A musical revue created by students at the two Middle School campuses is set for its May 3 debut. “Bound for Broadway” is a revue featuring excerpts from the Broadway shows “Annie,” “Guys and Dolls,” “Dear Evan Hanson,” “Sound of Music,” “Bring It On,” “The Wiz,” “The Producers,” “Legally Blonde,” and “Cinderella.” Terri Seggio, the show’s director, said the students …
Read More »Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots and Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic will host the first ever Mental Health Awareness Night at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday, May 11th for the team’s 7:05 pm game against the Lancaster Barnstormers. “We are happy to host this event with our partners at Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic during Mental Health Awareness Month,” said …
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Update: Despite opposition from neighbors, the Zoning Board approved the plan at its May 2 meeting. Original Story: A controversial application for a 15-bed dementia care center on Bennetts Lane is scheduled to get a vote at the May 2 Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting. The application came before the board at its April 18 meeting, but no vote could …
Read More »Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (4-2) defeated the High Point Rockers (3-3) 7-6 at TD Bank Ballpark on Wednesday evening to take the inaugural series between the two teams. The Patriots exploded for an early seven-run lead in the bottom of the first inning. An error started off the scoring before Ramon Flores plated a run on an RBI …
Read More »Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots and the newly formed High Point Rockers clocked in a nine-inning game at under two hours on Tuesday, April 30th. Regardless of record status or not, the game, which was completed in 1 hour and 57 minutes, is a very rare feat in baseball and the direction the sport is trending towards. “It all …
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The Franklin High School varsity tennis team swept all its matches April 30, defeating North Plainfield 5-0. In singles play, Paul Hellstern defeated Hammad Ahmad 6-0 and 6-1; Tom Thigpen defeated Jeiner Betancourt, 6-3 and 6-1; John Gruiguis defeated Pateek Singh, 6-3 and 6-4. In doubles, C. Gillooly and C. Jones defeated G. Dombrowski and W. Rivers, 7-5 and 7-5 and A. …
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Franklin High School pitcher Avery Myers fanned four and walked two while giving up four hits and two runs in the Warriors’ 13-2 rout of Irvington on April 29. Joshua Kuroda-Grauer slammed a home run and scored three runs in the five-inning game. Dylan Millman and Taj Muhammad each scored two runs, while Lenin Cruz, Ryan Hanna, Myers, Daneesh Nadeem, …
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Rene Rivera, 59, passed away Monday, April 29, 2019 suddenly in Kendall Park, New Jersey. Mr. Rivera was born December 28, 1959 in Manhattan, New York to the late Celestino and Iris (Davila) Rivera. He grew up in New York and relocated in his twenties to New Jersey. Rene was a longtime resident of Franklin Park and Kendall Park. Rene …
Read More »Bridgewater, NJ – Logan Darnell (1-0) pitched six strong innings to guide the Somerset Patriots (3-2) to a 2-1 win over the High Point Rockers (3-2) at TD Bank Ballpark on Tuesday evening. In his 2019 season debut, Darnell allowed just one run on two hits and struck out seven to give the Patriots their first ever win over the …
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