Contracts for more than $1 million worth of road improvements were awarded at the July 8 Township Council meeting. The funding for the projects is included in the current budget.

More than $200,000 in equipment purchases for the police department were approved at the July 8 Township Council meeting. The council voted to buy seven vehicles and six portable computers.

York, PA – The Somerset Patriots (1-2, 47-25) salvaged the series finale by defeating the York Revolution (2-1, 43-30) 6-5 Wednesday night from Santander Stadium.  

York, PA – The York Revolution (2-0, 43-29) defeated the Somerset Patriots (0-2, 46-25) 11-5 Tuesday evening from Santander Stadium. The game was delayed 91 minutes in the second inning due to rain.  

The Franklin Web site should be streaming Township Council meetings by the end of the year, according to the township’s Information Technology director. Once council meetings are streamed live, the effort will be turned to stream Planning Board and Zoning board meetings, he said.

July 5 Derrick Anderson of Yardville was cited for careless driving after his car ran off Mettlars Road and hit a utility pole. Anderson told police that all he remembered was taking his eyes off the road to scratch his leg, and all of a sudden, his car was heading off the road. The car flipped over twice after the …

The Good Fortune Supermarket on Route 27 remained closed July 8 after an electrical cord coming in contact with a lobster tank sparked an early morning fire. When township Officer Patrick Clyne responded to a fire alarm call at the supermarket at about 4:46 a.m., he saw heavy smoke coming through the store’s front doors, he reported.

York, PA – The York Revolution (1-0, 42-29) defeated the Somerset Patriots (0-1, 46-24) 3-2 Monday night from Santander Stadium.  

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced that catcher Adam Donachie, third baseman Corey Smith, and pitcher Matt Zielinski have been named as 2014 Atlantic League All-Stars. Cory Domel has been named the All-Star Pitching Coach.  

July 2 Thomas A. Romano of Scotch Plains told police that his car struck a parked car owned by Hector Perez of Plainfield as Romano was backing out of a parking spot in a Memorial Drive lot.