​(April 30, 2020, Lancaster, Pa.) – On what was originally scheduled to be the 2020 Atlantic League Opening Day, the league has issued an update regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Atlantic League Championship Season remains officially postponed as ALPB and club officials continue to closely track coronavirus developments. All teams are adhering to guidelines issued by federal, …

The number of Franklin Township residents who have tested positive for the coronavirus inched closer to 1,000, county and local health officials said on April 29. A total of 933 residents have tested positive for the virus, while 77 have died from it to date, according to the Somerset County Health Department and the township Office of Emergency Management. Both …

The Township Council introduced a series of bonding ordinances at its April 28 virtual meeting. The Township Council on April 28 took several actions that will lead to spending nearly $17 million on equipment and capital improvement programs. The Council voted to amend the 2019 Community Block Grant Action Plan by transferring $170,793.95 in unused grant money for unfinished or …

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Business and property owners in the Hamilton Street Business District will not be charged an assessment this year, thanks to action taken April 28 by the Township Council. Business and property owners in the Hamilton Street Business District will not have to pay an additional assessment this year, thanks to action taken by the Township Council on April 28. The …

The township’s Memorial Day parade is one of the social casualties of the coronavirus. (File photo.) Celebrations for Memorial and Independence days will not look the same as they have in past years, a township official said April 28. And while those celebrations will most likely be much different – if they’re held at all – residents who use the …

Quovella Spruill. The township has hired a retired Essex County Prosecutor’s Office chief of detectives to lead the Franklin Police Department, a move that is historic in at least two ways. Quovella Spruill, the newly hired Public Safety Director, is the first woman and first African-American to lead the township police department. Spruill’s appointment to the position was announced at …

Amwell Road reconstruction work is hoped to reduce traffic accidents along the thoroughfare. The reconstruction of a portion of Amwell Road is scheduled to resume on May 5, according to the Somerset County engineering department. The work will be performed on weekdays between Mettlers Lane and Elizabeth Avenue, between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m., according to a notice posted by …

The number of Franklin residents testing positive for the coronavirus reached 907 on April 28, and the number of deaths reached 75, according to county health officials. The numbers were reported on the Somerset County Board of Health’s web page. Long-Term Care Facilities Bear Brunt Of Township COVID-19 Deaths According to the township Office of Emergency Management, the best way …

About 66 percent of the 73 Franklin residents who have died from the coronanvirus since mid-March contracted the disease in a long-term facility in the township, according to state and county records. That’s an increase of six percentage points from April 20, when the state Department of Health first publicly released statistics about coronavirus’ impact on long-term care facility patients. …