Seven more township residents have been confirmed to have the coronavirus disease, bringing Franklin’s total to 54 as of March 28, according to the Somerset County Department of Health. Information on the age breakdown of the newest patients was not immediately available. Countywide, there are now 254 conformed cases of coronavirus disease, with six fatalities, according to the county health …

Six more Franklin Township residents have tested positive for the coronavirus disease, bringing the township’s total to 47 as of March 27. So far, one resident has succumbed to the disease. In a Facebook post, Mayor Phil Kramer said the newest patients are aged 66, 28, 37, 43, 38 and 29. County wide, there are now 218 confirmed coronavirus cases, …

The Somerset County Park Commission is reminding park patrons that while parks such as Colonial Park are open, there are restrictions. Patrons should maintain the CDC-suggested Safe distance of at least six feet, and should move over on trails when encountering other people. Also, there is no access to bathrooms, entry onto playgrounds has been prohibited, and buildings have been …

Mayor Phil Kramer hosted a virtual town hall on the coronavirus on Facebook on March 26. (File photo). No summonses for violating the state’s “social distancing” regulations have been issued so far in Franklin, but township police will do so if necessary. That was one of the kernels of information given March 26 during a nearly 90-minute virtual “town hall” …

Eleven more township residents have been confirmed to have the coronavirus as of March 26, bringing to 41 the total number of Franklin residents with the disease. Mayor Phil Kramer posted that of the latest victims, two are 45 years old, and the others are 95, 43, 36, 47, 68, 65, 31, 30 and 67 years old. As of March …

Staff and volunteers are taking care of the animals at the Franklin Township Animal Shelter. Animals in the Franklin Township Animal Shelter are being cared for, despite shelters not being included in Gov. Phil Murphy’s list of essential businesses that may remain open during the state’s coronavirus shutdown. Township Animal Control Officer Katie Nordhaus said she received permission to keep …

Five more people were confirmed infected with teh novel coronavirus, bringing teh total number of Franklin patients to 30, health officials said on March 25. Mayor Phil Kramer said in a post on his Facebook page that tow of teh newly confirmed are 45 years old, and the rest are 81, 48 and 29. To date, there has been one …

In the biggest one-day jump since the first Franklin-connected coronavirus patient, nine more township residents were confirmed to have the disease on March 24. The count now brings the township’s total number of patients to 25, by far the most of any Somerset County town. The township now has nearly one-quarter of all the 106 confirmed Somerset County cases, according …

Dear Franklin Residents: In our continued efforts to keep everyone updated on accurate and up-to-date COVID-19 information and resources, I will be broadcasting an online discussion with township officials and local press representatives. Residents can post questions in the comments and we will field them as time permits. Please enter questions rather than commentary so that we can locate questions …

Multi-day breakfast and lunch “Go Packs” will be distributed to township students at 30 bus stops on five days in March and April, beginning March 26. The bus deliveries are in addition to the two-day-a-week “Go Pack” distribution now ongoing from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at four township schools: Franklin Middle School – Sampson G. Smith campus, Hillcrest, Elizabeth Avenue and Pine …