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Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another four Franklin residents, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on September 29. That brings to 15,948 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 233 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest …

Mr. Chendreka Persaud passed away on September 23 at Foothill Acres Rehabilitation Center in Hillsborough. He was 82 years old. Mr. Persaud was born in Guyana. He came to the United States as a young man and resided in Queens and New Brunswick before settling in the Somerset section of Franklin Township in 1986. He was employed by Suburban Transit …

School district Business Administrator Jonathan Toth is one of two district administrators leaving for the Edison school district. The resignations of the principal of the Claremont Road Elementary School and the school district’s business administrator were accepted at the Board’s August 25 meeting. Claremont Road principal Nicole Sury Bevere’s resignation is effective September 27, while Board business administrator Jonathan Toth’s …

Senior Josh Mingledolph goes up in traffic during the Warriors’ February 10 game against Holmdel High School. Oh, those pesky fourth quarters. The Franklin High School basketball Warriors looked to have their February 10 contest against the Holmdel High School Hornets well in hand at the end of the third quarter. Leading 42-37, the Warriors looked to have a grip …

The Township Council, and all other Township boards and commissions, may soon return to in-person meetings. Assuming there isn’t a change in coronavirus guidelines from the state, the Township will return to in-person meetings in January. The Township Council will start the return to somewhat normal with its annual reorganization meeting on January 4, 2022. The mandate from Gov. Phil …

The Zoning Board on November 4 rejected an application that would allow these buses to continue to park in the rear parking lot of JFK Plaza on John F. Kennedy Boulevard. A plan to park 15 school buses in a rear parking lot at JFK Plaza on John F. Kennedy Boulevard was rejected by the Zoning Board of adjustment at …

The ceremony was attended by friends and family. The eight Seniors on the Franklin High School cross-country team had their day on October 12. Sponsored by the Franklin Athletics Booster Club, the Class of 2022’s Senior Night was held in the afternoon at Warrior Stadium. The Seniors honored were Tedros AberaBlessing AssoumanyKiara CharlesChristopher CostaSrividiya KoppoluKevin LuckAmav SatishLeo TwomblyCyprianni Stewart Also …

Vimal Sodhani presents the donation check to Board of Education president Nancy LaCorte at the September 23 meeting. A local charitable foundation made the first of what will be sustained donations to the school district’s Innovation Competition. Sodhani Foundation founder Vimal Sodhani donated $3,000 at the Board of Education’s September 23 meeting. The Innovation Competition is a STEM-(Science, Technology, Math, …

Chart prepared by Mayor Phil Kramer shows the differences in cumulative infection rates last year and this year. A steep increase in the number of Franklin residents contracting the coronavirus led the Township Council on September 14 to cancel the Franklin Day festival. This year’s festival, set for September 18, was designed to be a vastly scaled-down version of the …

The Franklin High Boys’ soccer team finally notched a “W” on September 13, topping North Plainfield High School 4-0. Senior Ilyas Jaber punched in one goal in each of the two halves, and senior Miguel Reyes-Rivera scored a goal and an assist to lead the Warrior effort. Senior Kwaku Owusu also contributed a goal for the winning effort. With the …