Bridgewater, NJ- The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (22-30) defeated the Somerset Patriots (29-22) 7-4 before 6,213 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday evening. The Blue Crabs went on top early in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Jon Griffin.

A group of MacAfee Road School students on  June 22 were awarded a prize they’d worked for the entire school year: they got to throw a pie in their principal’s face. Some even got to throw more than one.

It was all glam and style on June 22 at the annual Franklin High School senior prom, held at the Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village. Students – and some alumni – mingled in the expansive hallway outside the ballroom during the cocktail hour, during which they had their official prom pictures taken, and waitstaff circulated among them with trays of …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (21-30) defeated the Somerset Patriots (29-21) 7-0 at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday evening. The Blue Crabs took a 2-0 lead in the top of the second inning on a run-scoring wild pitch and an RBI single by Angelys Nina.

The Board of Education June 21 honored 30 retired township employees. The employees ranged from teachers to office workers.

Lancaster, Penn. – The Somerset Patriots (29-20) utilized a strong pitching performance and an offensive outburst into a convincing 8-1 win over the Lancaster Barnstormers (31-17) Wednesday night at Clipper Magazine Stadium. The Patriots jumped ahead early with a pair of runs in the top of the first inning. A Craig Massey RBI single and a run-scoring double play groundout …

An 88,0000-square-foot addition to the Ferrero USA building on Cottontail Lane was approved June 20 by the Planning Board. The addition, which will be constructed over an existing parking lot, will be mainly used for warehousing, the board was told.

Pauline (Griffin) Haney died June 19 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was 94 years old. Pauline graduated from University of New Hampshire in 1944. A talented math student, she was recruited by Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Company to accelerate her degree so she could work as an engineer designing aircraft engines. She married Robert Haney in 1945 …

A proposed “Peace and Non-Violence” monument park should not be located on the former Consolata property, a township advisory board recommended June 19. Instead, some version of the park should be incorporated into the Memorial Forest at Cedar Grove Lane and Amwell Road, the township Open Space Advisory Committee recommended.

Lancaster, Penn. – The Somerset Patriots (28-20) came from behind Tuesday night to defeat the Lancaster Barnstormers (31-16) 7-3 at Clipper Magazine Stadium. Lancaster jumped ahead in the bottom of the first inning on a Blake Gailen (11) two-run home run to right field. That lead held until Somerset put four runs on the board in the top of the …