Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (1-0, 43-28) defeated the New Britain Bees (0-1, 35-35) 6-3 before 6,202 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday evening. The Bees took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning on a home run by Logan Moore (4).

Matthew D. Ellery (Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.) A Franklin Township police officer could avoid serving jail time for a guilty plea to possession of heroin and driving while intoxicated under a plea deal struck with the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Matthew D. Ellery, 29, a township police officer since 2018, plead guilty to the charges on July 12 to …

State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen, seen here at a backpack giveaway at Hillcrest Elementary School, is once again looking for donations for the program. State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17) is looking for school supply donations for his annual backpack drive. The backpacks are distributed in September to students who live in the 17th Legislative District.

By Bill Connell, Somerset. Some of the twaddle in the comments section regarding the police force entice me to write this. It is best summarized by a disagreement the Editor of the Franklin Reporter & Advocate and I have .

Robert Vallario, right, QuickChek’s site selector, testifies during the July 11 Zoning Board of Adjustment hearing. An application for a QuickCheck convenience store with an eight-bay gas station won approval July 11 from the Zoning Board of Adjustment. The store is targeted for a 3-acre plot in a larger development bordered by Easton Avenue, Worlds Fair Drive and the Route …

(Lancaster, Pa., July 11, 2019) – Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB) announced today four additional experimental playing rules that will be in place during the second half of the 2019 Atlantic League Championship Season. The list of changes is as follows: Pitcher is required to step off the rubber in order to attempt …

Township Manager Robert Vornlocker discusses the ordinance amendment that would create a Public Safety Director’s position overseeing the police department. An ordinance amendment that would replace the Franklin Township Police Chief’s position with a Public Safety Director was unanimously introduced at the July 9 Township Council meeting. The change comes at a time when the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office has …

The heads of the two unions representing township police officers say they were blindsided by the Township Council’s move to eliminate the Police Chief and Deputy Chief positions in favor of a Public Safety Director. The two union presidents say their members would prefer the department stay under a Chief/Deputy Chief command structure.

Bernadette E. McGrath (nee Rock) of Somerset passed away peacefully at home on July 7. Born in 1932 in Brooklyn, New York, she was a loving mother and talented artist. She was predeceased by her sons, Robert K. McGrath and Matthew McGrath. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Robert; daughter, Elaine McGrath and her partner Jaymee Boehmer …

The reward for information leading to the indictment of whoever is responsible for the May shooting death of a 30-year-old township man has been increased to up to $3,500. The increase of the reward from Crime Stoppers of Somerset County was announced in a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.