The Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders is sponsoring a 2016 photo contest to showcase the beauty and attributes of this area. Residents and county staff are invited to submit entries between Sept. 1 and Sept. 30. “We want to feature images on our website that depict Somerset County as a great place to live, work and play,” said Freeholder …

Bridgewater, NJ – Bryan LaHair hit the game-tying home run and later the walk off single to lead the Somerset Patriots (25-22, 63-54) to a 4-3 win over the Lancaster Barnstormers (18-27, 53-62) in ten innings on Thursday evening at TD Bank Ballpark.  

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Saying he was “frustrated” with the slow pace of arranging for their meetings to be televised, Mayor Phillip Kramer Aug. 24 told the Library Board of Trustees, to, essentially, “get it done.” “I am suggesting that you task January (Adams, the library director) to get it done,” Kramer told the board. “Find the cheapest way.”

Samuel J. Nelson, a former Township Councilman and library trustee, passed away August 23, at his home in Franklin Park. He was 85. Born in Philadelphia, Pa. to Samuel and Evelyn (Deering) Nelson, and raised in Colonia, Mr. Nelson had been a Franklin Park resident for more than 50 years. After graduating from Woodbridge High School, he served his country …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Lancaster Barnstormers (18-26, 53-61) defeated the Somerset Patriots (24-22, 62-54) 4-1 on Wednesday evening at TD Bank Ballpark.  

Update: An interesting wrinkle developed Aug. 24 in the “adopting” of Cedar Grove Lane by the two Somerset County Sheriff’s candidates. Incumbent Sheriff Frank Provenzano, at a press event in the township that morning, said that his office had adopted the entire stretch of Cedar Grove Lane from Amwell Road to Easton Avenue.

Two road construction projects in different parts of the township promise to snarl traffic for a while. Work planned for a section of DeMott Lane is expected to last into September, while another project on Route 27 in Franklin Park is slated for the weekend of Aug. 26-29. Both projects will result in road closures.

Bridgewater, NJ – The Lancaster Barnstormers (17-26, 52-61) defeated the Somerset Patriots (24-21, 62-53) 4-2 on Tuesday evening at TD Bank Ballpark.  

Madeline Smith qualified for Belmont University’s Summer 2016 Dean’s List. Eligibility for the summer session is based on a minimum 9-hour course load over 10 weeks and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C. Belmont Provost Dr. Thomas Burns said, “This achievement indicates that these students have placed a high priority on their work …