By Bill Connell.  I have been thinking about the retirement of Township Councilman Ted Chase for a while, but wanted to wait till election season was over to write this. I did not want my genuine appreciation of this man to be viewed as some marketing scheme.

The Township Council introduced a state-mandated ordinance involving electric car chargers. An ordinance that would require the installation of electric car charging stations in some new housing developments was introduced at the November 9 Township Council meeting. The ordinance is mandated by the state, Township Manager Robert Vornlocker said.

Township students between the ages of 5 and 11 years can receive their Covid-19 vaccinations beginning November 17 at Franklin Middle School — Hamilton Street Campus. The Somerset County Board of Health is sponsoring the clinic, which is set to be held from 4-7 p.m.

Eight more Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on November 9. That brings to 7,106 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 213 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest reported …

By Mayor Phil Kramer. I’m writing today because of what I learned at a Somerset County Health Recovery Task Force meeting and now I have a whole new take on booster shots. I was thinking of them as a plus. In other words, I’m vaccinated so I’m good. If I get the booster I’ll be “more good”.

Another 12 positive test results for the coronavirus were reported by township residents from November 6 to November 8, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on November 8. There were six positive test results reported on November 6, one positive test result reported on November 7 and five positive test results reported on November 8, OEM reported. That brings …

A total of 127 township school staff – just about 10 percent – have not been vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus, a district official said. Seven more staffers are in the process of being fully vaccinated, meaning they “are either between the first and second dose of the vaccine or have had that second dose within the last two weeks,” …

Another nine Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on November 4. That brings to 7,086 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 213 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. The First Baptist Church of …

The Zoning Board on November 4 rejected an application that would allow these buses to continue to park in the rear parking lot of JFK Plaza on John F. Kennedy Boulevard. A plan to park 15 school buses in a rear parking lot at JFK Plaza on John F. Kennedy Boulevard was rejected by the Zoning Board of adjustment at …

(Photo: Planning Board) Nine arrays of solar panels, targeted for the NJ Water property on Randolphville Road, were approved by the Planning Board at its November 3 meeting. The arrays will join several other panel arrays erected on the site in 2006, the Board was told.