Another 28 Franklin residents tested positive for the coronavirus from September 11 to 13, the Township Office of Emergency Management reported. Eleven new cases were reported on September 11, five new cases were reported on September 12 and 12 new cases were reported on September 13. That brings to 6,725 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for …
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The Franklin High School Warriors football team is off to a rough start this season, dropping its home opener on September 11 for its second loss. The Warriors could not contain an explosive Ridge High School, which went on to win the contest, 45-7. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information …
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The 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York, Arlington, Va. and Shanksville, Pa. – and the six Franklin residents who lost their lives that day – was commemorated in two separate ceremonies. Among the 2,977 people killed in the attacks were township natives John Collins, Stephen Joseph, Ganesh K. Ladkat, Vanesha O. Richards, Jeffrey Robinson …
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Household items destroyed by Tropical Storm Ida could be picked up starting as early as September 13. Update: The cost for the pickup will be more than $290,000. The Township Council on September 13 will vote on an emergency resolution allocating $223,350 to AshBritt for the pickup, and $69,622.68 to Tetra Tech for the monitoring. Curbside pickup of household items …
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Another 14 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on September 10. That brings to 6,697 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. According to the 2020 Census, Franklin’s population 68,364. With 6,697 township residents reporting positive Covid-19 tests, that translates to …
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Franklin High School principal Nicholas Solomon directs students on the first day of school September 9. Franklin High School principal Nick Solomon strode down the school’s main hallway on September 9, waving his arms like a traffic cop on a rush hour morning. “Keep it moving, keep it moving,” he yelled, as he made his way through the throngs of …
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Another 19 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on September 9. That brings to 6,683 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. Note: These are the latest reported …
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A virtual panel discussion entitled “Understanding Franklin’s Racist Past, and How We Get to a Racially Just Future” is set for 7 p.m. September 13. The discussion is sponsored by the JFK Club, the township’s Democratic Club. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. …
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The Chromebooks were awarded to district officials during the Center’s annual school supply giveaway to Center children. Students enrolled in the school district’s Road to Success program will get a little help from the Jain Center of New Jersey on Cedar Grove Lane. That help is in the form of 75 Chromebooks the Center donated to the Board of Education …
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Students arriving for their first day of school on September 9 won’t be greeted by clap-ins, as they have in years past, due to Covid concerns. (File photo.) There won’t be any fanfare, like the clap-ins of past years, when students arrive at district schools early in the morning of September 9, but it will still be a special day. …
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