The number of Franklin Town ship residents who have tested positive for the coronavirus has increased by two over the last 24 hours, while the number of people who have died from it has increased by one. The township Office of Emergency Management reported on May 21 that 1,157 residents have tested positive, while the virus is blamed for 108 …

High schoolers are invited to apply to Somerset County Youth Leadership Somerset program, which runs from September 2020 through May, 2021. The sessions are held one Saturday a month and last four to six hours. Applications must be received by May 31, and candidates will be selected by the end of June. Those accepted to the program will receive a …

Mayor Phil Kramer said the pandemic has not yet affected the township’s finances. (File photo.) Unlike some other towns in New Jersey, Franklin’s financial picture has not been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, revenues are up when compared to the same period last year, Mayor Phil Kramer said. The only area showing a decrease is the water utility, …

Editor’s Note: We are now only using numbers supplied by the township Office of Emergency Management, due to the Somerset County Health Department’s practice of not counting township residents who leave Franklin after testing positive, or of counting out-of-towners who come to Franklin after testing positive. With eight more township residents reported as having tested positive for the coronavirus in …

Police are investigating a May 16 shooting that left a township man wounded. Township police received a call at about 1:05 a.m. reporting gunshots near Oak Avenue and Route 27, according to a press release the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office issued on May 20. Arriving officers found a car with bullet holes, and a man inside suffering from non-threatening gunshot …

The FHS Class of 2020’s graduation observance will be unlike any other. The Franklin High School Class of 2020’s graduation will be much different than in years’ past, and will include a short visit to the campus and a virtual reality presentation by an alum. Details of what the graduation observance will be were included in a letter to parents …

By Emma Richter, FHS Class of 2018 There is no doubt that the coronavirus has changed life for everyone, and here in Franklin Township, students who have graduated from Franklin High School have found themselves back home for the remainder of their spring 2020 semesters. Nicole Chalecki Graduating just two years ago, with the class of 2018 at Franklin High …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots, and their concessions partner HomePlate Catering & Hospitality, teamed up with Sysco Metro New York to provide the community with a pop-up shopping event at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday, May 8th. From the 70 online orders placed, the Somerset Patriots and Sysco Metro New York raised more than $600 to benefit the RWJBarnabas …

Two more deaths and two more positive test results of coronavirus have been reported among Franklin Township residents. The Somerset County Board of Health reported May 19 that the number of positive cases in the township has increased to 1,170. The township Office of Emergency Management reported that the number of deaths has increased to 107. Test samples for the …

Schools Superintendent John Ravally is working with superintendents across the county to devise re-opening plans for schools in September. (File photo.) School officials are planning how buildings will reopen come September, and are making contingency plans if they don’t. Schools Superintendent John Ravally is working with other Somerset County superintendents and the Somerset County Executive Superintendent of Schools to devise …