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Increases in nearly all of the township Fire Commissioner annual stipends were approved by the Township Council at its December 10 meeting. The only Commissioners who did not seek an increase were those in Fire District 4, who will continue to receive $300 for each commissioner and $400 for each officer. The Fire District 1 Commissioners and Chairman received a …

A Somerset dentist is offering to buy children’s excess Halloween candy and donate it to troops serving overseas. Dr. Joseph Haddad of Advanced Dental Arts, 738 Easton Ave., is offering $5 a pound for excess candy. Children can bring in the candy from 3-6 p.m. on Nov. 4, 5 and 7. “It’s a well-known fact that too much candy can …

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Somerset County and the rest of the state until 5 p.m. today. More details at the NWS Web site.

About 22 percent of Franklin’s children younger than 18 – and about 15 percent of Franklin Township residents overall – are living below what one organization defines as the state’s poverty level, according to a report released over the weekend. The report showed that 2,959 of the township’s children younger than 18 are living in poverty, according to the report …