Coronavirus

Two more Franklin Township residents have tested positive for the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the township Office of Emergency Management reported May 26. The total number of Franklin residents with positive test results is now 1,180, according to OEM. The number of residents’ deaths attributed to the virus remains at 111. Test samples for the coronavirus will be …

The number of township residents who tested positive for the coronavirus has increased by three, but there have been no new deaths for the past two days, the township Office of Emergency Management reported May 25. The total number of Franklin residents who have tested positive is now 1,178, the OEM reported. The number of residents whose deaths have been …

Another 10 township residents have tested positive for the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, but there were no new reported deaths from the disease, the township Office of Emergency Management said on May 24. The total number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the disease now stands at 1,175, while the total number of deaths attributed to …

The number of township residents who have tested positive for the coronavirus inched up to 1,165, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on May 23. The number of Franklin residents whose deaths have been attributed to the virus rose by one, to 111, the OEM said. Test samples for the coronavirus will be collected from 10 a.m. to 1 …

The township’s total number of residents who have tested positive for the coronavirus increased by one during the previous 24 hours, while the number of those whose deaths ere attributed to it grew by two, the township Office of Emergency Management reported May 22. There are now 1,158 residents who have tested positive, and 110 residents who have died from …

The number of Franklin Town ship residents who have tested positive for the coronavirus has increased by two over the last 24 hours, while the number of people who have died from it has increased by one. The township Office of Emergency Management reported on May 21 that 1,157 residents have tested positive, while the virus is blamed for 108 …

Mayor Phil Kramer said the pandemic has not yet affected the township’s finances. (File photo.) Unlike some other towns in New Jersey, Franklin’s financial picture has not been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, revenues are up when compared to the same period last year, Mayor Phil Kramer said. The only area showing a decrease is the water utility, …

Editor’s Note: We are now only using numbers supplied by the township Office of Emergency Management, due to the Somerset County Health Department’s practice of not counting township residents who leave Franklin after testing positive, or of counting out-of-towners who come to Franklin after testing positive. With eight more township residents reported as having tested positive for the coronavirus in …

The FHS Class of 2020’s graduation observance will be unlike any other. The Franklin High School Class of 2020’s graduation will be much different than in years’ past, and will include a short visit to the campus and a virtual reality presentation by an alum. Details of what the graduation observance will be were included in a letter to parents …

By Emma Richter, FHS Class of 2018 There is no doubt that the coronavirus has changed life for everyone, and here in Franklin Township, students who have graduated from Franklin High School have found themselves back home for the remainder of their spring 2020 semesters. Nicole Chalecki Graduating just two years ago, with the class of 2018 at Franklin High …