Mrs. Margaret Snyder passed away on July 18 at the Gardens in Monroe. She was 92 years old. Mrs. Snyder was born in Baltimore and has been a resident of Somerset since 1962. She was a graduate of Eastern High School in Baltimore and later in life received a master’s degree in education from Rutgers University. She was employed for …
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The number of township residents who reported positive coronavirus test results increased by 10 on July 19, according to the township Office of Emergency Management. There were no new deaths of Franklin residents attributed to the disease from July 18-20, the OEM reported. Also, no new positive test results were reported on July 18 or July 20, according to OEM. …
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A township resident will serve as the Vice-Chairman of the Somerset County Republican Organization beginning July 23. Ravikanth “Ravi” Kolla, a long-time township resident, is running on the “Unity 2020” ticket, which is unopposed at the July 23 SCRO executive board election. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by …
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Photo Credit: Cheryl Pursell Bridgewater, NJ – Once Somerset Patriots starting pitcher David Kubiak took the mound as he’d done over 220 times during his nine-year professional career, it was time to go to work and give his team the best shot to win. But when the 6’7” hurler threw the first pitch of the game to New Jersey Blasters …
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Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots (1-1) defeated the New Jersey Blasters (1-1) 2-1 in a walk-off extra inning win on Saturday night at TD Bank Ballpark in the second game of the SOMERSET Professional Baseball Series. Trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the eighth inning, Carlos Garcia delivered a two-run single that scored Sean Guida and Scott Kelly for the …
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Bridgewater, NJ- The New Jersey Blasters (1-0) defeated the Somerset Patriots (0-1) 7-2 in the first professional baseball game in the state of New Jersey in 2020 as part of the newly created SOMERSET Professional Baseball Series. The Blasters got out in front early after Martin Figueroa drew a walk, stole second, and came around to score on an RBI …
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One more township resident has tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on July 17. The number of residents who have tested positive is now 1,338, while the number of township residents’ deaths attributed to the virus remains steady at 133. Note: These are the latest reported numbers for positive test results and deaths, as …
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Three more township residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, and one more resident’s death has been attributed to the virus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on July 15 and 16. That brings the total number of township residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March to 1,337, while the deaths of 133 residents have been …
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The final 180 members of the Franklin High School Class of 2020 graduated on July 15, ending a senior year that none of them will forget. As they had on the two preceding days, the graduation ceremonies were divided into two sessions, one at 10 a.m . and the second at 5 p.m. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet …
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The Franklin High School Class of 2020 graduated in six sessions held over three days. Following is the list of graduates and each session in which they held their graduation ceremony. 10:00 AM July 13th Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We …
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