The death of another Franklin resident has been attributed to the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on August 11. And another 22 Franklin residents have tested positive for the virus, OEM reported. That brings to 6,367 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. With a 2019 Census …
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Angela Flower Frigiola passed away on August 9 at her home in Somerset. She was surrounded by her loving family when she passed. She was 77 years old. Mrs. Frigiola was born and raised in Yonkers, NY. She graduated from Yonkers High School where she was a cheerleader and the home coming queen. After marrying, she relocated to Somerset in …
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Verna V. Toki, 96, joined our Lord and Savior on Friday, August 6 from her home in Somerset after a very brief illness. Mrs. Toki was born May 19, 1925 in Windber, Pennsylvania to the late Joseph and Anna (Timko) Thomas. In 1961, she relocated and settled with her family in Somerset. She was a communicant of St. Peter the …
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Township Councilman spoke in favor of replacing the skate park. Work on a new skate park in Middlebush Park will probably start in the Spring of 2022, now that the Township Council awarded a $308,000 contract for its design and construction at its August 10 meeting. And once the park is open, the township ordinance regarding wearing safety equipment while …
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Another 42 Franklin residents reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus between August 7 and August 10, according to the township Office of Emergency Management. There were 15 new cases reported on August 7, three new cases reported on August 8, eight new cases reported on August 9, and 16 new cases reported on August 10, OEM reported. That brings to …
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Baseball great Dwight “Doc” Gooden shows kids in the Simuel Whitfield Simmons Organization program how to throw a curve ball. About two dozen kids from Franklin and the surrounding area – most of them baseball fans – got a treat on August 7: a face-to-face meeting with baseball great Dwight “Doc” Gooden. Gooden, who at one time called Piscataway his …
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Another seven Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on August 6. That brings to 6,303 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 205 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest reported …
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Environmental expert Susan Quackenbush told the Zoning Board of Adjustment about potential environmental impacts from a proposed temple on South Middlebush Road. The attorney for the developer of a proposed 21,000-square-foot temple slated for South Middlebush Road said August 5 that the building’s design will probably be changed. Attorney Peter Lanfrit told the Zoning Board of Adjustment that so many …
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Another Franklin resident has tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on August 5. This brings to 6,296 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 205 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest reported numbers …
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The Somerset County Health Department is beginning to plan how it will address vaccinations, especially of school children, come the Fall. Michael McCarty, the County health department’s liaison to the township’s Advisory Board of Health, told Board members August 4 that health officials started talking about September this week. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …
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