Charles “Steve” Hancox passed away suddenly on May 5. He was 80 years old. Mr. Hancox was born in New Brunswick. He lived there as a child, raised his family in Metuchen and moved to Sterling Point in Somerset 11 years ago. He graduated from Rutgers Preparatory School. He continued his education and graduated from Rutgers College. He was a …

The number of Franklin Township residents who have tested positive for the coronavirus increased to 1,039, while the number of deaths attributed to it has increased to 87. The latest numbers were reported by the Somerset County Health Department on May 5. The Somerset-Hunterdon county drive-through testing site will be collecting samples from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May …

Authorities said on May 5 that that the man found dead near a Park Street home in late April was 27-year-old Duane S. Banks of Park Street. Banks was identified during an autopsy conducted by the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. The Examiner also ruled the death a homicide, the …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots hosted an Opening Day At Home event to virtually entertain fans who were not able to celebrate at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday, May 1st. Opening Day At Home was a day long event that engaged fans on all the team’s social media platforms, mainly focused on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and their mobile app.

Gov. Phil Murphy Gov. Phil Murphy’s decision announced May 4 to not re-open the state’s schools for in-person teaching was taken in stride by the township’s school district administrators. In announcing his decision on Twitter, Murphy said he took the action “to protect the health of our children, our educators, and their families. Guided by safety and science, this is …

The township has passed the 1,000-cases mark for residents testing positive for the coronavirus, according to county health officials. The Somerset County Health Department reported May 4 that 1,022 Franklin residents had tested positive for the virus, with 85 deaths attributed to it. Those totals put the township’s mortality rate at 8.3 percent, slightly lower than the county’s 9 percent …

There are now 996 Franklin residents who have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the Somerset County Health Department. Two more deaths attributed to the disease bring the township’s total to 82, the Department said on May 2. County and township parks opened on a limited basis May 2, in keeping with Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order opening state …

 East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (ESU) recognized 362 students who were scheduled to be recognized at this year’s Annual Honors Convocation, which was not held due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Among those honored were Me’Saj Closs and Tiana Webster, both of Somerset. Geovanni Guzman Marte, of Somerset, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Metropolitan Campus in Teaneck, NJ, has been …

From Your PublishersBill Bowman & PJ Parker These are scary times. A deadly virus is making its way among us, indiscriminately striking young and old, fit and infirm with a speed and ferocity that we have not seen before. This insidious virus is particularly deadly to our elders, to those with respiratory issues, and those with compromised immune systems. At …

Township parks will reopen May 2. Now that they have the blessing of Gov. Phil Murphy to do so, county and local officials have decided to open their respective parks for passive recreation only. But those openings come with a host of rules, all of which mimic the guidelines set by Murphy in opening state parks in his Executive Order. …