Julian Khater (LinkedIn). A 32-year-old man with township ties was one of two men charged March 14 in connection with the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Julian Elie Khater of State College, Pa., was arrested as he stepped off a plane at Newark International Airport, according to the FBI.

Seven more recycling zones in the township have been added to Somerset County’s dual stream recycling program. The zones stretch from Amwell Road to Easton Avenue, and are bordered by DeMott Lane and John F. Kennedy Boulevard.

Elizabeth Christina Hall passed away on March 13 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 66 years old. Ms. Hall was born in Waterbury, CT to loving parents John and Vivian Hall. After graduating high school she furthered her education obtaining her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Connecticut and her Master’s Degree in Mathematics from …

Milton W. Tupler, of Somerset passed away on March 12 at home. He was 82. Born in Baltimore, Maryland and raised in Miami Beach, Florida, he has lived in Somerset for 58 years. He served in the US Coast Guard Reserves during the late 1950s/early 1960s. He graduated from University of Miami in 1960 and that’s where he met his …

Sponsored Content. Central Jersey College Prep (CJCP), one of the highest-performing public schools in the State of New Jersey, announced today that over 1,400 parents have attempted to enroll their children in the school for the 2021-2022 school year.  CJCP, a public charter school open to all families free of charge within the Somerset, North Brunswick, and New Brunswick school …

Another 24 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on March 15. That brings to 4,865 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 198 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest reported …

By Michele Rojek. Franklin Township Boy Scout Troop 113 is ready for some new recruits – and we were lucky to have five prospects come and join us on a fun filled day on Saturday February 27th in the Somerset Presbyterian Church parking lot where we held a skills building competition in lieu of the annual Klondike Derby and during …

By Mayor Phil Kramer. March 15th marks one year from the press release of the first PCR positive case of the virus which causes COVID. Within 2 weeks we will likely reach 5,000 cases and 200 deaths in Franklin. In that year many of us have learned about virology and immunology in ways we never imagined. We know the functional …

The death of another Franklin resident has been attributed to the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on March 13. OEM also reported that another 23 Franklin residents tested positive for the virus. That brings to 4,818 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus, and 198 the number of deaths of Franklin residents …

A 28-year-old New Brunswick man was killed late in the evening on March 12 after a car collision at Route 27 and Franklin Boulevard, police said. Police said that at approximately 11 p.m., Rafelo Peralta was traveling south on Franklin Boulevard when his Toyota Scion collided with a Ford F-150 pickup, driven by Jose Velez-Fernandez, 31, also of New Brunswick. …