Bridgeport, CT – The Bridgeport Bluefish (33-31, 63-71) defeated the Somerset Patriots (36-28, 74-60) 6-4 Tuesday afternoon at Harbor Yard in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.  

Members of the Islamic Society of Franklin Township gathered Sept. 12 in a hotel ballroom to celebrate one of the holiest days in the Muslim calendar, Eid-al-Adha, or the “Feast of the Sacrifice.” Nearly 100 of the society’s members showed up at the Holiday Inn on Davidson Avenue for the prayer.

Bridgewater, NJ- On Saturday, September 10th, the Somerset Patriots helped plan a homecoming for Sgt. Alfredo Castro of Vernon, New Jersey to surprise his wife and two young sons at TD Bank Ballpark.  

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have acquired left-handed relief pitcher Rich Mascheri in a trade with the Southern Illinois Miners for future considerations. Mascheri enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots and first in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. The 5’10” southpaw yielded just three earned runs over 13 relief appearances in the Frontier League this year with …

The 15th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks were observed in the township throughout the course of the day. At about 8:30 a.m., an observance organized by Mayor Philip Kramer was held at the township’s 9-11 Memorial near the library. Among those in attendance were Township Councilman Charles Onyejiaka (D-Ward 3), Township Councilman Rajiv Prasad (D-At Large), Alex Kharazi, head …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (36-27, 74-59) shut out the New Britain Bees (32-31, 68-65) 7-0 on Sunday afternoon at TD Bank Ballpark to take the crucial three game series over their division rivals.  

Police are investigating a suspected suicide near a strip shopping center on Easton Avenue. At 10:11 p.m., police received a call of an unresponsive man in a parked car in the parking lot of 1830 Easton Ave., according to a press release from township police.

Marilyn Claire Herrmann, 86, passed away on Wednesday, September 7 at Morris Hall St. Joseph Nursing Home in Lawrenceville. Mrs. Herrmann was born June 18, 1930 in Bronx, New York, the daughter of William and Anne (Buhen) Reinhardt. Marilyn grew up in the Bronx where she met her husband, Fred shortly after he returned from service in WWII. They lived …

Bridgewater, NJ – The New Britain Bees (32-30, 68-64) topped the Somerset Patriots (35-27, 73-59) 4-1 on Saturday evening at TD Bank Ballpark.  

For at least the rest of the month, members of the MacAfee Road School community won’t have far to go to get fresh produce. In fact, they’ll only have to go as far as Susan Zega’s special education classroom.