By Skip Schaeffer, Somerset. “E pluribus unum” is Latin for “out of many, one.”  It is the national motto of the United States and can be found on the Great Seal of the United States as well as some U.S. currency.

​Sugar Land, Texas- The Somerset Patriots (20-14, 55-42) were shut out by the Sugar Land Skeeters (23-10, 64-32) 8-0 Monday night at Constellation Field. The Skeeters jumped in front 2-0 in the bottom of second on a two-out RBI single from Alvaro Rondon and a run-scoring wild pitch. They added five runs in the bottom of the third on a Justin …

Dominic Fama died Saturday, August 11 at his home. He was 97. Born in Rossiter, Pennsylvania, as a young man he worked in his family store, the Francis Coal Mines and the railroad. Joining the Marine Corps in 1943, he was stationed in Paris Island, Camp Pendleton and Hilo, Hawaii. Dominic became a corporal and saw action on the Island …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of left-handed pitcher Ross Vance. Vance enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots and the Atlantic League. He spent the first two seasons of his professional career in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Sugar Land, Texas- An early deficit proved to be too much for the Somerset Patriots (20-13, 55-41) in an 8-5 loss to the Sugar Land Skeeters (22-10, 63-32) Sunday night at Constellation Field. Somerset jumped out to a brief, early lead in the top of the first inning. Craig Massey led off the inning with a walk, stole second base and …

The township observed the end of National Farmers Market Week Aug. 11 with a special versio of its own market. Organized by the Farmers market Coalition, National Farmers Market Week “is a great opportunity to show the nation how much value markets bring to their communities,” according to the organization’s web site.

By PJ Parker The thunderclouds and rain did not dampen the August 11 Peach and Strawberry Festival/Fish Fry at Somerset Presbyterian Church on John F. Kennedy Boulevard.

Sugar Land, Texas- The Somerset Patriots (20-12, 55-40) rallied past two separate deficits to defeat the Sugar Land Skeeters (21-10, 62-32) 5-4 Saturday night at Constellation Field. The Skeeters took an early 1-0 lead on a two-out RBI single from Matt Chavez in the bottom of the first inning. Somerset answered immediately in the next half inning on back-to-back two-out RBI …

Update: The resolution the council will discuss would allow for the placement of so-called “Alternative Treatment Centers” to grow, cultivate and dispense medical marijuana in the township’s light manufacturing zones. Those zones, M-1 and M-2, allow for light manufacturing and industrial uses on minimum 5-acre and 2-acre lots, respectively.

Sugar Land, Texas- The Somerset Patriots (19-12, 54-40) fell 3-2 to the Sugar Land Skeeters (21-9, 62-31) in 11 innings Friday night at Constellation Field. Sugar Land’s Konner Wade and Somerset’s Vince Molesky boasted an impressive pitchers’ duel that kept the game scoreless over its first six innings. The Patriots broke through in the top of the seventh on a Jayce …