Agnes Ann Paduch, 91, passed away on June 22 at home surrounded by her family. She was born in Perth Amboy on October 24, 1929 to Anna and Andrew Nemchick and moved to Fords where she spent the rest of her childhood years. In 1952, she married her husband, Joseph Paduch, and moved to the Middlebush section of Franklin Township …

Three township parks’ playgrounds will get new equipment and playground surfaces under a series of contracts awarded by the Township Council at its June 22 virtual meeting. The playgrounds are in the Rutgers Heights, Kingston School, and Dunham Lebed parks.

No new positive tests were reported by the township Office of Emergency Management on June 22. One new positive test result was reported on June 21. That brings to 6,120 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2021, OEM reported. The deaths of 205 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM …

Some of the bowls up for sale during the June 19 Empty Bowls fundraiser for the Franklin Food Bank. There were a number of events in the township on June 19, including a business anniversary, a fundraiser, and the first area Juneteenth celebration. Resta’s auto repair and gas station has been a fixture in the township for 75 years. The …

Eagle Scout Joseph Rojek with his mother, Michele, at his Court of Honor on June 19 at Somerset Presbyterian Church. The roll of Franklin Township Eagle Scouts increased by one on June 19, with Joseph Rojek’s official Court of Honor held at Somerset Presbyterian Church. Rojek, a senior at Franklin High School, has been a Scout only since 2015. Unlike …

Jersey Cyclone co-owner Jan Chwiedosiuk pours a cold one June 19 during the brewery’s “coming out” party for two new varieties. Owners of the township’s microbrewery extended their two-year anniversary celebration on June 19 on the occasion of introducing two new beers. The new brews are called Silent Reflection and Tropical Alliance, and are available on tap and in cans …

Another 10 Franklin residents received positive test results for the coronavirus over the weekend, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on June 20. Six new cases were reported on June 18, three new cases on June 19 and one new case on June 20. That brings to 6,119 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the …

Mrs. Sumintra Guman passed away on June 19 at her home in Somerset. She was 80 years old.Mrs. Guman was born in Guyana in South America. She was raised on her family’s farm and coconut plantation where she assisted in the day-to-day operations. She came to the United States in 1981 and resided in the Bronx, NY. She relocated in …

Open Space Advisory Committee member Chris Williams said some drones look like predators of birds that nest in the grassland preserves. The operation of drones would be banned from two native grassland preserves under a recommendation from the township Open Space Advisory Committee. The Committee’s concern is that the drones will scare nesting birds – some of which are threatened …

A multi-year contract giving district teachers average 3 percent raises in each of the agreement’s three years was approved June 16 by the Board of Education. The contract, which takes effect in the 2021-22 school year, also includes average 2.5 percent raises for district clerical staff and average 2.7 percent raises for district paraprofessionals in each of the agreement’s three …