York, Pennsylvania – The Somerset Patriots (9-2) rode a strong evening from their bullpen into a 3-2 win over the York Revolution (4-8) Wednesday night at PeoplesBank Park. The win marked Somerset’s seventh-straight, while finishing off a three-game sweep of the Revs and a perfect 5-0 road trip. Logan Darnell started the ballgame for Somerset, but was pulled four pitches into …

Antonietta Di Rienzo, 77, passed away on May 5 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Mrs. Di Rienzo was born June 8, 1941 in Vinchiaturo, Campobasso, Italy and immigrated to Canada at the age of 19. She married her husband of 57 years, Antonio, and together, the young loving couple had six children. They moved to Staten …

York, Pennsylvania – The Somerset Patriots (8-2) bats posted double-digit hits for the second-straight night in a 9-4 win over the York Revolution (4-7) Tuesday night at PeoplesBank Park. Somerset opened the scoring in the top of the second on back-to-back RBI doubles from Mike Fransoso and Steve Nyisztor. Alfredo Rodriguez (1) added a three-run home run in the top of …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots and NJEA will host special nights to recognize the Somerset, Union, Middlesex, and Hunterdon County schools’ Teachers and ESPs of the Year. The Patriots have invited Teachers and ESPs of the Year from each school in the counties to attend a Teacher Appreciation Night at TD Bank Ballpark. The Patriots will recognize the teachers …

​York, Pennsylvania – The Somerset Patriots (7-2) used a two-run top of the 10th for the third-straight night top to the York Revolution (4-6) 7-6 Monday evening at PeoplesBank Park. The Patriots opened the scoring in the top of the second on a D’Arby Myers sacrifice fly to right field. York tied it up in the immediate next half-inning on a …

By Donna M. Lisi, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP, BCGP, BCACP, Clinical Pharmacist. As a Certified Dementia Practitioner and someone who has been in the field of Geriatrics for 30 years, I have concerns as well from reading (about the proposed dementia care home on Bennett’s Lane). It is unclear what the backgrounds would be of these three staff people. I, too, take …

​New Britain, Conn. – The Somerset Patriots (6-2) ultimately finished on top of the New Britain Bees (2-6) in a back-and-forth, extra-inning ballgame Saturday night at New Britain Stadium. The Patriots got on the board first on a Mike Fransoso sac fly in the top of the second inning. New Britain responded and took the lead in the bottom of the …

​New Britain, Conn. – In the first extra-inning contest of the season, the Somerset Patriots (5-2) outlasted the New Britain Bees (2-5) Friday night at New Britain Stadium. Somerset opened the scoring in the top of the first inning on a two-out, two-run single off the bat of Michael Ohlman. They added a third run on a Justin Pacchioli RBI …

May 2 was “Lady Warrior Day” in the school district, in honor of the historic state championship won by the Franklin High School girls’ basketball team, and what a day it was. Highlighting the celebration was a “Tour of Champions” of the district’s seven elementary schools and a special dinner to honor the team’s historic 34-0 season. The day began …

More than 500 pieces of art were displayed May 3 at the annual Central Jersey College Prep Upper School Art Show. The pieces were done by the school’s middle and high school students. Most of the art on display was done in pastels, watercolors, pencils and charcoal, said Melissa Gibbs, the school’s art teacher. There were also some 3-D pieces …