Police are investigating the apparent homicide of an African American man whose body was found in a wooded area near a Park Street home on April 29. The incident is being classified a homicide pending an autopsy, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.

A section of Route 27 will be closed for several months starting May 4 to allow for the next phase of work on the Ten Mile Run tributary culvert project, state transportation officials said. The shutdown will affect traffic on Route 27 north, from just south of County Road 518/Georgetown-Franklin Turnpike, according to a press release from the state Department …

​(April 30, 2020, Lancaster, Pa.) – On what was originally scheduled to be the 2020 Atlantic League Opening Day, the league has issued an update regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Atlantic League Championship Season remains officially postponed as ALPB and club officials continue to closely track coronavirus developments. All teams are adhering to guidelines issued by federal, …

The number of Franklin Township residents who have tested positive for the coronavirus inched closer to 1,000, county and local health officials said on April 29. A total of 933 residents have tested positive for the virus, while 77 have died from it to date, according to the Somerset County Health Department and the township Office of Emergency Management. Both …

The Township Council introduced a series of bonding ordinances at its April 28 virtual meeting. The Township Council on April 28 took several actions that will lead to spending nearly $17 million on equipment and capital improvement programs. The Council voted to amend the 2019 Community Block Grant Action Plan by transferring $170,793.95 in unused grant money for unfinished or …

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Business and property owners in the Hamilton Street Business District will not be charged an assessment this year, thanks to action taken April 28 by the Township Council. Business and property owners in the Hamilton Street Business District will not have to pay an additional assessment this year, thanks to action taken by the Township Council on April 28. The …

The township’s Memorial Day parade is one of the social casualties of the coronavirus. (File photo.) Celebrations for Memorial and Independence days will not look the same as they have in past years, a township official said April 28. And while those celebrations will most likely be much different – if they’re held at all – residents who use the …

Quovella Spruill. The township has hired a retired Essex County Prosecutor’s Office chief of detectives to lead the Franklin Police Department, a move that is historic in at least two ways. Quovella Spruill, the newly hired Public Safety Director, is the first woman and first African-American to lead the township police department.

Amwell Road reconstruction work is hoped to reduce traffic accidents along the thoroughfare. The reconstruction of a portion of Amwell Road is scheduled to resume on May 5, according to the Somerset County engineering department. The work will be performed on weekdays between Mettlers Lane and Elizabeth Avenue, between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m., according to a notice posted by …