Editor’s Note: We are now only using numbers supplied by the township Office of Emergency Management, due to the Somerset County Health Department’s practice of not counting township residents who leave Franklin after testing positive, or of counting out-of-towners who come to Franklin after testing positive. With eight more township residents reported as having tested positive for the coronavirus in …
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Police are investigating a May 16 shooting that left a township man wounded. Township police received a call at about 1:05 a.m. reporting gunshots near Oak Avenue and Route 27, according to a press release the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office issued on May 20. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information …
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The FHS Class of 2020’s graduation observance will be unlike any other. The Franklin High School Class of 2020’s graduation will be much different than in years’ past, and will include a short visit to the campus and a virtual reality presentation by an alum. Details of what the graduation observance will be were included in a letter to parents …
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By Emma Richter, FHS Class of 2018 There is no doubt that the coronavirus has changed life for everyone, and here in Franklin Township, students who have graduated from Franklin High School have found themselves back home for the remainder of their spring 2020 semesters. Nicole Chalecki Graduating just two years ago, with the class of 2018 at Franklin High …
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Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots, and their concessions partner HomePlate Catering & Hospitality, teamed up with Sysco Metro New York to provide the community with a pop-up shopping event at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday, May 8th. From the 70 online orders placed, the Somerset Patriots and Sysco Metro New York raised more than $600 to benefit the RWJBarnabas …
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Two more deaths and two more positive test results of coronavirus have been reported among Franklin Township residents. The Somerset County Board of Health reported May 19 that the number of positive cases in the township has increased to 1,170. The township Office of Emergency Management reported that the number of deaths has increased to 107. Test samples for the …
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Schools Superintendent John Ravally is working with superintendents across the county to devise re-opening plans for schools in September. (File photo.) School officials are planning how buildings will reopen come September, and are making contingency plans if they don’t. Schools Superintendent John Ravally is working with other Somerset County superintendents and the Somerset County Executive Superintendent of Schools to devise …
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The Franklin High School Class of 2020’s graduation will look different this year. (File photo.) Franklin High School’s graduation ceremony will be part virtual, part in-person, Project Graduation is cancelled, but there is hope for the senior prom. Those are a few of the elements of the end of the school year observances for the FHS Warrior Class of 2020 …
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The school district’s before- and after-school C.A.R.E. program for elementary school students will be run by the Greater Somerset County YMCA starting in the next school year. The Board of Education approved the contract at its April meeting. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & …
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Submitted by tourofsomerville.org. For only the second time in a storied history dating back to 1940, the Tour of Somerville bicycle races will not be held this Memorial Day weekend. 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 are the only truly independent …
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