The Board of Education is poised to name Blair Wilson as the new Franklin High School head football coach. (File photo.) The Board of Education is poised to name Blair Wilson as the new Franklin High School head football coach, ending months of speculation about who will be given the top spot at the ailing football program. The Board’s personnel …

SCAP Executive Director Mark Harris told the Human Relations Commission about the new Workforce Development Program offered to township residents. Update: The Township Council on February 22 approved the funding of the program for one year. Up to $250,000 will be allocated from the Township’s share of the federal CARE Act funds. Funding will be allocated on a per-student basis, …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 52 Franklin residents, the Township Office of Emergency Management said on January 26. That brings to 11,862 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 221 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. First Baptist Church of …

Mrs. Hisako Glicksman passed away on January 23 at St. Peter’s University Medical Center in New Brunswick. She was 89 years old. Mrs. Glicksman was born in Manhattan. She went to school in New York City before securing a job with the New York City Public School System. She was employed as an art teacher for over 20 years before …

Nicholas “Nick” Karl Jr., 81, passed away with his family by his side on January 24 in Somerset. Mr. Karl was born February 11, 1940, in New Brunswick, to the late Nicholas and Marion (Barna) Karl. He was raised in Piscataway, before settling in Somerset. Nick was an Instrument Mechanic for Bristol Myers Squibb in New Brunswick for 35 years. …

The Franklin Township Police Department’s more than 65 uniformed officers are among those scheduled to add body-worn cameras to their equipment list around February 1, a police department spokesman said. The cameras became mandatory thanks to a 2020 law signed by Gov. Phil Murphy. Their use, and the storage and maintenance of videos recorded with them, are heavily regulated by …

Mayor Phil Kramer said conditions have improved to the point where the indoor mask mandate in businesses and other venues was no longer needed. Visitors to township businesses and other venues will no longer be required by the Township to wear a mask against Covid-19. The Township Council at its January 25 meeting rescinded the mandate that it passed at …

FTPD Sgt. George Habeiche was sworn in virtually during the January 25 Township Council meeting. The Franklin Township Police Department’s supervisor ranks grew again January 25, with the formal swearing in of another department Sergeant. Sgt. George Habeiche was sworn in virtually during the Township Council meeting.

District students and staff either infected or in close contact with someone who is infected with the coronavirus would be able to return to school sooner, but with more restrictions, under updated Covid-19 protocols set to be voted on by the Board of Education at its January 27 meeting. The updated protocols come amid ever-increasing numbers of students and staff …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 36 Franklin residents, the Township Office of Emergency Management said on January 25. That brings to 11,810 – 17 percent, or nearly 1 in 5 township residents – the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 221 Franklin residents have …