Four more Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on October 20. There now have been 1,675 Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March. Of those, 152 have died. Note: These are the latest reported numbers for positive test results and deaths, as of the date indicated. These …

Members of the FTPD unload food at the Community Relations Bureau on Hamilton Street. (Photo: Franklin Township Police Department). The Franklin Township Police Department and the North Bridge Foundation distributed more than 1,400 boxes of food to township residents on October 19. Operating out of a truck parked at the FTPD’s Community Relations Bureau on Hamilton Street, members of the …

Sondra Harbus, 79, died October 18 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Sondra was born July 10, 1941 in Bronx, New York to the late Samuel and Pauline Sage. She lived in Staten Island for the majority of her life before retiring and finding a new community in Somerset. Sondra earned her bachelor’s degree in education from …

Rosemarie Gessner of East Brunswick passed away suddenly at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick on October 15. She was 56. The youngest of six children, Rosemarie was a fan of the New York Yankees and enjoyed going to the games with her brothers. She also enjoyed watching race car driving, camping, traveling, country music, going to …

Quail Brook Golf Course. (Photo: Somerset County Park Commission). Submitted by the Somerset County Park Commission. Somerset County Park Commission Quail Brook Golf Course, located on New Brunswick Road, has achieved designation as a “Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary” through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses. Tom Marshall, Golf Course Superintendent, completed the effort to obtain sanctuary designation on …

The death of one more Franklin resident has been attributed to the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported October 19. There were also four more residents who tested positive for the virus, OEM reported. That brings the total number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March to 1,671, while the number of Franklin …

Another 13 Franklin residents tested positive for the coronavirus over the past 48 hours, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on October 18. There now are 1,667 township residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, OEM reported. Of those, 151 have died. Note: These are the latest reported numbers for positive test results and deaths, as …

Three more Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on October 15. That brings to 1,654 the number of township residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, OEM reported. The number of Franklin residents’ deaths that have been attributed to the virus remains at 150. Note: These are the …

SOMERVILLE – The Franklin Township Police Department joined six other Somerset County law enforcement agencies in wrapping a vehicle in pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The seven agencies displayed their cars in an event October 15 in front of the Somerville Court House, here. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …

The deaths of two more Franklin residents over the last 48 hours have been attributed to the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on October 15. There have now been 150 township residents whose deaths have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Three more residents tested positive for the virus over the last two days, bringing the …