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Bill Bowman

Bill Bowman is an award-winning, 40-year veteran of community news. He has written for weekly and daily newspapers, and state, national and international magazines. His investigations have resulted in the first-in-the-nation state program to purchase thermal imaging cameras for all NJ fire departments and fire academies, the halting of a massive land development deal marred by influence peddling, and the creation of a web-based database charting violations against New Jersey senior-citizen facilities.

Campaign 2019: Primary Statement From Robert Quinn

Robert Quinn, 43, father of two, Franklin Township resident, Republican Candidate for Somerset County Freeholder http://www.quinnforfreeholder.com Work/professional experience: Bachelor of Science Degree in Management Information Systems from W.Paul Stillman Business School, Seton Hall University, 1998 22 years experience in Information Technology industry focusing on Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity 16 years management experience 20 years experience in Compliance, Process redesign, and cost …

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Unity Bank Is Top-Ranked New Jersey Community Bank On American Banker Magazine’s Top 200 List

Submitted by Unity Bank. CLINTON – Unity Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: UNTY), the parent company of Unity Bank, was the top-ranked New Jersey community bank on the recently published American Banker magazine list of the Top 200 Publicly Traded Community Banks. Unity was ranked 13th nationally on the respected industry list, which reviewed 601 institutions throughout the U.S. Unity has a …

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Kubiak Dominates In Patriots 3-1 Win Over Barnstormers

Bridgewater, NJ – David Kubiak (2-0) struck out 11 batters to lead the Somerset Patriots (10-3) to a 3-1 victory over the Lancaster Barnstormers (5-9) before 6,919 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday evening. Kubiak pitched seven stellar innings of one-hit ball, his only blemish was a first inning home run to Dan Gamache (2). “The big thing was …

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FTPD Headquarters Is Gathering Point For 2019 Police Unity Tour

Hundreds of law enforcement officers from around the country met in front of township police headquarters May 10 to start their annual bicycle tour to Washington D.C. The event is the Police Unity Tour challenge ride to the Law Enforcement Memorial in the nation’s capitol. When they arrive Sunday, they will join thousands of their brothers and sisters at the …

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Elizabeth Avenue School Referendum Work Celebrated With Ribbon Cutting

In what may be the last such ceremony, the end of renovation and new construction work at Elizabeth Avenue School was celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 8. School principal John Haney and school’s Superintendent John Ravally led the celebration, thanking Board of Education members old and current, staff, teachers, parents and students for the nearly two-year project. Included in …

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Late Barnstormers Rally Ends Patriots Win Streak

Bridgewater, NJ – The Lancaster Barnstormers (5-8) rallied late to top the Somerset Patriots (9-3) 5-3 at TD Bank Ballpark on Thursday evening to end Somerset’s win streak at seven games. Tied at 3-3 in the ninth inning, the Barnstormers grabbed the lead on a two-run single by Caleb Gindl. Lancaster had taken an early 1-0 lead in the top …

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Balaji Temple Skits Give Life Lessons

Life lessons told through a series of skits were presented May 5 at the Srivari Sri Balaji Temple on Elizabeth Avenue. The five skits – four performed by children and the finale by adults – were based on stories taken from the Mahabaratham, one of the two religious books followed by the Hindu sect, said Vijay Poondi, the temple chairman. …

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Bullpen Shines As Patriots Complete Sweep

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 …

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Life Story: Antonietta Di Rienzo, 77; Cafeteria Worker For Franklin School District

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 …

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Patriots Out-Muscle Revs In 9-4 Win

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 …

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