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)
Ex-coach at Rutgers Prep admits she didn't report teen sex abuse
Ranait Griff faces probation, after admitting she failed to report Matthew Rennie for having sex with a 17-year-old girl at the private NJ school where Griff and Rennie worked.
NJ bank robber took taxi cab to and from $5,000 heist, cops say
Ivan Baerga of South Brunswick is charged with a bank robbery on Route 27 in Franklin Township on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023.
On-the-job discipline led to NJ councilor's shooting, cops say
Somerset County Proseutor John McDonald disclosed that the motive for the shooting of Russ Heller was "due to prior employment disciplinary actions between subordinate and supervisor."
Gunman kills worker at PSE&G facility in Somerset
A worker was shot dead Wednesday morning at PSE&G's offices by a former employee who took his own life.
27-year-old arrested for alleged Somerset County sexual assault
A woman says she woke up after a night of drinking and found the defendant on top of her.
Accused NJ bank robber busted, cops say family helped him hide
Michael Gaboff, of Millstone, was arrested months after the Somerset County robbery. Police say he drove off from a Chase bank on Route 27 in Franklin, dressed in black on a motorcycle.
Prosecutors: Murderous Gang members terrorized NJ towns
Seven men are accused of several murders and shootings, heroin distribution, and fraud schemes in New Brunswick and Franklin as part of the Bounty Hunter Bloods gang.
Philadelphia man arrested for Somerset County homicide in 2020
The victim's body was found in a wooded area near his residence.
Death of Franklin, NJ child left in hot car sparks investigation
Somerset County prosecutors are still looking into the death of a 2-year-old girl in Franklin who was left unattended in a hot car for several hours Tuesday.
Franklin, NJ child dead: Left alone in car for hours, reports say
Somerset County authorities were investigating the death of a young child in Franklin Township on Tuesday. Several news reports said the toddler had been left in a car, alone, for several hours.