By Ravikanth Kolla. The recent revelations about the FTPD raise even more questions in my mind: How far back does this go? It looks like this goes back years and we had one party completely control the Township Council for over 12 years.If this goes back years, what was the Council doing for years? Are any of the officers who …
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Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that left-handed pitcher Jeff Kinley has been signed for the 2019 season. Kinley enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots and the Atlantic League after five seasons of service in the Miami Marlins organization. He spent the early portion of the 2019 season with Double-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp and Triple-A New Orleans …
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Township Manager Robert Vornlocker said he and township attorney Lou Rainone are reviewing information on the FTPD’s use of “union time” paid leave to see if any of it was granted inappropriately. In the wake of allegations of “substantial mismanagement” by the township police department’s former top brass, officials are determining which FTPD officers may have inappropriately used a benefit …
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Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots will host Star Wars Night at TD Bank Ballpark on Tuesday, August 13th for the team’s 7:05 pm game against the Lancaster Barnstormers. The game is presented by The Beez Foundation. The Somerset Patriots will welcome costumed characters from the films courtesy of the 501st Northeast Remnant and the Saber Guild Corellia. Currently scheduled …
Read More »Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that right-handed pitcher Junior Rincon has been signed for the 2019 season. Rincon enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots and second in the Atlantic League, appearing in 43 games for the York Revolution in 2018. The 27-year-old started his professional career with the Miami Marlins in 2011, playing two seasons with …
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FHS Lady Warrior Tiana Joy Jackson, far right, has accepted a scholarship to play basketball at the University of Illinois – Chicago. Pictured is her family, from left, sister Jasmine, father Walter, sister Chloe and mother, Catina. In the end, it came down to a water balloon fight. Tiana Joy Jackson, part of two Franklin High School Lady Warrior state …
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Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that outfielder Teodoro Martinez has been signed for the 2019 season. Martinez enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots and second in the Atlantic League, spending the 2018 season with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. He began the 2019 season in the American Association, where he split time with Lincoln and Milwaukee. …
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Waldorf, Maryland – The Somerset Patriots (6-15, 48-43) dropped their sixth-game in a row Friday night in a 7-1 loss to the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (11-9, 36-53) at Regency Furniture Stadium The Blue Crabs broke through in the bottom of the third inning on a two-out RBI single from Edwin Garcia. Somerset tied it up in the top of the …
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John Treantafillou, 88, passed away on July 31 at his home in Somerset. John was born 1931 in Karpenisis, Greece to the late Panagioti and Ageliki Treanafillou. He immigrated to the US in 1951 to South Carolina. While visiting friends in New Jersey, he met his wife of 55 years, Dina and settled in Somerset. John worked as a chef …
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Bridgewater, NJ – The York Revolution (14-5, 48-40) defeated the Somerset Patriots (6-13, 48-41) 5-4 in the evening game of Wednesday’s day-night doubleheader at TD Bank Ballpark. York took an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a home run by James Skelton (9). In the bottom of the second inning, Scott Kelly reached on a …
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