The Township Council heard from residents on January 12 during a virtual hearing involving a proposed park at Willow Avenue and New Brunswick Road. Residents opposed to a proposed “Grandparents’ Park” in Somerset spent more than two hours January 12 expressing their feelings about the plan to the Township Council. The Council held a special hearing on the plan, necessitated …

Schools Superintendent John Ravally told parents in a January 12 letter that low vaccine supply has scuttled a plan to have school districts serve as COVID-19 vaccine distribution centers. (File photo). The plan for the school district to host a COVID-19 vaccine dispensing site for district employees has been put on hold by the state due to a lack of …

The death of another Franklin resident has been attributed to the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on January 12. Also, another 32 Franklin residents tested positive for the virus, OEM reported. That brings to 3,497 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, with the deaths of 175 township residents attributed …

A 25-year-old Somerset man faces multiple gun-related charges after a motor vehicle stop on January 8. Police were conducting a “Quality of Life” investigation along Millstone Road, which included a motor vehicle stop on Spruce Street, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …

Another 23 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on January 11. The death of one more Franklin residents has been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. That brings to 3,465 the number of township residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, and 174 the number of Franklin …

A total of 3,442 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus since mid-March, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on January 10. The deaths of 173 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. OEM reported 37 new cases and one more COVID_19-related death on January 7, 32 new positive test results on January 8, 40 …

Joseph P. Marguccio Jr, 89, passed away peacefully on January 9 at his home in Somerset, surrounded by family and loved ones. Mr. Marguccio was born March 26, 1931 in New Brunswick to the late Joseph and Virginia (Malastesta) Marguccio. He resided in New Brunswick before settling in Somerset in 1992. Joseph served in the Navy during the Korean Conflict, …

Morgan Hewitt, as pictured in her GoFundMe account. An online fundraising account has been established for a former township resident suffering from leukemia. The campaign is targeted to raise money to help offset the costs faced by the family of 15-year-old Morgan Hewitt, who is suffering from T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …

Bill Grippo, right, was sworn in to the Board of Education on January 7. (Photo: Bill Grippo.) The Board of Education kept its top leadership, and two returning members and one new member were sworn in at the January 7 reorganization meeting. Board Member Nancy LaCorte was once again voted in as board president, and Board Member Ardaman Singh was …

SOMERVILLE – The Interfaith Hospitality Network of Somerset County will be known by a new name now that the year has turned: HOME of Somerset County, Inc., according to a press release from the organization. The new name reflects the nonprofit agency’s four core components: housing, outreach, multifaith, and empowerment, according to the release. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …