Bridgewater, NJ—The Somerset Patriots will be hosting a night of fun with Fireworks and Fortnite at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday, August 4 for the home game against the New Britain Bees. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 pm with gates opening at 6:00 pm. During the game, there will be several Fortnite activities available for gamers and fans of …

Submitted by Franklin Township Task Force on Compressor Station 206 & NESE’s Steering Committee. Series Issue 5:  Approval of natural gas facilities and pipelines by FERC does not emphasize protecting us.

​Central Islip, NY- The Somerset Patriots (16-5, 51-33) fell short in an 11-5 loss to the Long Island Ducks (11-8, 41-41) in Monday night’s series-opener at Bethpage Ballpark. Somerset opened the scoring in the top of the first inning on an Alfredo Rodriguez (3) solo home run. The Ducks responded in the next half inning, however, on a Lew Ford two-run …

Submitted by Franklin Township Task Force on Compressor Station 206 & NESE’s Steering Committee. Series Issue 4:  Construction threatens wildlife and habitats on land and in the bay.

Esta Marx, born May 4, 1944 in Newark, passed at the age of 74 on July 29. She graduated Irvington High School and attended Newark State College. She taught for many years at James Madison Elementary School in Edison. Over her life, she was active within her synagogue, first with Ohev Shalom in Colonia, where she was president of Sisterhood …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots (15-4, 50-32) defeated the Road Warriors (2-15, 19-61) 10-2 at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday evening. The Road Warriors took an early 1-0 lead on an RBI single by Isaac Wenrich in the top of the first inning.

Bridgewater, NJ- The Road Warriors (2-14, 18-61) defeated the Somerset Patriots (14-4, 49-32) 4-3 at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday evening. The Patriots took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning when Craig Massey stole home.

Students in grades Kindergarten to 9 made good strides in math during the last school year, the Board of Education was told at its last meeting. The students showed better growth during the 2017-18 school year than they had in the previous year, according to internal testing, the board was told at its July 26 meeting.

Submitted by Franklin Township Task Force on Compressor Station 206 & NESE’s Steering Committee. This is the third in a series of opinion pieces about the proposed TRANSCO gas compressor station.