Members of the Indo American Club, Canal Walk residents and The Sodhani Foundation with their Franklin Food Bank donation. Township residents are coming together during the holidays to help those in need. Starting with the Thanksgiving holiday, residents donated so that others could enjoy the season.

With about 150 school staffers out due to COVID-19-related issues, the school district on December 15 decided to temporarily pause in-person learning. The district will revert to remote learning from December 21 through January 19, according to a letter to parents from schools Superintendent John Ravally.

Another 22 Franklin residents tested positive for the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on December 15. That brings to 2,650 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, and 389 in December The number of Franklin residents whose deaths have been attributed to the virus remains …

Amazon General Manager Doug Chamberlin with a $40,000 check for Franklin Food Bank on behalf of the new Amazon fulfillment center. (Photo by Frank H. Conlon) A large donation from one of the township’s newest businesses will help relieve some of the uncertainty felt by the Franklin Food Bank. That was the word from Frank Hasner, the Food Bank’s executive …

An additional 14 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on December 14. That brings to 2,628 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, and 367 in December. The number of Franklin residents whose deaths have been attributed to the virus remains at 158, OEM …

Earl “Deek” Jackson, 90, passed away on December 7 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Mr. Jackson was born June 24, 1930 in South Bound Brook to the late Leroy and Helen Jackson. Before settling in Monroe township, he lived in Bound Brook, Franklin Township and South Brunswick. Deek honorably served in the US Army during the …

Edward F. Gross, of Georgetown, Delaware and formerly of Somerset passed away on December 7 at home. He was 84. Born and raised in New Brunswick, he lived in Somerset before moving to Georgetown in 2019. He was predeceased by his parents, Anton & Elizabeth Gross; brother John, daughter, Doreen Gross Holzman, grandson Frank J. Borke, son-in-law Kevin Holzman, and …

Another 27 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on December 13. That brings to 2,614 the number of township residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, and 353 in December. The number of township residents’ deaths attributed to the virus remains at 158. Note: These are the latest reported …

Another 35 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on December 12. That brings to 2,587 the total number of township residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, and 326 in December. The number of Franklin residents whose deaths have been attributed to the virus remains at 158. Note: These …

The school district has cut ties with the organization that has been administering weekly COVID-19 tests to students and staff due to issues with the test processing, a school district administrator said. The district has also stopped dealing with the lab processing the tests, the administrator said.