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).

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots and NJEA will host special nights to recognize the Somerset, Union, Middlesex, and Hunterdon County schools’ Teachers and ESPs of the Year. The Patriots have invited Teachers and ESPs of the Year from each school in the counties to attend a Teacher Appreciation Night at TD Bank Ballpark. The Patriots will recognize the teachers …

​York, Pennsylvania – The Somerset Patriots (7-2) used a two-run top of the 10th for the third-straight night top to the York Revolution (4-6) 7-6 Monday evening at PeoplesBank Park. The Patriots opened the scoring in the top of the second on a D’Arby Myers sacrifice fly to right field. York tied it up in the immediate next half-inning on a …