This is how the Township Council, and all other municipal boards and commissions, will meet, until at least the end of the year. A spike in the number of township residents acquiring the coronavirus prompted the Township Council to decide to keep all municipal meetings virtual through the end of the year. It took a legal opinion rendered by township …

Tulipwood. (Photo: Wikipedia) An historic township home that has fallen into disrepair may be reborn as a college satellite campus. Tulipwood, located on Hamilton Street, is being eyed by officials at Raritan Valley Community College as a possible site for a satellite campus. The circa 1892 house was purchased by the township in 2003.

The Franklin High School field hockey team fell to Mt. St. Mary’s 8-0 on September 27. Warrior goalie Rebecca Russo had nine stops on the day.

Another 26 Franklin residents tested positive for the coronavirus over the weekend, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on September 27. There were 18 positive cases reported on September 25, five new cases reported on September 27 and three new cases reported on September 27, according to OEM. The deaths of 209 Franklin residents have been attributed to the …

 Tufts University recently announced the dean’s list for the Spring 2021 semester. Among students earning dean’s list honors is Chidilim Menakaya of Somerset, class of 2023. Dean’s list honors at Tufts University require a semester grade point average of 3.4 or greater. Heather Attanasio, a 2017 Franklin High School graduate, graduated from West Virginia University, Magna cum laude, with a …

Pfizer booster shots are being administered starting September 25 at Somerset County Department of Health vaccination clinics. The booster shots are available to certain people, based on recent recommendations of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Schools Superintendent John Ravally said that about 1,100 staff members had returned surveys about their vaccination status. School district officials estimate that about 150 of its staff members have not been vaccinated against Covid-19. Those teachers and staff members have until October 18 to get vaccinated, under an executive order issued by Governor Phil Murphy. If they do not get …

Donna Silva-Burnett, principal at Conerly Road School for teh last 15 years, has retired. Silva-Burnett, who has more than 42 years of service with the district, has been on medical leave since April. Her retirement is effective on December 31, said schools Superintendent John Ravally.

Another six Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on September 23. That brings to 6,813 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 …

Franklin’s Victoria Petra smothers the ball during the Lady Warriors’ contest against Watchung Hills on September 22. The Franklin High School Lady Warriors soccer team lost a 2-1 heartbreaker in overtime to Watchung Hills on September 22. There were less than 15 minutes left in the Lady Warriors soccer teams’ match against Watchung Hills when junior Jessica Shea found the …