Parents and children gathered at the township Gazebo August 26 for the annual backpack giveaway. Township students and their parents gathered August 26 at the township’s Gazebo for what is becoming an annual tradition: the distribution of backpacks filled with school supplies. The effort was undertaken by Franklin Township Police Department’s Community Relations Bureau and PBA Local 154, the Community …

Three rapid testing machines and a dozen boxes of testing materials were delivered August 26 to the school district at the Elizabeth Avenue School. Three coronavirus rapid testing machines were delivered to the township school district during a short gathering at Elizabeth Avenue School on August 26. The machines can render results in about 20 minutes. Don’t Miss Out! No …

Another 19 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Response reported on August 26. That brings to 6,547 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 209 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. A testing site will be …

The Franklin Township Public Library Board of Trustees voted August 25 to prepare to receive bids for a new library branch in September. The Board also made decisions on suggested modifications to the new branch from the Planning Board and the Environmental Commission. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented …

Another seven Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on August 25. That brings to 6,528 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus 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 …

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 …