Another 71 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on December 31. That brings to 3,147 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, and a total of 889 in December, the largest monthly total since the pandemic was first detected …

Two men have been charged with the November 2 murder of a 34-year-old Franklin Park resident, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. A 30-year-old Edison man was arrested on December 22 and a 30-year-old Augusta, Ga. man was arrested on December 30, according to the release.

Franklin broke the 800 new coronavirus cases-in-a-month mark on December 30 with the report of 31 new positive test results by the township Office of Emergency Management. That brings to 3,076 Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, and 818 in December. The deaths of 168 Franklin residents – about 30 percent of all COVID-19-related deaths …

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, all county-operated senior centers, managed by the Somerset County Office on Aging and Disability Services, are temporarily closed until Jan. 31, 2021. The county’s management team is complying with state-mandated public healthcare guidelines while they continue to assess the centers’ reopening dates. Senior Center programs that were offered on-site have been modified and are now available via …

Another 31 Franklin residents tested positive for the coronavirus over the past 24 hours, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on December 29. That brings to 3,043 the number of township residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, and 787 in December. The deaths of 168 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus. Note: These are …

Somerset County Health Department director Dr. Namitha Reddy receives a COVID-19 vaccination from Ravi Modh of the Rutgers Nurse Anesthesia Program. Looking on, left to right, are Somerset County Freeholders Brian Levine, Deputy Director Sara Sooy, Director Shanel Robinson, Melonie Marano, and Brian Gallagher. (Photo: Somerset County Freeholders.) The Quail Brook Golf Club has been chosen as one of four …

Mr. Matthew Woroniecki passed away on December 28. He was 77 years old. Mr. Woroniecki was born in Franklin Township and was a lifelong resident of Somerset. He graduated from Highland Park High School and had a lengthy career working for the Somerset Board of Social Services as an Investigator. He served our country faithfully in the United States Army …

Another 11 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on December 28. That brings the to 3,012 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, and 756 in December. The deaths of 168 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus. That number will increase on …

The Franklin Food Bank was one of 19 food pantries in New Jersey and Pennsylvania to receive donations from Unity Bank for the holiday season. The Franklin Food Bank received $1,800, money that was donated by the bank and its employees, according to a press release.

Cosimo Barbiero, 80, passed away on December 27 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Somerville. Mr. Barbiero was born September 26, 1940 in Calabria, Italy to the late Pietro and Caterina (Agostino) Barbiero. He immigrated in the 1950’s to Somerset, NJ, before settling in South Bound Brook, where was a lifelong resident. Cosimo begin his carrier at Morrison Steel …