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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

Submitted by the Somerset County Business Partnership. The Somerset County Business Partnership (SCBP) has announced that the 2020 “BizFest,” for Somerset County small businesses and residents will be held virtually on Thursday, June 18, 2020 from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. This will be the SCBP’s first major virtual event in its history.To continue the tradition of Somerset County’s largest …

The total of Franklin Township residents who have tested positive for the coronavirus increased slightly to 1,168 over the previous 24 hours, the Somerset County Board of Health reported on May 18. There were no additional deaths attributed to the virus reported in that time period, so that total stands at 105. Test samples for the coronavirus will be collected …

The rate of coronavirus infection among Franklin Township residents is showing signs of possible slowing, with just about a week of single-digit daily growth. On May 17, the Somerset County Health Department said that 1,161 township residents have tested positive for the virus, an increase of two in the previous 24 hours. The number of township residents whose deaths were …

A nearly four-year battle against a project that would have placed a 32,000-horsepwer gas compressor station in the township ended May 15 with the denial of necessary permits by the state. In a decision based more on a technicality than environmental concerns, state environmental officials have denied a series of applications that would have allowed the construction of a 32,000-horsepower …