Submitted by Franklin Township Baseball League. Update: The new opening day is April 14. The parade will kick off from Pine Grove Manor School at 8:30 a.m. and head up Franklin Boulevard to the Mickey James Franklin Township Little League Complex, where the teams and their sponsors will be introduced as players and their coaches run out onto the field …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have signed 2017 Atlantic League All-Star left-handed pitcher Chase Huchingson for the 2018 season. His rights were acquired in a trade with the York Revolution in exchange for the rights to right-handed pitcher Mitch Atkins. “I am very excited to be a part of the Patriots family,” said Huchingson. “The Patriots do it the right …

A total of 17 applications for more than $330,000 in Community Development Block Grants were received by the township for 2018. Representatives of several of the applicants showed up to the March 27 Township Council meeting to make their case for funding.

Approximately $3,200 in jewelry was stolen from a resident of The Park at Franklin apartments in one of two break-ins on April 5, police said. Both apartments in the John F. Kennedy Boulevard complex were entered by someone forcing open the front doors, Franklin Township Police spokesman Lt. Phil Rizzo said.

Applications for a new temple on Elizabeth Avenue and a major expansion of a Dellwood Lane nursing home were approved April 5 by the Zoning Board of Adjustment. The largest of the two applications was submitted by Francis E. Parker Memorial Home, Inc., – formerly known as the Margaret McLaughlin McCarrick Care Center – which needed permission to build a new, …

The 26th Anniversary Taste of Somerset, the area’s original gourmet tasting event, will provide a unique opportunity to sample the finest appetizers, entrees, desserts, and beverages that Somerset County and the region has to offer. Taste has grown through the decades and the 2018 event, will again provide guests with an ultimate dining experience. Taste is scheduled for Monday, May …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have re-signed Major League right-handed pitcher Dustin Antolin for the 2018 season. “My time with the Patriots last year made me fall in love with the game again,” said Antolin. “I can’t wait to get back on that field and start winning some games!” 

Representatives from organizations that provide services to people with special needs will be on hand April 28 at the “Care, Share, Aware” event sponsored by Franklin Township Parks & Recreation. The event is set for 2-5 p.m. at the township Community/Senior Center, 505 DeMott Lane.

Elmwood Park –A township resident is among three business development officers recently hired by Spencer Savings Bank. Philip Malavarca comes to Spencer Savings Bank with 15 years of commercial lending experience, according to a press release from the bank. Prior to joining Spencer, Malavarca served as a commercial loan officer for Tinton Falls-based Two River Bank.

The Somerset County Office on Aging and Disability Services is looking to identify residents who will be age 100 or older in 2018. “We are asking residents to help us pay tribute to centenarians in our community,” Freeholder Deputy Director Brian Levine, human services liaison, said in a press release. “It is our privilege to honor these resilient individuals, who …