Coronavirus

Schools Superintendent John Ravally explained the reasons for the district temporarily scrapping its in-person instruction plan for this Fall. The prospect of having more than 125 of the district’s roughly 800 certificated teachers not show up in the classrooms on a daily basis this Fall forced school officials’ hands in deciding against the planned in-person option for most of Franklin …

Another Franklin resident has tested positive for the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on August 19. There were no deaths of Franklin residents attributed to the virus in that time frame, OEM said. There have been 1,431 township residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, according to the OEM. …

With 39 percent of students opting for the remote learning learning plan for the 2020-21 school year, the district is asking for County permission to delay the start of in-person learning until November 30. Schools Superintendent John Ravally said in an August 18 phone blast to district families that the district decided to ask the Somerset County Executive County Superintendent …

A total of 1,430 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus since mid-March, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on August 17. Six more residents tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours, OEM reported. There were no new Franklin resident deaths attributed to the virus in that time period, so the number of Franklin resident …

Seven more township residents have tested positive for the coronavirus over the weekend, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on August 16. That brings the total number of township residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March to 1,424, OEM said. The number of Franklin residents’ deaths attributed to the virus remains at 137, OEM reported. Another …

Five days near the end of August have been targeted for free COVID-19 testing for the staff, students and their families in the township’s public and private schools. The tests – which will be for both the virus and antibodies – will be given in anticipation of schools opening for in-person learning in September. “We want to test every student; …

Another nine township residents have tested positive for the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on August 12. There were no Franklin resident deaths attributed to the virus in that time-frame, OEM reported. There have now been 1,413 township residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, with 137 residents’ deaths …

The number of Franklin residents who tested positive or died from the coronavirus increased by one each over the last 24 hours, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on August 11. The number of township residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March is now 1,404, according to OEM. The number of township residents whose deaths have …

Another four township residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on August 10. That brings the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March to 1,403. The number of Franklin residents’ deaths attributed to the virus holds steady at 136, OEM said. Note: These are the latest reported …

Four more Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus over the weekend, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on August 9. Two positive test results were reported each day on Aug. 8 and 9. There have now been 1,399 residents who have tested positive for the coronavirus since mid-March, according to OEM. The number of Franklin residents’ deaths …