The 13th annual RCDCU ride to fight prostate cancer will be virtual this year. (File photo.) The annual Renaissance Cyclists Defeating Cancer United “Bike to Fight Prostate Cancer” will be held virtually on September 19 and 20. Money raised by the ride, which offers cyclists 10-, 30- and 50-mile routes through the township and its environs, will be donated to …

Another township resident has tested positive for the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on August 20. That brings the total number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March to 1,432, 137 of whom have died. The township and school district have partnered to offer free coronavirus testing …

Photo Credit: Cheryl Pursell Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots (7-4) defeated the New Jersey Blasters (4-7) 4-3 at TD Bank Ballpark on Thursday night to clinch the SOMERSET Professional Baseball Series. The team will receive the Joe Torre Championship Trophy presented by RWJBarnabas Health before the game on Saturday night. Tied at 3-3 in the bottom of the sixth inning, …

Schools Superintendent John Ravally explained the reasons for the district temporarily scrapping its in-person instruction plan for this Fall. The prospect of having more than 125 of the district’s roughly 800 certificated teachers not show up in the classrooms on a daily basis this Fall forced school officials’ hands in deciding against the planned in-person option for most of Franklin …

Another Franklin resident has tested positive for the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on August 19. There were no deaths of Franklin residents attributed to the virus in that time frame, OEM said. There have been 1,431 township residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, according to the OEM. …

A 40-year-old New Brunswick man was arrested August 13 on charges that he sexually assaulted two juveniles during a party in the township. The man was allegedly attending a party on August 8 when he “inappropriately touched” the two juveniles while they were on a swing set in a township home’s back yard, according to a press release from the …

With 39 percent of students opting for the remote learning learning plan for the 2020-21 school year, the district is asking for County permission to delay the start of in-person learning until November 30. Schools Superintendent John Ravally said in an August 18 phone blast to district families that the district decided to ask the Somerset County Executive County Superintendent …

Photo Credit: Cheryl Pursell Bridgewater, NJ – When Brandon Leibrandt’s contract was purchased by the Miami Marlins from the Somerset Patriots on Thursday, August 6th, the left-handed pitcher’s unique journey was inches of the dream of reaching Major League Baseball. That dream has now become a reality with the Marlins announcement on Tuesday, August 18th that Leibrandt’s contract had been …

A 31-year-old Highland Park man was arrested in the township’s Somerset section on drug-related charges. The man was arrested after a brief chase on August 5, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.

A 20-year-old South Dover Avenue man has been charged in connection with two shootings in the township on December 30 and 31, 2019. The man is the fourth suspect charged in the shootings, which left a King Road man wounded.