Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots defeated the Camden Riversharks 3-0 in the first game of a double header on Thursday afternoon at TD Bank Ballpark. The Patriots took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning on an RBI groundout by Aharon Eggleston and a sacrifice fly by Damaso Espino.

The after-effects of the April 30 rain storm will probably continue to be felt through the evening rush hour, township officials say. As of noon May 1, this was the message on the township Web site:

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for from 10 a.m. April 30 through noon on May 1. Rainfall of between 2 and 4 inches is forecast for the area, which could result in pockets of small stream and river flooding.

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A healthier alternative to the standard ballpark fare is now available to baseball fans at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater. The home of the Somerset Patriots will now offer items such as black bean veggie burgers, low fat turkey burgers and juice slushees.

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots defeated the Camden Riversharks 4-2 in a rain-shortened game that ended in the bottom of the sixth inning at TD Bank Ballpark on Tuesday evening.  

The 52-year-old-man who apparently shot himself in Naaman Williams Park was a Middlesex County Correctional Officer, police said. The body of the 52-year-old man with a gunshot would to his chest was found by a passer-by in Naaman Williams Park early in the morning of April 29, police said.