Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 290 Franklin residents between January 15 and 18, the Township Office of Emergency Management said on January 18. There were 88 new cases reported on January 15, 83 new cases reported on January 16, 77 new cases reported on January 17 and 42 new cases reported on January 18, OEM said. That …

Mr. Donald Andrews passed away on January 14 at Care One at Somerset Valley Rehabilitation in Bound Brook. He was 66 years old. Mr. Andrews was born in New Brunswick and was a lifetime resident of Franklin Township. He graduated from Franklin Township High School. He was the longtime owner and operator of Horizon Property Management and Landscape Services. Growing …

Michelle Stani passed away on January 12 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 37. Michelle was born in New Brunswick, raised in Somerset, and graduated from Franklin High School. She earned an associate degree in Early Childhood Education from Raritan Valley Community College and a bachelor’s degree in Education and English from Caldwell University. Michelle …

Girl Scout Troop 63311 came for a visit to Venus Jewelers to earn their jewelry badge on January 15. “Jason the Gemologist” taught the girls about jeweler’s tools and gave an intro to gems and jewelry.

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 151 Franklin residents, the Township Office of Emergency Management said on January 14. That brings to 11,162 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 …

District parents will be required to complete shortened Covid-19 daily checklists for their students when in-person learning returns on January 18. The forms are meant to act as “friendly reminders” to student families that they “should let the district know if their child has symptoms or exposure to Covid-19,” district spokeswoman Mary Clark wrote in an email.

The annual MLK Foundation Community Breakfast draws hundreds of Franklin residents. (File photo.) Safety concerns spurred by the surge in Covid-19 cases in the township forced the postponement of the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast. The Franklin Township Dr. Martin Luther King Community Foundation, the organization sponsoring the annual breakfast, announced the postponement on January 13.

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 98 Franklin residents, the Township Office of Emergency Management said on January 13. That brings to 11,011 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 …

A bill co-sponsored by state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17) that will help school districts across the state install “panic buttons” was recently signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy. The bill, formerly A-6258, allocates $5.1 million from the Securing Our Children’s Future Fund to the state Department of Education to fund grants to 60 school districts for the security projects.

Franklin High School grapplers recorded four pins in the Warriors’ 39-33 loss to Bridgewater-Raritan on January 12. Three of the seven matches won by the Warriors were decided by points.