Coronavirus

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 185 Franklin residents, the Township Office of Emergency Management said on January 5. That brings to 9,964 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, the township Office of Emergency Management reported. The deaths of 220 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM …

One more Franklin resident’s death was attributed to the coronavirus, and positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 178 Franklin residents, the Township Office of Emergency Management said on January 4. That brings to 9,779 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, the township Office of Emergency Management reported. The deaths …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 710 Franklin residents from December 31 to January 3, the Township Office of Emergency Management said on January 3. Another 329 positive test results were reported on December 31, 172 positive test results were reported on January 1, 148 positive test results were reported on January 2 and 61 positive test results …

Franklin High School students will be among those in the district who will switch to remote learning on January 4. The upsurge in Covid-19 cases in the township during December has led some schools in the Eight Villages to alter their reopening plans for the Spring. There were more than 500 positive test results for Franklin residents reported during the …

High School students will return to school on a minimum session schedule January 3. Students in the district’s three largest schools will start the New Year off on minimum sessions, due to a staffing shortage caused by an uptick in positive Covid-19 cases. The minimum sessions are expected to last until January 17, according to a message from district officials. …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 202 Franklin residents, the Township Office of Emergency Management said on December 30. That brings to 8,891 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, the township Office of Emergency Management reported. The deaths of 219 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 238 Franklin residents, the Township Office of Emergency Management said on December 29. That brings to 8,689 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, the township Office of Emergency Management reported. The deaths of 219 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM …

By Bill Connell. Some of the negative comments regarding the local township mask mandate got me thinking about other unlawful mandates in my life.  Putting the toilet seat down is not a law. I have just as much right to leave it up, as the female of the species has a right to have it down. I am starting today. …

The Council’s decision was not unanimous. Masks must be worn in indoor public places in the township if a 6-foot distance cannot be maintained, according to a resolution passed by the Township Council in a December 28 special meeting. The mandate applies to those aged 2 years and older, and exempts those with medical issues precluding them from wearing a …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 62 Franklin residents, the Township Office of Emergency Management said on December 28. That brings to 8,451 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, the township Office of Emergency Management reported. The deaths of 219 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM …