A variety of health screenings and other services available to senior citizens was on display June 25 at the annual health fair hosted by the Somerset Run senior living community. Presented by the St. Peter’s University Hospital Community Mobile Health Service, the fair offered Somerset Run residents screenings for things such as blood pressure, blood sugar, sun-related skin damage and free …

Funding for all but one of the 14 applications submitted for the township’s 2014 Community Development Block Grant program were approved June 24 by the Township Council. The only group that received none of its requested funding was the township’s Pop Warner Football program, which asked for $10,000 to install additional lighting for its practice fields.

Township senior citizens looking for a break on their cable television bills got some relief at the June 24 cable franchise agreement public hearing. Bob Clifton of Comcast Cable, told the seniors that the only discount the company is legally allowed to give is 10 percent to those eligible for the state Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (P.A.A.D.) …

The lobbying effort against installing a sound system at the Middlebush Park sports complex continued at the June 24 Township Council meeting, with a cadre of Middlebush residents once again showing up to press their case. An announcement by township manager Robert Vornlocker that a noise expert from Rutgers University has been asked to provide the council and local residents with …

Bridgewater, NJ- Corey Smith’s walk off double in the bottom of the ninth inning led the Somerset Patriots to a 6-5 win over the Bridgeport Bluefish before 5,707 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Tuesday night.  

By John Felix, Somerset A 2011 survey of school board officers conducted by the NJSBA concluded that most (>80%) school boards in NJ adopt a model of “Committee System” in which board members “break up into committees to do their work (such as the finance committee, curriculum committee, etc.) and the committee reports back to the full board.” The Franklin …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots defeated the Bridgeport Bluefish 5-1 at TD Bank Ballpark on Monday evening.  

The $85 million school district referendum that has been planned for September may not happen until December. The Board of Education at its June 26th meeting is scheduled to vote on a motion that would push the vote back three months.

The township Trail Advisory Committee held its second observance of National Trails Day June 6 at the Griggstown Native Grassland Preserve off Canal Road. According to Fran Varacalli, the township’s land preservation and management consultant, the day included “tips from a local photographer, David Hartz,  on how to photograph natural landscapes; geo caching volunteer, Vince Caporossi,  was on hand to …

By Bill Connell, Somerset The Board of Education is once again considering moving back the date of the Referendum.  To this point the delays were based on getting as much state funding as possible before putting out the final number.  This delay is based on having a proper, well-organized group to support and articulate the need for the new building.