Coronavirus

Another 40 Franklin Township residents have been confirmed to have the coronavirus over the last 24 hours, and two more have died from it, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on April 9. That brings to 363 the total of township residents who have tested positive for the virus, according to the OEM. The total number of deaths has …

Members of Franklin Township Police Department’s PBA Local No. 154 showed their appreciation for area health care workers on April 8 by collecting and delivering to them food donated by local restaurants. The food was prepared and donated by the Stage House Tavern on Amwell Road, Luca’s on Route 27, Corner Cafe on DeMott Lane, Mi Amore on Cedar Grove …

In the worst day since the coronavirus disease hit Franklin Township, seven more deaths and 43 more confirmed cases were reported April 8 by the township Office of Emergency Management. The new numbers bring the total number of deaths of Franklin residents attributed to the disease to 15, with 323 confirmed cases. There have been 223 new cases so far …

RWJ University Hospital – Somerset is currently at capacity and is not accepting new patients. (Photo: RWJ University Hospital.) UPDATE: The hospital is only diverting critical care patients as of April 8, according to spokeswoman Kathleen Roberts. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital – Somerset is at capacity and is no longer accepting new patients, a spokeswoman for the Somerville-based hospital …

All township parks will close at Sunset on April 7. Pictured is Inman Park. All township parks and open space preserves will close as of sunset on April 7. The move comes in the wake of Gov. Phil Murphy closing all state and county parks. In his order closing the parks, which Murphy said was made necessary by people not …

With 64 more township residents testing positive for the coronavirus, the township total is now 280, according to township officials. There were no deaths attributed to the disease in the last 24 hours, according to the township Office of Emergency Management. There have been 180 news cases in the township since April 1, according to township data. According to the …

With 22 more confirmed cases reported on April 6, there are now 216 Franklin Township residents suffering from the coronavirus, according to township officials. The number of deaths in the past 24 hours has not increased, according to the township Office of Emergency Management. According to the OEM, the best way to protect yourself and your family from this coronavirus …

Nineteen more township residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, and two more have died, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on April 5. The new data brings the total number of township residents testing positive for teh disease to 194, with eight deaths, according to OEM officials. According to the OEM, the best way to protect yourself and …

There are 175 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the township, with another 25 cases reported on April 5, according to township officials. There is also one more death, bringing the total number of township fatalities caused by the virus to six, the officials said. The township’s Office of Emergency Management noted that a case reported as being from the township …

Somerset County Freeholder Director Shanel Robinson said that a shipment of 35,000 N-95 respirator and surgical masks destined for the county was “commandeered” by the federal government. She also said that RVCC is the top choice for a Somerset-Hunterdon county test site. (File photo.) Somerset County’s entire 35,000-mask order of N-95 and surgical masks targeted for various health care workers …