​Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have re-signed left-handed pitcher and 2018 Atlantic League Post-Season All-Star Mike Antonini for the 2019 season. “I’m grateful to be back with the Patriots for another season,” said Antonini. “I look forward to contributing in any way I can to help bring a championship back to Somerset!”  Antonini enters his third season with the Somerset Patriots …

PRINCETON – Hundreds of protestors from across the state gathered at Palmer Square here Jan. 12 for what they thought was going to be a counter-demonstration against a fledgling white supremacist group’s march. But the group – the New Jersey European Heritage Association – never showed up, so the protestors turned the event into a general ant-hate rally. Prominent among …

The Lady Warriors basketball team upped their early season record to 7-0 Jan. 10 with a 75-22 drubbing of the Immaculata Spartans. The closest the Spartans came in the game was in the first minute or so, when it was tied 2-2. But a 3-pointer by senior point guard Diamond Miller, followed by her field goal soon after, put the …

​Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the first member of its 2019 roster in the signing of Atlantic League All-Star shortstop Alfredo Rodriguez. “I’m extremely excited to be back with this first-class organization,” said Rodriguez. “It is a special organization to me from top to bottom. I look forward to bringing a championship back to Somerset!”  Rodriguez enters his third …

By Bill Connell, Somerset. True or not, New Years are times to hit the reset button. I believe in this. It forces you to refocus. At the Township Council reorganization meeting I wasn’t unable to attain that goal. It was just another day. I did not get up and speak because I could not muster enthusiasm to say something positive …

Eda Whitehill, 95 years young, passed away on January 8 at Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington. Eda was born August 3, 1923 in New Brunswick to the late Rocco and Mary (Allegra) Clementi. She lived in Somerset for 25 years and was previously from Plainsboro. Known as Edie, she worked as a dental assistant in New Brunswick until her retirement …

The township’s presiding Municipal Court Judge denies that a comment he made to a defendant in December 2017 was sexual in nature and violated any judicial ethics rules that would require formal discipline. Judge Hector Rodriguez in December 2018 was hit with charges that he violated three tenets of the state Judicial Canon of Ethics. The charges stem from a …

Sponsored Content. Central Jersey Charter Prep Charter School has set a number of open house dates for its Somerset and New Brunswick locations. The Somerset open houses are located at 101 Mettlers Rd., while the New Brunswick open houses are at 222 Livingston Ave. The open house dates are as follows: Somerset Feb. 3: Noon (elementary), 2 p.m. (middle and …

The Township Council picked a Deputy Mayor for 2019 at its Jan. 7 reorganization meeting, but did not choose to fill the seat vacated by the person who held the position last year. The Council also filled a number of positions on the various township boards and commissions, named a municipal court judge, prosecutors and public defenders, and the other …

​Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots and manager Brett Jodie have announced the coaching staff for the 2019 season. Glen Barker will return as the team’s Third Base/ Hitting coach while Jon Hunton will also return as the team’s Pitching Coach/ Director of Baseball Operations. Fox Beyer will continue to work as a volunteer Assistant Coach. “Around the turn of the new …