Somerset County college students can apply for scholarships of $500 to $1,000 from the Somerset County Democratic Black Caucus. Students must have completed at least one year of college credit at the time of the scholarship’s awards.

Shreya Patel, of Somerset, a doctor of pharmacy student in Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at University of the Sciences, received a white coat at a ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. The white coat ceremony is an annual rite of passage for students in their first professional year (third year) of USciences’ six-year pharmacy program and symbolizes their dedication to …

Township Councilman Ed Potosnak, right, is sworn in by state Sen. Vin Gopal during the Council’s January 4 reorganization meeting. Newly minted Township Councilman Ed Potosnak made history January 4 when he took his Oath of Office, becoming the first openly LGBTQ person to hold the office. Council members also chose Crystal Pruitt (D-At Large) to serve as this year’s …

One more Franklin resident’s death was attributed to the coronavirus, and positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 178 Franklin residents, the Township Office of Emergency Management said on January 4. That brings to 9,779 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, the township Office of Emergency Management reported. The deaths …

One of the three entities from which the township buys water has asked its customers to conserve water as much as they can. NJ American Water put a notice out on January 3 asking its 45 customer towns in Somerset, Mercer, Hunterdon, Middlesex and Union counties to hold back on water usage.

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 710 Franklin residents from December 31 to January 3, the Township Office of Emergency Management said on January 3. Another 329 positive test results were reported on December 31, 172 positive test results were reported on January 1, 148 positive test results were reported on January 2 and 61 positive test results …

Franklin High School students will be among those in the district who will switch to remote learning on January 4. The upsurge in Covid-19 cases in the township during December has led some schools in the Eight Villages to alter their reopening plans for the Spring. There were more than 500 positive test results for Franklin residents reported during the …

High School students will return to school on a minimum session schedule January 3. Students in the district’s three largest schools will start the New Year off on minimum sessions, due to a staffing shortage caused by an uptick in positive Covid-19 cases. The minimum sessions are expected to last until January 17, according to a message from district officials.

Township Councilwoman Kimberly Francois is the Franklin Reporter & Advocate Woman of the Year. When she won re-election to her current term as an At-Large member of the Township Council, Kimberly Francois said she was determined to see the construction and opening of the Franklin Township Youth Center through in the coming four years. “I’m going to see that all …

The county-operated senior wellness centers are temporarily closed for in-person programs. Management is continuing to assess when it will be safe to reopen. Click here to view the January calendar of virtual programs.