Coronavirus

Another 10 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on September 15. That brings to 6,742 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 209 township residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest reported …

Chart prepared by Mayor Phil Kramer shows the differences in cumulative infection rates last year and this year. A steep increase in the number of Franklin residents contracting the coronavirus led the Township Council on September 14 to cancel the Franklin Day festival. This year’s festival, set for September 18, was designed to be a vastly scaled-down version of the …

Another seven Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on September 14. That brings to 6,732 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 209 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest reported …

Another 28 Franklin residents tested positive for the coronavirus from September 11 to 13, the Township Office of Emergency Management reported. Eleven new cases were reported on September 11, five new cases were reported on September 12 and 12 new cases were reported on September 13. That brings to 6,725 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for …

Another 14 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on September 10. That brings to 6,697 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. According to the 2020 Census, Franklin’s population 68,364. With 6,697 township residents reporting positive Covid-19 tests, that translates to …

Franklin High School principal Nicholas Solomon directs students on the first day of school September 9. Franklin High School principal Nick Solomon strode down the school’s main hallway on September 9, waving his arms like a traffic cop on a rush hour morning. “Keep it moving, keep it moving,” he yelled, as he made his way through the throngs of …

Another 19 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on September 9. That brings to 6,683 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 209 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest reported …

Students arriving for their first day of school on September 9 won’t be greeted by clap-ins, as they have in years past, due to Covid concerns. (File photo.) There won’t be any fanfare, like the clap-ins of past years, when students arrive at district schools early in the morning of September 9, but it will still be a special day. …

Another three Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on September 8. That brings to 6,664 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 209 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest reported …

Another 43 Franklin residents tested positive for the coronavirus between September 4 and 7, the township Office of Emergency Management reported. Fifteen new cases were reported on September 4, one new case was reported on September 5, eight new cases were reported on September 6 and 19 new cases were reported on September 7. That brings to 6,661 the number …