Volunteers check in a person at the RVCC drive-through testing center. Cases of coronavirus among Franklin Township residents continue to increase, with 27 new cases and five additional deaths reported by the township’s Office of Emergency Management on April 16. The new totals are 597 cases and 40 deaths, according to the OEM. April 16 was also the first day …

Stephen Farkas, of Somerset, formerly of Milltown, passed away April 16 after a courageous fight with COVID19. Steve was born July 7, 1929, in New Brunswick, NJ, the son of Joseph (Josef) Farkas and Esther (Ester) Kara Farkas. He graduated from New Brunswick High School and The College of New Jersey (then called Trenton State Teachers’ College). Steve’s career in …

County, state and federal officials were given an introduction to teh new Somerset-Hunterdon counties COVID-19 testing site on April 15. The site is located at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg. Plans are to allocate 150 tests per day for each of the initial three days of testing: April 16, 17 and 20. William Stahl, the county’s health and public …

The number of township residents testing positive for the coronavirus swelled by 33, while 11 more residents were reported to have succumbed to the disease on April 15. The totals now stand at 570 positive cases and 35 deaths, according to the township Office of Emergency Management. Franklin residents represent about one-third of all coronavirus deaths in Somerset County and …

The township’s annual Farmer’s Market has been cancelled this year, but not for the reason you’d think. The market, begun in 2017 and located at the corner of DeMott Lane and Amwell Road, has for the past three years run from the beginning of June through September, ending on Franklin Day.

Gov. Phil Murphy displayed this chart during his April 6 coronavirus update. A state-issued chart listing 08873 as one of seven New Jersey ZIP Codes that are expected to yield the most coronavirus cases in the near future caused some consternation among township officials when it was released. Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration has in the days following the chart’s release …

Another 44 Franklin residents were confirmed to have the coronavirus, and one more has died from it, the township Office of Emergency Management reported April 14. With the additional 44 cases, the township’s total is now 539, with 24 deaths, according to the OEM. County wide, more than 1,740 residents have tested positive for the disease, with at least 87 …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots join the entire baseball community in mourning the loss of Jim Frey, who passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by family on Sunday, April 12th at the age of 88. Frey was instrumental in the creation of the Somerset Patriots and held the position of Vice Chairman in the early days of the …

Arlene M. Ivan, 72, of Somerset, passed away in her sleep on April 11 at home. She was born in Perth Amboy on February 4, 1948 to her loving parents, David, Sr. and Agnes (Leonard) Wolfe. Arlene worked many years as a hairstylist until physical limitations forced her retirement in 1996. Arlene loved taking road trips. Her favorites were the …

The joint Somerset-Hunterdon county coronavirus test site set to open April 16 has more than two weeks’ worth of supplies, a county official said April 13. Somerset County Freeholder Director Shanel Robinson said that the county bought two weeks of supplies initially, and that more is “on hold.” Robinson said how many tests are done daily “will be managed by …