An 18-year-old township resident has been arrested for the Sept. 27 shooting of a man on Hamilton Street, police said. Lorenzo Hill of Stothoff Street was arrested on Sept. 29, police said. Hill has been charged with 2nd Degree Aggravated Assault, 2nd Degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, and 2nd Degree Unlawful Possession of a Handgun.

The sand box of summer has given way to the corn pit of autumn. Dual corn pits are just two of the attractions offered by Snyder’s Farm on South Middlebush Road during its third annual Fall Festival.

Thousands of revelers from around the region are expected to converge in the township over the next two weekends for the annual Navratri celebration at the Garden State Exhibit Center on Davidson Avenue. Navratri is a Hindu thanksgiving celebration of the Goddess Amba which occurs at the end of the harvest season, In India, the celebrations nine consecutive days. In …

The world should not stigmatize Sierra Leone because of the outbreak of the ebola virus, one of the country’s diplomats said in a Sept. 26 press conference at the municipal building. Leeroy Wilfred Kabs-Kanu, minister plenipotentiary to the United Nations, was one of a number of West African immigrants and residents who spoke during the press conference, held by Concerned …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Lancaster Barnstormers (3-2) defeated the Somerset Patriots (2-3) 9-1 Sunday afternoon in Game Five of the Liberty Division Series from TD Bank Ballpark. With the victory the Barnstormers advance to their 3rd Atlantic League Championship Series in franchise history. Lancaster won games one, four, and five to win this best-of-five series 3-2.  

Bridgewater, NJ – The Lancaster Barnstormers (2-2) rallied past the Somerset Patriots (2-2) 4-3 Saturday evening in Game Four of the Liberty Division Series from TD Bank Ballpark. The best-of-five series is now even at 2-2. Pinch hitter Yusuke Kajimoto’s grand slam in the top of the eighth inning stood to be the difference.  

The new dog park at the Arbors at Franklin Township is a benefit for the complexes’ residents, but its opening Sept. 26 benefitted a township organization dedicated to help give homes to pets. The dog park, located off Baier Avenue, is an effort to “make it possible for apartment-dwellers to have pets in their homes,” said Melissa Sheil, The Arbors’ …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (2-1) defeated the Lancaster Barnstormers (1-2) 2-1 Friday evening in Game Three of the Liberty Division Series from TD Bank Ballpark in front of 7,483 fans. The Patriots lead the best-of-five series 2-1.  

Lancaster, PA – The Somerset Patriots (1-1) defeated the Lancaster Barnstormers (1-1) 5-4 in 11 innings Thursday evening in Game Two of the Liberty Division Series from Clipper Magazine Stadium. The series is tied at 1-1 in the best-of-five set. The Patriots erased a three run deficit heading into the seventh inning to rally and salvage a split on the …

[wpgmappity id=”14″]   Work that was originally supposed to have been completed on Weston Canal Road between Randolph Road and Cottontail Lane on Oct. 3 i snow not expected to be finished for another two to three weeks, according to a release from the Somerset County Freeholders.