News for Franklin, NJ. The township of Franklin is the most populous municipality in Somerset County and the 22nd most populous in New Jersey with more than 62,300 residents. The mayor in 2021 is Phillip Kramer.
Franklin (Somerset)
![NJ official mourns 4 generations of his family killed in Gaza](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2023/11/attachment-shaban-gaza-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
NJ official mourns 4 generations of his family killed in Gaza
A Franklin (Somerset) school official says four generations of his Palestinian relatives were killed and tenth victim is suffering from white phosphorous burns.
![Bedbugs crash newlyweds' first night at NJ hotel, lawsuit says](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2023/10/attachment-courtyard-marriot-3.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Bedbugs crash newlyweds' first night at NJ hotel, lawsuit says
A couple was met with bedbugs when they tried to celebrate their first night together as a married couple at the Somerset Marriott hotel, according to a lawsuit.
![2 killed in crash: Edison, NJ police officer charged](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2023/08/attachment-Arrest-in-deadly-Route-27-Somerset-crash.jpg?w=980&q=75)
2 killed in crash: Edison, NJ police officer charged
Amitoj Oberoi, of Somerset, is charged with first-degree vehicular homicide, stemming from the deaths of two passengers Sunday in Somerset. Oberoi was off-duty as an Edison police officer.
![Four killed in two major Somerset County, NJ crashes](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2023/08/attachment-manville-franklin-crashes.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Four killed in two major Somerset County, NJ crashes
Four people including a Manville woman, 75, an East Newark man, 52, and two men in the 20s are dead after two crashes in Franklin (Somerset) and Manville.
![Divers pull father from river in Somerset County, NJ — update](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2023/08/attachment-Franklin-search-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Divers pull father from river in Somerset County, NJ — update
A father lost his balance and fell back into the Millstone River after getting his three children out of the water when they became distressed.
![NJ mom wants action after daughter's horrific seat-belt death](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2023/07/attachment-attachment-Fajr-Williams23.jpg?w=980&q=75)
NJ mom wants action after daughter's horrific seat-belt death
Bus monitor Amanda Davila faces manslaughter and other charges after a four point harness tightened around the neck of Fajr Atiya Williams as the bus drove over multiple bumps in the road.
![School bus seat belt kills little girl](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2023/07/attachment-Fajr-Williams2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
School bus seat belt kills little girl
The girl was in a wheelchair riding to a summer program at a school in Franklin Township Monday morning when the van she was riding inside hit several bumps in the roadway causing the safety harness to tighten around her neck.
![No prison for NJ teacher who hid school coach's sexual abuse](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2023/06/attachment-Ranait-Griff-matthew-rennie-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
No prison for NJ teacher who hid school coach's sexual abuse
A former Rutgers Preparatory School teacher was sentenced on June 22, 2023 for not reporting a sexual relationship between a student and a coach.
![Officials investigating crash that killed former NJ track star](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2022/08/attachment-Somerset-County-Prosecutors-OfficeCanva.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Officials investigating crash that killed former NJ track star
Medical personnel started administering life-saving measures to the 23-year-old when they arrived on the scene in Franklin Township.
![Accused NJ parks rapist admits D&R Canal State Park sex assault](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2023/06/attachment-SCPO-NJ-Parks-Canva.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Accused NJ parks rapist admits D&R Canal State Park sex assault
Rogelio Calyeca Postrero, of Raritan, has pleaded guilty to a charge from the Middlesex County sex assault in 2021. He still faces charges for trail rapes in Bridgewater and Franklin.