Coronavirus

Mayor Phil Kramer has joined East Brunswick Mayor Brad Cohen’s call to Gov. Murphy to institute a two-week lock down in the state as a means to ease pressure on state hospitals. Township Mayor Phil Kramer said that he joined a fellow mayor in calling on Gov. Phil Murphy to enact a statewide “lock down” to avoid catastrophes at state …

A 76-year-old township man is Franklin’s second confirmed case of the coronavirus, and its first to apparently be acquired through social contact, authorities said March 18. The man reported to a local hospital’s emergency room on March 13 with a fever and other symptoms, according to a press release from the Franklin Township Police Department. The man was tested for …

To ensure the safety of golfers using county golf courses, the Somerset County Park Commission has instituted temporary regulations at all five golf courses, including Quail Brook Golf Course on New Brunswick Road and Spooky Brook Golf Course at Colonial Park, both in Somerset. The following measures are being taken at these facilities to keep golf operations staff and players …

Township hair salons, beauty parlors, and banquet facilities are among the businesses that were required to shut down as of 8 p.m. March 16 after the township declared a state of emergency. The shutdown order comes from the township Office of Emergency Management in the wake of new Statewide restrictions to deal with the growing coronavirus pandemic announced earlier by …

(March 16, 2020, Lancaster, Pa.) – Atlantic League President Rick White said today the CDC recommendation that organizers cancel or postpone in-person events consisting of 50 or more people for the next eight weeks has made clear the Atlantic League’s Opening Day of April 30 will be delayed. He also announced that ALPB Professional Tryout Mini-Camps slated for late March …

A man in his 70s who recently returned from a trip to Italy is the township’s first presumptive positive case of coronavirus, officials said March 15. The man, who is hospitalized, has several previous health conditions, according to a press release from the township Office of Emergency Management. This would be the second case of coronavirus in Somerset County. The …

Schools Superintendent John Ravally announced that schools will be closed for at least the week of March 16. Township schools will be closed as of March 16, at least until March 20 and possibly beyond, due to the expanding novel coronavirus pandemic. Schools Superintendent John Ravally made the announcement in a letter that went home to parents on March 13. …

Schools Superintendent John Ravally said the district will be conserving five emergency days in case the district has to be shut down. The school district is taking more steps to prepare for potential shutdowns due to the coronavirus. Schools Superintendent John Ravally said in a March 11 letter that the district is holding on to five reserved days used for …

State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen has cancelled his planned Job Fair due to coronavirus concerns. “Today my office is forced to make a difficult decision of cancelling my 2020 Job Fair” Danielsen wrote in a statement. “While this event has provided many individuals to improve their quality of life by seeking new employment opportunities, the current state of affairs with the …

Fears of the novel Coronavirus prompted the faculty advisor of Franklin High School’s Model UN Club to cancel the club’s participation in a national competition in New York City. The decision to not attend the National High School Model United Nations Conference at the New York Hilton was made after the club’s advisor, Lou Guglielmo, consulted with FHS principal Frank …