FTPD Officers Malcolm Belvin, Ken Reid II, and Mathew Russo, members of the Community Relations Bureau’s bike squad. Belvin and Russo are holding two of the four new bikes donated by a Lebanon-based company. The Franklin Township Police Department’s bicycle unit just had its fleet increased by four bicycles, thanks to the generosity of a Hunterdon County based company. The …

Three of the eight winners of the FTPD’s College-Bound Sweepstakes. Eight Franklin students will depart for college this Fall with a goody basket courtesy of the Franklin Police Department. The baskets were filled with products donated by Amazon Inc., and were raffled off in a drawing held earlier this summer.

Megan Hauss, a member of Girl Scout Troop 60607, delivered her presentation about the Spotted Lanternfly to the Trails Advisory Committee on July 14. A local Girl Scout hoping to achieve the organization’s highest honor dropped in on the Trails Advisory Committee’s July 14 meeting to talk insects. Well, one in particular, the Spotted Lanternfly, a particularly destructive invasive species …

Another seven Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on July 14. That brings to 6,154 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 205 township residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest reported …

In yet another hopeful sign that the Covid-19 pandemic may be in its final stages, the Township Council on July 13 voted to resume in-person meetings and ease mask restrictions at the Senior/Community Center. The Council and all boards and commissions will resume in-person meetings as soon as they can advertise the end of virtual meetings, according to the motion …

Members of the public and the Franklin Township Police Department received commendations July 13 for their efforts in a search for a missing child. Nearly two dozen people were given commendations at the July 13 Township Council meeting for their efforts in locating a missing child in May. Most of those receiving the commendation are Franklin Township Police officers.

Louis Luglio, a traffic expert hired by opponents of the proposed 21,000-square-foot temple on South Middlebush Road, came under fire at the July 1 Zoning Board meeting. Things did not go well at the July 1 Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting for the opponents of a 21,000-square-foot temple proposed for South Middlebush Road. Testimony given by the opponents’ traffic expert …

Another three Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on July 13. That brings to 6,147 the number of township residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 205 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest reported …

Well-wishers of all ages braved the heat at the Franklin High School Class of 2021 graduation. More than 580 Franklin High School seniors took their final official stroll through Warriors stadium June 29 during the annual commencement ceremony. The ceremony represented a return of sorts to the school’s normal graduation observance. The Class of 2020 was graduated in six separate …

Raymond G. Werensly of Somerset died June 26th at RWJUH at Somerset, Somerville. He was 89. Born in Bloomfield, Mr. Werensly resided in Somerset for more than 35 years. Prior to his retirement in 1998, he worked as a Custodian for the Franklin Township Board of Education for 5 years; prior to that he was the proprietor of Linden Exhibits …