George A. Patterson, MD, of Somerset, passed away peacefully at home on January 10. He was 79 years old.Born and raised in Cleveland, North Carolina, he graduated from Unity High School in 1959. He went on to graduate from Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) in 1963, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry Education. He participated in …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 74 Franklin residents, the Township Office of Emergency Management said on January 12. That brings to 10,913 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 …

One could still hear the anger in the voice of U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, more than one year after an angry mob breached the U.S. Capitol building in a failed attempt to stop the certification of Electoral College votes in the 2020 presidential election. You could see it in her eyes, in the way she softly banged on the …

Sophomore Elisha Brown goes up for a basket during the Warriors’ January 11 game against Gil St. Bernard’s. A dozen Franklin High School basketball Warriors scored in their January 11 game against Gil St. Bernard’s, which is the good news. The bad news is that none of them broke single digits, while four Knights did so in the Knights’ 95-57 …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 112 Franklin residents, the Township Office of Emergency Management said on January 11. That brings to 10,839 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 …

Update: We have been told that the January 9 results have been incorporated into the January 10 results. Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 565 Franklin residents on January 7, 8 and 10, the Township Office of Emergency Management said on January 10. There were 345 positive test results reported on January 7, 89 positive test results reported …

Schools Superintendent John Ravally explained the meeting resolution during the Board’s reorganization session. The remainder of Board of Education meetings for the 2021-22 school year will be held both virtually and in-person, the Board decided at its reorganization meeting. The Board held the hybrid meetings last year, during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Meetings were switched back to in-person …

The fact that the state’s newest entry into the Women’s Football Alliance picked a township health club as its fitness training site is quite fortuitous, considering the team’s name: the Tri-State Warriors. Warriors’ officials were on hand January 9 at Club Metro, in the Franklin Towne Center at Route 27 and South Middlebush Road, to announce the new team and …

In the wake of steadily rising numbers of students and staff testing positive for the coronavirus, the township school district is offering a free weekly Covid-19 testing program to students. Students who wish to participate must register by January 10, according to a January 6 letter to parents from schools Superintendent John Ravally.

Governor Phil Murphy swears in Somerset County Commissioners’ Director Shanel Robinson during the Commission’s January 7 reorganization meeting. (Screenshot courtesy of Somerset County Commissioners.) Fresh off a November victory returning her to her Somerset County Commissioner’s seat, Shanel Robinson on January 7 was once again voted in as Commissioner Director. Robinson won re-election to the Commission in November, along with …