekend Schedule of Events Sunday, August 29th – Tour of Somerset County sponsored …

Another 17 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on August 24. That brings to 6,521 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the coronavirus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 209 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Mayor Phil Kramer said on …

Prem Kishore Mehrotra, of Somerset passed away on August 23 at home. He was 68.Born in Shahjahanpur, India, he immigrated to the United States in the mid-1970s, settling in Ithaca and Queens, New York before moving to Somerset, New Jersey in 1989.He worked as a Computer Scientist for Johnson & Johnson in Raritan for the past 18 years.Prem enjoyed listening …

Norene Edith Powell, a longtime resident of Franklin Township, passed away on August 17 at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 72.Born in Newark and raised in Rahway, Norene lived in Somerset since 1964.She worked as a school teacher for the Franklin Township Board of Education for 32 years before retiring in 2011. Norene was …

District and school administrators took part in an August 23 webinar about the start of the school year. Student work loads this school year will generally be the same as they were before the Covid-19 pandemic, although students will work more independently, rather than in groups. Also, school buses will top off at about 40 students per trip, as a …

Another 34 Franklin residents reported testing positive for the coronavirus from August 21 to 23, and the death of another Franklin resident was attributed to the virus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported. There were 20 cases reported on August 21, 12 cases reported on August 22 and two cases reported August 23, according to OEM. That brings to …

Donna Bower, 58, passed away suddenly on August 19 at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in Hamilton. Donna was born June 4, 1963, in New Brunswick. She resided in Hightstown for many years and was previously from Somerset. Donna was a cosmetologist for Tresses Design Studio and worked part-time at the Hightstown High School cafeteria. She was also a former member …

Another 22 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported no August 20. That brings to 6,470 the number of residents who have tested positive for the virus since mi-Marc 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 208 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Mayor Phil Kramer said on August …

Approximately 48 percent of the school district’s teachers, administrators and support staff have self-reported that they have been vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus, a district official said on August 20. Of the 666 people who responded to a district survey – which was sent to 1,250 teachers, administrators and support staff – 604 of them reported being vaccinated against the …