Coronavirus

Schools Superintendent John Ravally, center, co-authored a letter to parents with Assistant Superintendent Daniel Loughran calling on township residents to reject hate. The killing of six Asian women and two others in Atlanta on March 16 has spurred the top two school district administrators to speak up. In a letter to parents posted on the district’s web site, school Superintendent …

Another 26 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on March 19. That brings to 4,943 township residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 198 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest reported numbers for positive …

Another 13 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on March 17. That brings to 4,896 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 1989 township residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest reported …

Another 24 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on March 15. That brings to 4,865 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 198 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest reported …

The death of another Franklin resident has been attributed to the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on March 13. OEM also reported that another 23 Franklin residents tested positive for the virus. That brings to 4,818 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus, and 198 the number of deaths of Franklin residents …

Franklin Township is in line to receive more than $6.8 million in direct, flexible aid through the recently passed federal American Rescue Plan. Franklin’s $6,819,531.17 is the largest amount of the aid earmarked for any Somerset County town, according to a joint press release issued by U.S. Sens. Cory Booker and Bob Menendez. Somerset County towns will receive a total …

The death of another township resident was attributed to the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on March 9. Another 19 township residents tested positive for the virus, OEM reported. That brings to 4,704 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. Of those, 197 have died. Note: These are …

Another 20 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on March 8. That brings to 4,685 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, 2020. Of those, 196 have died, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest reported numbers for positive test results and deaths, as of …

Another 56 Franklin residents tested positive for the coronavirus over the weekend, the township Office of Emergency Management reported. There were 18 new cases reported on March 5, 22 new cases reported on March 6 and 26 new cases reported on March 7, OEM said. The brings to 4,665 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the …

Another 20 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on March 4. That brings to 4,599 the number of township residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 196 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest reported …