Coronavirus

A township official said 72 people were tested for the coronavirus June 3 at this drive-thru site at Franklin Middle School-Hamilton Street campus. Now that the first one is under their belts, the township may schedule more “pop-up” coronavirus testing sites like the one it held on June 3 in the Franklin Middle School-Hamilton Street campus’s parking lot. That was …

One more township resident tested positive for the coronavirus over the previous 24 hours, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on June 3. There were no new deaths attributed to the disease in that time period, OEM said. That brings the total number of positive tests of Franklin residents to 1,218, according to OEM. Test samples for the coronavirus …

Franklin High School principal Frank Chmiel details Class of 2020 graduation plans in a YouTube video. A series of in-person “mini-graduations” starting on July 13 will comprise the Franklin High School Class of 2020’s graduation celebration. The details of how graduation will be observed this year were discussed by FHS principal Frank Chmiel in a YouTube video released on June …

One more township resident’s death has been attributed to the coronavirus, bringing the total township deaths to 119, the Franklin Office of Emergency Management reported on June 2. There were also four more township residents who have been tested positive for the virus, bringing the total to 1,217, the OEM reported. Test samples for the coronavirus will be collected from …

Four more township residents tested positive for the coronavirus in the previous 24 hours, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on May 31. That brings the total number of township residents who have tested positive to 1,212. There were no new deaths reported, so that total stands at 118. Test samples for the coronavirus will be collected from 10 …

Four more Franklin Township residents have died from the coronavirus, and eight more have tested positive for it, the township Office of Emergency Management reported May 30. The new totals are 1,208 residents with positive tests and 118 deaths from the virus, according to OEM. Test samples for the coronavirus will be collected from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. June …

The number of township residents who have tested positive for the coronavirus broke 1,200 on May 29, with the addition of eight more cases. The township Office of Emergency Management reported the new cases. The total is now 1,202. No new deaths of residents attributed to the virus was reported, so the total stands at 114. Test samples for the …

School officials are making changes to what the Franklin High School Class of 2020 graduation will look like in the wake of Gov. Phil Murphy’s approval of modified in-person celebrations. What was originally scheduled for two weeks in June – namely, a drive-through, socially distanced ceremony – will now be held the week of July 13, according to a district …

There were no new coronavirus-related deaths reported in the previous 24 hours, but the number of township residents who tested positive for the virus increased by eight, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on May 28. That increase brings the total number of township residents who tested positive for the disease since mid-March to 1,194. The number of township …

The Township Council on May 26 took steps it hopes will help ease the transition into normalcy for some Franklin restaurants and retailers. The Council passed a resolution allowing for those stores and restaurants to serve patrons in their parking lots or other outdoor areas of their property. The tables or goods must be set up to not interfere with …