The number of township residents who have tested positive for the coronavirus broke 1,200 on May 29, with the addition of eight more cases. The township Office of Emergency Management reported the new cases. The total is now 1,202. No new deaths of residents attributed to the virus was reported, so the total stands at 114. Test samples for the …

School officials are making changes to what the Franklin High School Class of 2020 graduation will look like in the wake of Gov. Phil Murphy’s approval of modified in-person celebrations. What was originally scheduled for two weeks in June – namely, a drive-through, socially distanced ceremony – will now be held the week of July 13, according to a district …

A 29-year-old New Brunswick man has been arrested din connection with the May 2019 murder of a Franklin residents. The man is the second person arrested in the case, the first arrest coming in November 2019. At that time, a 28-year-old New Brunswick man was charged with the killing of 30-year-old David D. Anderson, according to a press release from …

There were no new coronavirus-related deaths reported in the previous 24 hours, but the number of township residents who tested positive for the virus increased by eight, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on May 28. That increase brings the total number of township residents who tested positive for the disease since mid-March to 1,194. The number of township …

The Township Council on May 26 took steps it hopes will help ease the transition into normalcy for some Franklin restaurants and retailers. The Council passed a resolution allowing for those stores and restaurants to serve patrons in their parking lots or other outdoor areas of their property. The tables or goods must be set up to not interfere with …

Nearly $14 million in goods and services purchases were approved May 26 by the Township Council. The largest expenditure – $10,200,000 – was awarded to 17 companies for engineering consulting services. Each of the contracts is worth $600,000. The firms receiving the contracts are: Prestige Environmental, Inc., SomersetCME Associates, ParlinVan Cleef Engineering Associates, HillsboroughMott MacDonald, IselinBoswell Engineering, South HackensackGannett Fleming, …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have unveiled a Design A Jersey Contest that will benefit their long-time partner Hugs For Brady. The team is asking individuals to get creative and design their very own Somerset Patriots jersey. The jersey can be any look or theme desired that will make it unique and special. Submissions will be accepted through email …

The total number of township residents whose deaths can be attributed to the coronavirus increased by three in the past 24 hours, according to the township Office of Emergency Management. That brings the total number of deaths of township residents to the disease to 114. In that same period, the number of Franklin residents testing positive for teh virus increased …

Mrs. Ann Szymborski passed away on May 25 at Somerset Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Somerville. She was 87 years old. Mrs. Szymborski was born in Woodbridge and moved to Franklin Township in 1956. She was a former member of the Congregational Church in Bound Brook. Mrs. Szymborski was employed as a systems analyst with Lucent Technologies for over …

A one-day, “pop-up” coronavirus testing center will makes its home at Franklin Middle School Hamilton Street campus on June 3, a township official announced on May 26. Township Manager Robert Vornlocker said during a virtual Township Council meeting that Franklin is partnering with the Somerset County Health Department and Zufall Health of Somerville in bring the site to the township. …