Nineteen more township residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, and two more have died, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on April 5. The new data brings the total number of township residents testing positive for teh disease to 194, with eight deaths, according to OEM officials. According to the OEM, the best way to protect yourself and …
Read More »Meals On Wheels Schedule Adjusted For Week Of April 6
The Somerset County Meals on Wheels program will have an adjusted schedule during the week of April 6, to accommodate Good Friday. Hot meals will be delivered on April 6, 8 and 9, according to a press release from the County. Clients will also receive frozen meals and shelf-stable meals to save for days when Meals on Wheels is not …
Read More »Coronavirus Update: 25 New Cases, One More Death
There are 175 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the township, with another 25 cases reported on April 5, according to township officials. There is also one more death, bringing the total number of township fatalities caused by the virus to six, the officials said. The township’s Office of Emergency Management noted that a case reported as being from the township …
Read More »Feds Take All Of County’s 35,000 Mask Order Targeted For Health Care Workers
Somerset County Freeholder Director Shanel Robinson said that a shipment of 35,000 N-95 respirator and surgical masks destined for the county was “commandeered” by the federal government. She also said that RVCC is the top choice for a Somerset-Hunterdon county test site. (File photo.) Somerset County’s entire 35,000-mask order of N-95 and surgical masks targeted for various health care workers …
Read More »Coronavirus Update: One More Death, 29 More Confirmed Cases In The Township
Another 29 coronavirus cases and one more death due to the disease were confirmed in the township, the Office of Emergency Management said on April 3. The increases bring the total of positive coronavirus cases in the township to 151 and the number of deaths to 5. Franklin continues to have the most confirmed cases in Somerset County, according to …
Read More »Coronavirus Update: 122 Cases In Township, Four Deaths
The number of Franklin Township residents testing positive for the coronavirus increased April 2 to 122, with two more deaths, according to the township Office of Emergency Management. That represents an increase of 22 new cases in 24 hours, the largest such increase since the first case was detected last month. Among the newest cases were two people aged 33 …
Read More »Life Story: B. Joseph Troisi, 96; Decorated World War II Veteran
B. Joseph Troisi passed away at age 96 on March 30 at Haven Hospice in Edison from complications of pneumonia. Mr. Troisi was born in Williamsport, PA where he was an Eagle Scout, and loved boxing and baseball. At 17, he served during World War II and was promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeant in the Army Air Force. …
Read More »Coronavirus Update: Township Hits 100 Cases Mark
With 13 more township residents testing positive for the coronavirus, Franklin’s total reached 100 on April 1, according to the township Office of Emergency Management. According to Mayor Phil Kramer, two of the newest cases are 64 years old, two are 65 years old, and the rest are aged 35, 20, 96, 71, 56, 76, 86, 40 and 28. According …
Read More »Coronavirus Update: 19 New Cases In Franklin, Total Stands at 87
Another 19 Franklin Township residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the township’s total as of March 31 to 87. That number represents the largest one-day increase since the first township case was reported. Overall in Somerset County, 405 residents have tested positive for the disease, according to the Somerset County Board of Health. Franklin Township cases account for …
Read More »Coronavirus Update: Eight New Township Cases; Total Now At 68
Eight more Franklin Township residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, making the township’s total number of cases 68 as of March 30, according to the township Office of Emergency Management. There were no new township fatalities reported from March 29-30, according to township and county authorities. Countywide, there are now 331 coronavirus cases, with eight fatalities, including three more …
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