Coronavirus

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 …

Two more deaths and two more positive test results of coronavirus have been reported among Franklin Township residents. The Somerset County Board of Health reported May 19 that the number of positive cases in the township has increased to 1,170. The township Office of Emergency Management reported that the number of deaths has increased to 107. Test samples for the …

Schools Superintendent John Ravally is working with superintendents across the county to devise re-opening plans for schools in September. (File photo.) School officials are planning how buildings will reopen come September, and are making contingency plans if they don’t. Schools Superintendent John Ravally is working with other Somerset County superintendents and the Somerset County Executive Superintendent of Schools to devise …

The Franklin High School Class of 2020’s graduation will look different this year. (File photo.) Franklin High School’s graduation ceremony will be part virtual, part in-person, Project Graduation is cancelled, but there is hope for the senior prom. Those are a few of the elements of the end of the school year observances for the FHS Warrior Class of 2020 …

Submitted by tourofsomerville.org. For only the second time in a storied history dating back to 1940, the Tour of Somerville bicycle races will not be held this Memorial Day weekend. World War II stopped it first, now an international conflict of a different kind, the Covid-19 pandemic, will put the brakes on America’s oldest competitive cycling event until next year.Despite …

The total of Franklin Township residents who have tested positive for the coronavirus increased slightly to 1,168 over the previous 24 hours, the Somerset County Board of Health reported on May 18. There were no additional deaths attributed to the virus reported in that time period, so that total stands at 105. Test samples for the coronavirus will be collected …

The rate of coronavirus infection among Franklin Township residents is showing signs of possible slowing, with just about a week of single-digit daily growth. On May 17, the Somerset County Health Department said that 1,161 township residents have tested positive for the virus, an increase of two in the previous 24 hours. The number of township residents whose deaths were …

Township officials are looking for ways to help local businesses emerge from the coronavirus lockdown. Township Manager Robert Vornlocker talked about some of the strategies being discussed during the May 14 “virtual” town hall hosted by Mayor Phil Kramer. Vornlocker described a mixed bag of relaxed ordinances and streamlined processes, all designed to help businesses regain lost ground during the …

Township officials are “in discussion” with the Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders to establish a popup coronavirus testing site in Franklin, Mayor Phil Kramer said on May 14. Kramer made the statement during his weekly “virtual” town hall. “We even have a site in mind,” Kramer said. “We have been pushing it and they are diligently working on it. …