The Township Council is following the state government’s lead and will require masks in all public areas of township-owned buildings, beyond the removal date of the governor’s mask-wearing mandate. Mask-wearing inside municipal offices will be up to the discretion of the person occupying that office, the Township Council decided at its May 25 meeting.

Two more Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on May 25. That brings to 6,066 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 203 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus. Note: These are the latest reported numbers for …

Franklin High School was the site May 24 for the varsity Somerset track and field championships. Teams from throughout the region – including Hillsborough, Pingry, Immaculata, North Plainfield and Bernards – competed for bragging rights and advancement in the championship series.

Another 12 Franklin residents reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus between May 22-24, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on May 24. Five new cases were reported on May 22, three new cases on May 23 and four new cases on May 24, OEM reported. The deaths of 203 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. …

Tim Stevens recites the Scout’s Pledge during his Eagle Court of Honor on May 22. Flanking him are his mother, Lisa, and father, Mark. Boy Scout Troop 113 honored its latest Eagle Scout May 22 at Somerset Presbyterian Church with the ritual Court of Honor. The Scout, Timothy Stevens, is a former Franklin resident and Hillsborough transplant. He stayed with …

Layout of the proposed Dada Bhagwan Vignan Institute. The applicants for a temple on South Middlebush Road would have sailed through the Zoning Board of Adjustment approval process were it not for their desire to accommodate the concerns of their neighbors, the Board was told at its May 20 meeting. Kevin Obrien, a planner hired by the applicant, Dada Bhagwan …

Three more Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on May 21. That brings to 6,052 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 203 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest reported …

Protestors gather outside the Senior/Community Center in 2018. (File photo.) Williams-Transco on May 20 won federal approval of its request for a two-year extension to bring to fruition the company’s planned Northeast Services Enhancement Project, which includes a gas compressor station in Franklin. Transco on March 19 applied to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a two-year extension on FERC’s …

Update: Two township men have been arrested in connection with the murder. The men, one 20 and one 22, were arrested separately on May 19, according to a release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. The men are detained in the Somerset County Jail pending a bail hearing, according to the release.

A Bernards player gets thrown out at second during the May 19 game against the Warriors. Strong hitting and speedy base running powered the Franklin High School baseball Warriors over the Bernards Mountaineers, 3-2, on May 19. Bernards took a 1-0 lead in the second inning, but the Warriors bounced back in their half of the third inning, plating two …