A 47-year-old township man suffered a head injury and broken arm Aug. 17 after his motorcycle collided with an ambulance at Franklin Boulevard and Highland Avenue, police said. Louis Kadubic of Somerset was riding his 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle on Highland while Jason Meizenis, 43, was driving the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital ambulance on Franklin Blvd., with the auto’s …

More than $240,000 in Community Development Block Grant applications were approved Aug. 8 by the Township Council. CDBG grants, as they are known, originate at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and are used to help communities “address a wide range of unique community development needs,” according to the program’s web site.

Aug. 8 Michael Laing of Franklin Park was cited for improper passing after his car struck one on Jacques Lane driven by Viralkuma Shah, also of Franklin Park. Laing’s car was passing the other when they collided. Aug. 9

Bridgewater, NJ- The Long Island Ducks (24-16, 60-50) defeated the Somerset Patriots (19-20, 61-48) 5-4 at TD Bank Ballpark on Thursday night.  

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that outfielder Christian Marrero’s contract has been purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies. He is expected to report to Double-A.  

The township needs to re-brand two of its commercial zones, modify some zoning regulations and attract a major indoor sports complex development, the Township Council was told at an Aug. 16 special meeting. Those were some of the recommendations for the township’s Hamilton Street Business District and Corporate Business Park zones presented by the township’s consultant, Todd Poole of Hopewell-based …

A township-based cardiologist faces 10 years in prison and more than $700,000 in restitution and settlements after pleading guilty to charging the Veterans Administration for hundreds of procedures that were never completed. Dr. Apostolos Voudouris – whose main practice is in Jersey City but who provided services to the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in East Orange – pleaded guilty to …

U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman will join two of her colleagues in the House of Representatives in introducing a resolution to censure and condemn Pres. Donald Trump for his comments regarding the violence in Charlottesville, Va. Coleman (D-12) said in her Twitter account Aug. 16 that Trump “again insults the values our nation is built upon.” The censure resolution, she …

Bridgewater, NJ-   The Somerset Patriots (19-19, 61-47) defeated the Long Island Ducks (23-16, 59-50) 7-5 in the night game of a day-night double header at TD Bank Ballpark on Wednesday.  

Bridgewater, NJ-   The Long Island Ducks (23-15, 59-49) defeated the Somerset Patriots (18-19, 60-47) 7-3 in the day game of a day-night double header at TD Bank Ballpark on Wednesday.