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 …

Another seven Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on May 20. That brings to 6,047 the number of 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 positive …

A 38-year-old Franklin Park man was struck by a car and killed on South Middlebush Road on May 19 after the car’s driver suffered a medical emergency, law enforcement officials said. The man, Harishbha Patel, was walking along the road’s shoulder near Old Vliet Road at about 5:40 p.m. when the 40-year-old driver of a 2010 Toyota Corolla suffered a …

Layout of some of the Sterling Pointe apartments approved May 19 by the Planning Board. The Sterling Pointe 55-and-over community will get a little bigger, now that two apartment buildings were approved May 19 by the township Planning Board. The Board approved the developer’s application to build two four-storey buildings, each holding 30 apartments.

Another nine Franklin residents tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on May 19. That brings to 6,042 the number of township 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 positive …

The Rev. Douglas Haefner, center(File photo). The Rev. Douglas Haefner, the former pastor at St. Matthias Church on John F. Kennedy Boulevard, pleaded guilty on May 19 to one count of theft, admitting that he stole more than $500,000 in parish funds. Haefner entered the plea before Superior Court Judge Peter J. Tober, sitting in Somerville. Haefner was released on …

FHS Unified Track shot putter Joe Wood prepares to launch during the May 18 meet. Joe Wood strode to the throwing circle with a determined look on his face, cradling the 6-pound shot put in his right hand. With his left foot firmly braced against the stop board, Joe brought the silver ball up to level with his right ear, …

A New Brunswick man suffered a non-threatening gunshot wound while driving his car early in the morning of May 16, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. The man, who was not identified, was struck while driving in the area of Hamilton Street and Franklin Boulevard at about 3:58 a.m., according to the release.