Slime, snakes, moon rocks and ghost crystals? Must be a science fair.

Representatives from the school district’s 3rd Grade classes were among those who participated in a June 2 “beam signing” ceremony at the Claremont Road School construction site. The beam, specially painted white so the signatures could be more easily seen, was later placed in the area that will become the school’s second-floor library.

Bridgewater, NJ-   Yovan Gonzalez’s walk off single in the 11th inning led the Somerset Patriots (26-16) to a 2-1 win over the Sugar Land Skeeters  (21-21) at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday evening.  

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that former right-handed pitcher Tyler Cloyd has been promoted to the Seattle Mariners.  

More than 100 people gathered in the Franklin High School gym to cheer on the 2016-17 Lady Warriors’ basketball team one more time. This wasn’t for a game, this was a celebratory dinner, the highlight of which was the awarding of 2017 state championship rings to the team.

Diamond Miller was named the FHS Lady Warriors basketball team’s Most Valuable Player for the 2016-17 season. The accolade was just the latest for the sophomore standout, who helped her team win the first state Tournament of Champions championship in program history.

Lancaster, Penn. – The Lancaster Barnstormers (23-17) defeated the Somerset Patriots (25-16) 5-2 Thursday afternoon in the series-finale at Clipper Magazine Stadium. The Patriots took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second on a Tyler Bortnick RBI double. Lancaster responded with a four-run bottom of the second to take a 4-1 lead. RBI base hits from Garrett Weber, Tyler Clark, Rico Noel …

FHS basketball standout Diamond Miller has realized a dream she’s had since the 8th Grade: to be part of a US Women’s National Basketball Team. Miller, a sophomore at Franklin High School, and a big reason behind the Lady Warrior’s state championship, will be one of 12 women representing the United States in the 2017 FIBA U16 Women’s Americas Championship …

A township man was wounded and another arrested on gun related charges in separate incidents over the Memorial Day Weekend. In total, there were three incidents involving guns over the weekend, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.

By Linda Powell, Somerset. As a concerned Franklin Township resident, I need to bring up an important public health and safety issue: The proposed Williams-Transco Compressor Station and Pipeline Expansion and to explain my support for Joe Danielsen for Assembly in District 17.