Schools Superintendent John Ravally on December 14 sent a letter to parents delineating some of the steps the district has taken to ensure student safety. (File photo.) An online threat against a Franklin Middle School campus discovered the evening of December 14 – the second in a week – was deemed by township police to not be credible, a school …

By Bill Connell. I went up to the Adirondack Mountains last week to get a better view on my life. As I came down from the mountain like Moses, I was approaching exit 10 and saw New Brunswick on the horizon. I could not help but notice how the skyline has changed.  I wondered if in 20 years, that’s what Easton …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 66 Franklin residents between December 11-13, the township Office of Emergency Management said on December 13. There were 24 positive test results reported on December 11, 38 positive test results reported on December 12 and four positive test results reported on December 134, OEM reported. That brings to 7,575 the number of …

Lisa Wehner, 58, passed away on December 10 at her home in Somerset, in the loving embrace of her husband Bill and their three boys Ryan, Kevin, and Matthew. Mrs. Wehner was born on July 16, 1963 in Methuen, Massachusetts. She lived in Somerset, New Jersey for 29 years and previously resided in Basking Ridge. Lisa earned Bachelor’s degrees in …

Robert “Kash” Kashinsky for Community and the Franklin Republican Club are sponsoring a clothing gift drive for Franklin Township children in foster care. Working with a local agency, Kashinsky set up the drive which has donors pick a child from the provided list, purchase the gifts, and drop them off at his DeMott Lane home, from where they will then …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 26 Franklin residents, the township Office of Emergency Management said on December 10. That brings to 7,509 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. More than 100 residents have tested positive for the virus over the past five days. The deaths of …

Township Manager Robert Vornlocker said a letter is going out to residents, explaining the issue. (File Photo). News that low pH levels were found in the township water supply earlier this year should not be a cause of concern for residents, township officials said on December 10. That’s because the potential effects of low pH in water pipes were not …

Franklin Middle School – Sampson G. Smith campus principal Evelyn Rutledge, foreground, told parents that an “indirect” threat against the school was found to be not credible. (File photo). Township police are investigating an “indirect” threat made against Franklin Middle School’s Sampson G. Smith campus. The threat was found to be not credible, and did not interfere with the school …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for 29 more Franklin residents, the township Office of Emergency Management said on December 9. That brings to 7,483 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 217 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. A free Covid-19 testing, …

World War II veteran Frank DeLuca, seated, with Canal Walk Veterans Club commander Sam Pesci and Bob LaCorte, left to right. Frank DeLuca once surprised his family while they were eating dinner, returning home to Elizabeth after serving three years in the Army during World War II. On December 8, 76 years later, it was DeLuca who was surprised by …