625 New Brunswick Rd., Somerset, NJ 08873 (732) 563-4213 Open Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. All programs begin at 11:00 a.m. unless otherwise listed. Table Tennis (Ping Pong) – Monday – Friday. Take a ‘shot’ at being a tournament master by playing Single or Doubles games. This competitive game has been an Olympic sport since 1988 and …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have signed right-handed pitcher Hassan Pena for the 2017 season.   Pena enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots and first in the Atlantic League. The righty has spent the last two years playing abroad, including stints in the Mexican League with Sultanes de Monterray. In that span, Pena has gone 10-5 with …

Two township residents have won Excellence in the Arts awards from the Somerset County Cultural and Heritage Commission. Michael Steinbrück is a winner of the Arts in the Community award, and Terri Seggio is a winner of the Arts in Education Award. Steinbrück, chairman of the Franklin Township Cultural Arts Council, was nominated for the award by township resident John …

Nearly $1.5 million in contracts were approved by the Board of Education at its March 23 meeting. The biggest ticket item was a $1,128,999 contract awarded to Irvington-based KM Construction for reconstruction of the Franklin Middle School parking lot. The base cost of $830,707 is for the side lot and service courtyard. Alternate bids were also accepted for the service …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have teamed up with their partners at Spearhead Staffing to hire a Kid CEO for the 2017 season.   Interviews for the Kid CEO will be conducted during the Patriots Fan Fest on Saturday, April 8th from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm.  All young fans ages 10-15 that are interested are encouraged to attend Fan …

March 21 Maria Rodriguez of Somerset was cited for careless driving after her collided with one at Route 27 and Henry Street driven by Norman Daniels of New Brunswick. Rodriguez was turning from Henry to Rt. 27, she said she did not see Daniels’ car. Dominique Sanders of Newark was cited for driving while on the suspended list after his …

Press Release Submitted by Rochelle Kipnis. Daryl J. Kipnis, Esq., who has received the endorsements of the Middlesex County Republican Organization and Somerset County Republican Organization in connection with his candidacy for the New Jersey State Senate in the 17th Legislative District, packed Panico’s Restaurant in New Brunswick wall to wall with supporters as he joined forces with the renowned …

By Mayor Phil Kramer. Citizens of Franklin, I’m pleased to tell you the state of the township is good.  I am very proud of the accomplishments of this council, staff and citizens of Franklin.  All of these contribute to the wonderful community in which we live. The Police Department Let me start with our police force, the accomplishments of which …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have signed left-handed relief pitcher Justin Wright for the 2017 season.   “I’m real excited to join the team,” said Wright. “I have heard nothing but good things about [Somerset] and the fans, so I’m just ready to get in there and get to work.”   Wright enters his first season with the Somerset …

Update: “Blowdowns” at the proposed Transco natural gas compressor station 206 could occur four to five times a week, for four to six weeks, while the compressor station is being tested, a company spokesman said. A blowdown is a forced release of gas into the air. Transco spokesman Christopher Stockton said that the number of blowdown events vary, based on …