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 …

Sponsored Content Central Jersey College Prep Charter School is accepting applications for the 2019-20 school year. Following is the procedure to follow to apply, the areas of preference and the method of selection.   1.    Eligibility CJCP is a tuition-free, public charter school that will be serving grades Kindergarten through 12 in the 2019-20 school year. Applications may be submitted …

Two Bound Brook men were charged recently with attempted murder in connection with a September drive-by shooting on Franklin Boulevard. Dyshawn O. Williams, 23 and Sekuann D. Copeland, 22, both of Talmadge Avenue in Bound Brook, were charged with 1st Degree Attempted Murder and 2nd Degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose following their arrests on Jan. 3 …

SOMERVILLE – Two township residents were part of history at the Jan. 4 Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders meeting. Former township Deputy Mayor Shanel Robinson took the oath of office for her first Freeholder term, and former township Mayor and current Freeholder Brian Levine was elected as the Freeholder Director for 2019. The history revolved around Robinson and her …

William (Bill) A Csehi Sr. of Somerset died January 2 at St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was 94 years old. Born in New Brunswick, Bill resided in Somerset for the past 62 years. Enlisting at age 17 in the United States Marine Corps, Bill proudly served his country as a PFC, Artillery, 4th Marine Division during World War …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced that single game tickets for the 2019 season will go on sale on Monday, January 14th. Tickets will be on sale beginning at 10:00 am in person at the ticket office located at TD Bank Ballpark, over the phone by calling (908) 252-0700, or online at www.somersetpatriots.com. Ticket prices are $15.00 for …

The January 7 Township Council reorganization meeting is the perfect time for the governing body to follow-up its censure of Councilman Rajiv Prasad by adding some teeth to the measure. Prasad was censured by his fellow Democrats at the December 2018 meeting for the ethical lapses that have been well-documented in these pages. The censure resolution expresses the Council’s sense …