Michael F. Gianotto passed away on July 5 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 75 years old. Mr. Gianotto was born in Tyndall Field, Florida but was a lifetime resident of Franklin Township. During the early years of his career, he worked as an electrician with Franklin Electric. He went on to obtain multiple licenses …

Six more township residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on July 4 and 5. No new deaths of Franklin residents attributable to the virus were reported in that time frame, OEM said. There have been 1,302 township residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, according to OEM. A total …

There were no new reports of Franklin Township residents testing positive for or dying from the coronavirus in teh previous 24 hours, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on July 3. There now have been 1,296 Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, OEM reported. The number of coronavirus-related deaths of township residents stands at …

Artist’s rendering of a proposed office-warehouse on Veronica Avenue. The Miami, Fla.-based developer who wants to build two warehouses on open land along Veronica Avenue will have to wait two weeks to see if his project is approved. That’s because there were only six Zoning Board of Adjustment members eligible to vote on the application at the July 2 meeting. …

The number of township residents testing positive for the coronavirus has increased by three in the past 24 hours, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on July 2. There were no newly reported deaths of Franklin residents related to the virus during that time, the OEM reported. There now have been 1,296 Franklin residents who have tested positive for …

A 20 x 30-foot tent has been erected outside the Somerset County Administration Building to help residents obtain mail-in ballots for the July 7 primary election. Submitted by the Somerset County Public Information Office. The Somerset County Clerk’s office will hold extended hours leading up to the July 7 Democratic and Republican primaries to issue vote-by-mail ballots, including being open …

Six Mile Run Reservoir Site could be open to privatization under a plan approved by the Murphy administration. (Graphic: NJ Trails Association.) The Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park and Six Mile Run Reservoir Site could be part of a program included in a stop-gap budget measure that will open state parks to privatization. Both areas fall within Franklin’s boundaries.

There were no new COVID-related deaths of Franklin residents reported in the past 24 hours, but nine more residents tested positive for the virus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on July 1. The new positive results bring to 1,293 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus, according to OEM. The number of coronavirus-related …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced that the team will host a Summer Movie Series with seating on the field at TD Bank Ballpark beginning this July. All seating will be general admission and located on the playing field as the film plays on the scoreboard’s high definition video screen. Families will be able to use blankets or …

Update: The group showed up again on July 2, but township police shut the meeting down shortly after it started. FTPD Lt. Phil Rizzo said the department “received several complaints about the group including loud music and ‘rowdy’ behavior. Upon arriving and speaking with the group they left without incident.”