625 New Brunswick Rd. Somerset, NJ 08873 908-231-7312 Open Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A Variety of Board & Card Games (Monopoly, Po-Ke-No, Yahtzee, Dominoes & Checkers) – Available Monday – Friday. If one of your favorite games are not listed and you would like to play, or if you are interested in starting a club featuring …
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Bridgewater, New Jersey- On Sunday, July 28th, the Somerset Patriots welcomed home former American Idol star and New Jersey native Jax as part of a promotion for FOX’s television show The Masked Singer. The show is described as “a top-secret singing competition in which celebrities face off against each other and appear in elaborate costumes with full facemasks to conceal …
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Bridgewater, New Jersey – The Long Island Ducks (8-8, 51-35) defeated the Somerset Patriots (5-10, 48-38) 4-1 at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday evening. The Patriots took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on a hard hit sacrifice fly by Michael Ohlman for their lone run of the game. The Ducks took the lead in …
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Bridgewater, New Jersey – One of the rarest feats in all of sports is throwing a perfect game. It requires precision, stamina, and a laser sharp focus good enough to withstand all nine innings without allowing a hit, walk or error. The defense must be stout, and the pitcher must be on their “A” game throughout each inning. There have …
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Bridgewater, New Jersey – The Somerset Patriots (6-9, 48-37) defeated the Long Island Ducks (7-8, 50-35) 8-3 before 6,910 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday evening. The Ducks took an early 2-0 lead on a home run by Vladimir Frias (4) in the top of the first inning. The Patriots claimed the lead with four runs in the bottom …
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Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the return of right-handed pitcher Edwin Quirarte for the 2019 season. Quirarte enters his second season with the Somerset Patriots and second in the Atlantic League, having time in Somerset in 2015. In eight appearances with the team, he went 1-0, while not allowing a run and giving up just one hit in …
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A participant in the 2019 MuckFest at Zarephath takes the first plunge on July 27. About 3,000 people showed up at Zarephath July 27 to run in muck to raise money to defeat Multiple Sclerosis. The event was the annual MuckFest, held in the fields surrounding Zarephath Christian Church to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Society via the society’s …
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Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the return of left-handed pitcher Roy Merritt. Merritt rejoins the Patriots after spending the beginning of the 2019 season with the Sugar Land Skeeters. The former 29th round pick of the 2007 MLB Amateur draft has been effective for the Skeeters in his 11 appearances, going 2-3 with a 3.70 ERA in 56 …
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Bridgewater, New Jersey – The Long Island Ducks (7-7, 50-34) defeated the Somerset Patriots (5-9, 47-37) 1-0 in ten innings at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday evening. Starter Rick Teasley was flawless for his nine innings of work and was in line for the first ever perfect game in team history. He finished with seven strikeouts in a no decision …
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FTPD Youth Academy cadets lead the Pledge of Allegiance during their July 26 graduation ceremony. Twenty of the township’s middle and high school students have a better understanding of what it means to be a police officer, thanks to their week training with the FTPD. The students, raging in grades 7 through 10, spent the week of July 22 going …
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