SOMERVILLE – Applications for the 2020 Somerset County Office on Aging and Disability Services’ Disability Advocates Awards are being accepted through October 2, 2020. The awards are for individuals, organizations and businesses in Somerset County that are exemplary advocates for adults and children with disabilities. Nominees must demonstrate exceptional support for empowering individuals with disabilities to freely live independently, exercise …

Whether the township can legally lease the Six Mile Run Reservoir Site land from the state will be the topic of discussion soon between the Township Manager and township attorney. Township Manager Robert Vornlocker said he would discuss the issue with township attorney Louis N. Rainone. Vornlocker did not sound optimistic about the idea being workable for the township. Language …

The number of Franklin Township residents who have tested positive for the coronavirus since mid-March has reached 1,500, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on September 15. Two more positive results were reported in the last 24 hours, OEM said. The deaths of 138 township residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM said. Note: These are the latest …

An artist’s rendering of the proposed Trimandir temple, targeted for a 16-acre tract on South Middlebush Road. An application for a 21,000-square-foot temple on South Middlebush Road, adjacent to Snyder’s Farm, is set to be heard at the September 17 Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting. The temple has been in the works for at least the past five years. A …

Three more Franklin Township residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on September 14. The new report comes after eight new positive test results were reported over the weekend, according to the OEM. The new results bring to 1,498 the number of positive test results of Franklin Township residents since mid-March. The deaths …

Lionel Macauley was one of two men with ties to Franklin Township killed in an early morning shooting in New Brunswick on September 13. (Photo: Facebook.) Update 2: A 19-year-old Somerset man was arrested February 5 and charged with the two murders. The man was charged with two counts of 1st Degree murder, one count of 1st Degree Conspiracy to …

Another dozen Franklin Township residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on September 11. That brings to 1,487 the number of township residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, according to OEM. The number of Franklin residents whose deaths have been attributed to the virus remains at 138, OEM reported. …

Elizabeth Avenue School vice-principal Greg Romero, Canal Walk Mask Makers Joan Klimpl, Kathy Caragher, Susan Hoffman and Art Hoffman, and EAS principal John Haney after the Canal Walk group donated face masks to the school’s students and staff. Students and staff of Elizabeth Avenue School will have a surprise waiting for them when (if?) they return to school for in-person …

Two more township residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on September 10. That brings the total number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March to 1,475, OEM reported. There have been 138 deaths of Franklin residents attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest …

The township’s annual “Patriots’ Day” observance of the September 11 terrorist attacks will be held virtually this year. (File photo.) The official township observance of the September 11 terrorist attacks will be held virtually this year, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement was made by Township Manager Robert Vornlocker during the Township Council’s September 8 meeting. In …