Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that the team has signed right-handed pitcher Ronnie Shaban.   Prior to joining the Somerset Patriots, Shaban spent his entire career in the St. Louis Cardinals organization, including games at Triple-A during the 2016 season.   The Midlothian, VA also has three seasons of service for the Cardinals at the Double-A level.   …

It began as a small coffeehouse concert and has grown six years later into an event with a national recording artist as headliner. The event was the 6th annual “Into His Fields” benefit concert for Miriam’s Heart, a township-based organization that acts on behalf of orphaned and abandoned children. The concert was held April 29 at the Zarephath Ministry Center …

Aficionados of the classical world from 20 schools across New Jersey gathered at Franklin High School April 29 for the New Jersey Junior Classical League convention. The convention is a conglomeration of contests  and exhibits that explore the ancient worlds of Greece and Rome. Winners of the contests will compete in the national convention, scheduled for later this summer in …

MacAfee Road school was awash in science April 28, with the inauguration of the school’s annual Science Fair Spectacular. School visitors visited classrooms during the day with demonstrations and experiments. In the evening, student displays and experiments were on exhibit for parents and friends to see. There was also the ribbon-cutting for the new gate and fence and other improvements …

The Franklin High School outdoor athletic complex and gym will likely have some new additions starting next school year in the form of sponsored banners. The Board of Education at its April 27 meeting unanimously approved amendments to the district’s policy regulating sponsorship signage, allowing the banners only at the high school, showing no signs of the discord that accompanied …

Bridgewater, NJ-   The Long Island Ducks (3-4) defeated the Somerset Patriots (6-1) 10-6 on Thursday evening at TD Bank Ballpark to hand Somerset their first loss of the 2017 season.   The Ducks took an early lead with runs in the first two innings on a sacrifice fly by Nolan Reimold and an RBI single by Elmer Reyes.   The …

A Pennsylvania-based architectural firm has been hired to conduct a feasibility study for the proposed Lewis Street Youth Center. The Township Council awarded Kimmel Bogrette Architecture of Conshohocken, Pa. the $25,000 contract at its April 25 meeting. The firm was selected from eight candidates, all of whom were vetted by Township Manager Robert Vornlocker,  Alice Osipowitz, Director of Parks and …

By Ed Potosnak, Executive Director, New Jersey League of Conservation Voters and President, Franklin Township School Board A dangerous and unnecessary natural gas compressor station will be built in Franklin Township on the grounds of an active rock quarry where regular blasting occurs – unless we stop it! You only have until this Thursday, April 27, to help stop construction …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots (6-0) swept the Long Island Ducks (2-4) in a double header on Wednesday afternoon at TD Bank Ballpark.   Game 1: Carlos Guzman hit a game-winning walk-off single in the bottom of the 11th inning to defeat the Ducks 2-1 in the first game.   “He ended up throwing me a straight fastball. I know he has …

The leader of the Franklin Township Youth Council and the Franklin High School Model U.N. Team received commendations April 25 from the Township Council. The youth council’s leader, Saffie Kallon, was honored because the council recently won the Gasalberti Excellence in Recreation Programming Award by the New Jersey Recreation and Parks Association, and the Model U.N. team received a commendation …