Route 518 resident Lisa Kapsokefalos says she does not feel safe with the thought of hunters passing so close to her property. A decision by the Township Council to suspend hunting for this year on a newly acquired tract of land on Route 518 was supported September 21 by the Open Space Advisory Committee. The move was made as a …

The township-wide pickup of items destroyed and damaged in Tropical Storm Ida should be completed by September 26, a Township official said. Pickups of household debris damaged and destroyed by Tropical Storm Ida are “going well” and should be finished by September 26, the Township Manager said. Manager Robert Vornlocker said in a September 21 email that the company doing …

Another 15 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on September 21. That brings to 6,803 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 209 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest reported …

The Franklin High School field hockey team fell to Somerville High School 7-0 on September 21. With the loss, the Warriors fall to 2-4 overall and 1-3 within the Skylands Conference.

Another 25 Franklin residents tested positive for the coronavirus over the weekend, the township Office of Emergency Management reported. There were 12 new cases reported on September 18, 11 new cases reported on September 19 and two new cases reported on September 20, OEM reported. That brings to 6,788 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the …

By Bill Connell. This is an apology to Ms. (Lisa) Kapsokefalos … I am just one vote of a committee but I want to apologize for how this turned out. My vote was based on the viability of hunting on an open space property, I did not focus on the logistics of getting into the property. Our other properties don’t …

The access trail to the Route 518 hunting parcel is located right behind an area homeowner Lisa Kapsokefalos uses to relax, she said. A Route 518 resident’s complaint about the access point to the township’s newest hunting spot has officials reconsidering its placement. The resident, Lisa Kapsokefalos, is upset that the tract’s access road is just about 12 feet from …

Sahara Muhammad. Township resident Sahara Muhammad, an 8th Grader at Far Hills Country Day School, is the recipient of The Institute of Educational Advancement Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship. The program provides a four-year high school scholarship for gifted learners to attend an optimally matched high school program to help them work toward meeting their unique intellectual and personal potential.

Another dozen Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on September 16. That brings to 6,754 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 209 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest reported …

Another 10 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on September 15. That brings to 6,742 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 209 township residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest reported …