A move to lower the passing grade for Franklin High School students from 67 to 60 is being studied by the Board of Education. The board at its August meeting pulled a proposed policy that would do just that, saying it needed more time to study the issue. The new policy, if adopted, would not go into effect until the …

Two Somerset men were indicted Aug. 28 on drug-related, weapons and attempted murder charges. A Grand Jury returned indictments on multiple charges against Pablo Hernandez-Garcia, 26 and Luis Carreon, 24 in connection with a July incident in the township. The two face charges of 1st Degree attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder,  2nd Degree counts of possession of a …

The next targeted “Buy One, Bring One” Friday food donation event is Sept. 20. There is a blue, “BOBO” donation bin in the townshoip municipal building on DeMott Lane. The program collects food for Somerset COunty families in need. It is the brainchild of County Freeholder Patricia Walsh. “The slow economic recovery has put a severe dent in local food-bank …