Coronavirus

Participants are being sought for a study to determine if airborne contaminants in the homes of COVID-19 patients can be dissipated by portable air purifiers. The study is being conducted by the Rutgers Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute. “We believe that the high rates of transmission in homes are because people share their breathing air,” principal investigator Howard Kipen …

Schools Superintendent John Ravally said in a letter to parents that the district is looking to increase in-school learning opportunities for students. A plan that could eventually lead to all students having the opportunity to return to in-person learning later this school year is being studied by school district officials. The new plan would basically eliminate the hybrid remote learning …

Another 32 Franklin residents tested positive for the coronavirus over the weekend, the township Office of Emergency Management reported. Ten new cases were reported on February 20, and 22 new cases were reported on February 22 by OEM. The number of deaths of Franklin residents attributed to the virus holds at 194, OEM Reported. Note: These are the latest reported numbers …

Another 26 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on February 19. That brings to 4,392 the number of township residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, OEM reported. The number of Franklin residents’ deaths attributed to the virus holds at 194, 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 February 18. Another 12 Franklin residents have tested positive for the virus, OEM reported. That brings to 4,366 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, OEM reported. The deaths of 194 township residents …

Another 29 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on February 17. That brings to 4,354 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, OEM reported. The deaths of 193 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest reported numbers …

Another 23 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on February 16. That brings to 4,325 the number of township residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, OEM reported. The deaths of 193 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest reported numbers …

A new state-local partnership to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to the state’s underrepresented population kicked off February 15 at First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens. A state-local partnership designed to vaccinate 15,000 residents kicked off February 15 at the First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens. Under the program, about 1,500 local residents will be vaccinated at the church over the next …

The death of another Franklin resident has been attributed to the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on February 15. Another 19 Franklin residents have tested positive for the virus,OEM reported. That brings to 4,302 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, OEM reported. The deaths of 193 township residents have …

Lady Warrior Christina Midgette drives past North Hunterdon defenders on the way to Franklin’s 53-47 win on February 13. The Lady Warriors looked a little slow coming off a nearly two-week coronavirus quarantine, but still managed to hold off a pesky North Hunterdon Regional, 53-47 on February 13. North Hunterdon was helped by some hot hands, especially from the three-point …