Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 62 Franklin residents, the Township Office of Emergency Management said on December 28. That brings to 8,451 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 of 219 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM …

The Franklin Township Library Board of Trustees awarded the library’s southern branch construction contract to a Garfield-based company. A Garfield-based construction company on December 27 was awarded the contract to construct the Franklin Township Public Library’s southern branch building. Pal-Pro Builders was given the $2.6 million contract during a special meeting of the library Board of Trustees.

Margareta E. “Gretel” Hill, of Somerset passed away on December 23 at the Bridgeway Care and Rehabilitation Center in Hillsborough. She was 91. Born and raised in Selbitz, Germany, she moved to the United States after her marriage to Buford Hill in 1949, eventually to Browns Mills in 1955 and then to Somerset in 2000. She and her husband, Buford …

Ms. Ann Marie Bokaine passed away on December 21. She was 80 years old. Ms. Bokaine was born in New Brunswick and was a lifetime resident of Somerset. She was a lifelong parishioner of St. Ladislaus Church and happily volunteered much of her free time to the parish. She was an avid reader and enjoyed quiet evenings at home doing …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 423 Franklin residents from December 24-27, the Township Office of Emergency Management said on December 27. Additionally, the death of another township resident has been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. On December 24, 157 new cases were reported, 60 new cases reported on December 25, 148 new cases reported on December …

Delayed reporting of positive Covid-19 test results has resulted in an undercount of township residents who have contracted the virus. As a result, the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the coronavirus since mid-March 2020 jumped by 121 in the December 23 report. That brings to 7,966 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for …

By Robert (Kash) Kashinsky. Kash 4 Community needed to help make Christmas brighter for local kids. Every child deserves to get a visit from Santa. Even children in foster care, homeless shelters and other places you hope Santa won’t forget. I had to help. Franklin answered my call. 

The Franklin Reporter & Advocate’s News Hour on December 22 looked at the question of what can be done about threats against township schools, as well as explored safety issues in the Age of Covid. Participating in the discussion were Board of Education president Nancy LaCorte, Franklin Township Police Capt. Sean Hebbon and Orvyl Wilson, the school district’s Director of …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 13 Franklin residents, the Township Office of Emergency Management said on December 22. That brings to 7,845 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. That works out to 115 cases per 1,000 township residents. The deaths of 218 Franklin residents have been …

The Lady Warriors basketball team is among five FHS teams whose seasons have been paused for coronavirus-related reasons. (File photo). The seasons of five Franklin High School athletic teams have been put on hold until early January for coronavirus-related reasons, district officials said on December 21. The teams affected are boys’ and girls’ basketball, bowling, swimming and wrestling.