Coronavirus

The number of Franklin residents testing positive for the coronavirus increased by eight, and the number of residents who have died from the virus grew by two in the previous 48 hours, the township Office of Emergency Management reported. There were seven new positive test results reported on October 10 and one new positive result reported on October 11, while …

Two more Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, and one more has died from it, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on October 9. That brings to 1,639 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, and 146 the number of township residents who have died from it, OEM reported. Note: …

The coronavirus-related deaths of two more Franklin residents were reported in the preceding 24 hours, according to the township Office of Emergency Management. Also, another four township residents reported positive test results for the virus, according to OEM. That brings to 1,637 township residents who have tested positive for the virus, and 145 residents who have died from it, since …

Six more Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus in the preceding 24 hours, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on October 7. That brings to 1,633 the number of township residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, OEM reported. There have been 143 deaths of Franklin residents attributed to the virus since mid-March, OEM …

The number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the coronavirus since mid-March has increased by five, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on October 6. To date, 1,627 township residents have tested positive for the virus, and 143 have died from it, according to OEM. Note: These are the latest reported numbers for positive test results and …

All four fire houses which comprise Fire District 1 are on lockdown at least until October 12, due to a firefighter in one house having a “preliminary positive” coronavirus test result, with an unknown number of other firefighters potentially exposed. The lockdown was ordered late in the evening of October 5 by Chris Ryan, Deputy Chief of the Middlebush Fire …

Washing hands rubbing with soap man for corona virus prevention, hygiene to stop spreading coronavirus. Another 30 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus from Oct. 2-5, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on October 5. Two deaths were mistakenly reported as new cases on September 30, so the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for …

The FHS field hockey team started their season on October 1. Lady Warriors took to the fields on October 1 as the seasons of the girls’ soccer and field hockey teams got underway. Lady Warriors tennis was also playing on Oct. 1, but their season started on September 30. The varsity tennis and field hockey teams took on Bernards, while …

Another five Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on October 1. That brings to 1,594 the total number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, OEM reported. The number of deaths of Franklin residents that have been attributed to the virus stands at 141, OEM reported. …

Franklin resident and state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17) kicked off a winter clothing drive on October 1. The “Head To Toe” drive, which will run through February 15, 2021, will collect hats, scarves, mittens/gloves, and socks for children aged 3 to 16 years. “Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we were unable to host our annual backpack drive this year,” Danielsen …