Another nine Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on August 4. That brings to 6,295 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 205 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest reported …
Read More »Sewerage Authority Approves 2 Percent Rate Hike
A 2 percent rate hike that would raise residential sewer rates by $9 a year was approved August 3 by the township Sewerage Authority. The rate hike was proposed in July by the authority’s interim executive director, state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …
Read More »Former St. Matthias Priest Sentenced to Seven Years In State Prison For Theft
Fr. Douglas Haefner. (Photo: Marilyn Parente) The former senior pastor at St. Matthias Church was sentenced to seven years in state prison on August 4 for stealing more than $500,000 from church coffers. Fr. Douglas Haefner pleaded guilty to one count of 2nd Degree Theft in May for diverting $516,984.56 to his personal use. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …
Read More »Franklin Youth Initiative Graduates Boy’s Council
FMS – SGS Campus vice principal Daryn Plummer was the graduation’s keynote speaker. More than two dozen township middle and high school students received graduation certificates July 30 from the Franklin Youth Initiative’s Boy’s Council program. The ceremony was named in honor of Bruce Medley, who ran the program until his death earlier this year. Don’t Miss Out! No other …
Read More »Coronavirus Update: 33 New Positive Cases
Another 33 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on August 3. OEM reported that 18 positive tests were reported on July 31, four positive tests were reported on August 1, seven positive tests were reported on August 2 and four positive tests were reported on August 3. That brings to 6,286 …
Read More »Two Alabama Men Charged With Hotel Robbery
Two Alabama men are being held in the Somerset County Jail, Somerville, facing charges connected with the alleged armed robbery of a township man in a Worlds Fair Drive hotel room. The victim called police at about 5:41 a.m. July 13 and reported that two men, who he knew, robbed him at gunpoint of $450 in cash, a Bluetooth speaker …
Read More »Coronavirus Update: 12 More Positive Test Results
A dozen more Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on July 30. That brings to 6,253 the number of township residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 205 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest …
Read More »Coronavirus Update: Six More Positive Test Results
Another six Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on July 29. That brings to 6,241 the number of township residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 205 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest reported …
Read More »Human Relations Commission Welcomes New Member
Halen Abera is the newest member of the township Human Relations Commission. The newest junior commissioner was welcomed July 28 by the township Human Relations Commission. Halen Abera, a rising Junior at Franklin High School, joins Aryan Shah as the Commission’s junior commissioners. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented …
Read More »Coronavirus Update: Three More Positive Test Results
Another three Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on July 28. That brings to 6,235 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 205 township residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest reported …
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