Four more Franklin residents reported positive coronavirus test results from June 3-5, according to the township Office of Emergency Management. That brings to 6,089 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 204 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported.

Franklin Middle School student Nicholas Murillo plays the title role in “Shrek The Musical Jr.,” being presented virtually on June 5 and 6. Three performances of “Shrek the Musical Jr.” will be presented virtually by the SGS/HSC Players on June 5 and 6. The musical, based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film and Broadway musical, centers around Shrek and his …

Two New Brunswick men were arrested late last month on unrelated gun charges stemming from law enforcement “Quality of Life” efforts. The first arrest occurred at about 2:46 p.m. on May 17, when township police and members of the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force Street Crimes Unit were conducting teh Quality of Life investigation around …

Bruce Medley, second from left, receiving a commendation at a 2016 Township Council meeting. Bruce Medley, a Hall of Fame basketball player and the township’s longtime recreation coordinator, died May 26 at St. Peter’s University Medical Center. He was 63. Medley served as recreation coordinator since 2002. He was also a member of the township’s Municipal Alliance for the Prevention …

A Franklin High School student was named one of New Jersey’s 62 “Cybersecurity Scholars” by the National Cyber Scholarship Foundation. The designation earned Jacquelyn Layton-Brown a $2,500 college scholarship.

Carolina Chaves of Somerset was among the 27 University of Scranton students inducted into Lambda Pi Eta, the national honor society for communication majors. Chaves is a senior strategic communication major at the Jesuit University. Dean’s List status, which is awarded to students who earned a scholastic average of 3.6 or better while carrying at least 12 hours of regularly …

June Virtual Programs and Classes for All Senior Center ClientsJune 7, 1 p.m. – The Coffee House Project with John Fitzpatrick. Join John and be transported to another time while listening to a live Zoom broadcast of some of the greatest hits from the 18th to the 21st century, which has been taken from an eclectic, interesting, sometimes humorous, and …

A member of the Tabatchnick family, whose food manufacturing plant is on Hamilton Street, told the Planning Board on June 2 that the company wants to participate in the budding cannabis industry. (Photo: Tabatchnick Fine Foods.) A June 2 Planning Board discussion on the new zoning ordinance changes for cannabis businesses had an unexpected participant: a member of the Tabatchnick …

Warriors’ shortstop Joshua Kuroda-Grauer tags out a JP Stevens’ runner during their opening round game in the NJSIAA North II Group IV tournament. A towering first-pitch home run by Joshua Kuroda-Grauer set the tone in the Franklin High School Warriors baseball team’s 2-1 win over JP Stevens High School in the opening round of the NJSIAA North II Group IV …

Another township resident’s death has been attributed to the coronavirus, and four more residents have tested positive, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on June 2. That brings to 6,085 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 205 residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM …