Warriors’ Junior Quasim Ashford celebrates with teammates after scoring one of his three touchdowns October 22. The Franklin High School football Warriors celebrated homecoming October 22 by notching the squad’s first win this season, 34-27 over the Plainfield Cardinals. Junior Quasim Ashford accounted for 18 of those points, and was the Warriors’ go-to carrier for most of the game.

Franklin High School football and cheer seniors were feted October 22 before the Warriors’ game against Plainfield. Football players honored were:

Franklin High School students named their Homecoming Court during the October 22 football game. The FHS Homecoming Queen is Kiara Sanchez Estevez, and the Homecoming King is Ashar Keeys.

Another nine Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on October 22. That brings to 6,995 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 212 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest reported …

Board of Education member Pat Stanley, seen in this file photo from 2020, was forced to leave the October 21 school board meeting for refusing to properly wear her mask. Board of Education member Pat Stanley was forced to leave the Board’s monthly meeting October 21 under the watchful eyes of township police after she refused to properly wear a …

By Andrew Dars, Somerset. Good morning to all my Franklin Ward 3 Neighbors!! … Actually, this post really applies to all my Franklin Neighbors.

The state Supreme Court has publicly reprimanded a former township Municipal Court Judge over what it said was an “inappropriate” remark made to a female defendant appearing before him in 2017. The Supreme Court agreed with the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct that a comment made by former Municipal Court Judge Hector Rodriguez was sexual in nature and violated three …

A rendering of the updated site plan for the Dada Bhagwan Institute on South Middlebush Road. A year of hearings brought some closure to an application on October 21 when the Zoning Board of Adjustment gave preliminary site plan approval to a 21,000-square-foot Hindu temple targeted for a parcel on South Middlebush Road. Board member Alan Rich was the only …

State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen will once again honor local military veterans with a breakfast. Danielsen (D-17) is hosting the 4th Annual Veterans’ Day Breakfast for military veterans from 9-11 a.m. November 5 at the Stage House Tavern, 1719 Amwell Road.

Another five Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on October 21. That brings to 6,986 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 212 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest reported …