By KATHY CRYAN Franklin Elementary School teachers welcome students on their return to school. Credits: TUPS Credits: TAPinto Union Credits: TAPinto Union Credits: TAPinto Union March 14, 2021 at 11:00 PM UNION, NJ - Union school students will walk the halls of the township’s schools on Monday, March 15, for the first time in over a year. “As we remember the past twelve months and the collective and individual impacts that this pandemic has laid on us,” said Acting Superintendent Gerry Benaquista in a letter to students and parents, “it would be erroneous to say that time has gone quickly. Looking ahead, our school experiences may look and feel a little different as we continue to slowly progress towards normalcy within the Township of Union Public Schools.”