Marion Pritchard passed away on August 4 at her daughter’s home in Somerset. She was 96 years old. Mrs. Pritchard was born in the Bronx, NY . She grew up there and married and shortly after, moved to Somerset in 1960. She has resided there since. Mrs. Pritchard was employed by Rutgers University as a bookkeeper for many years and …

Bridgewater, NJ-   The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (12-16, 50-47) defeated the Somerset Patriots (14-13, 56-41) 5-0 before 7,579 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday evening.  

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots (14-12, 56-40) shut out the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (11-16, 49-47) 1-0 at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday evening.  

Application approvals for two houses of worship were among the actions taken Aug. 3 by the Zoning Board of Adjustment. The board approved an application submitted by the Masjid-e-Ali mosque on Cedar Grove Lane to allow temporary parking for special events in an area behind the mosque and approved a free-standing sign for the St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Church on …

The township’s third Walgreens pharmacy held its grand opening on Aug. 4. The store, located in the Marketplace at Princeton at Routes 27 and 518, has been ready for about two years and open since mid-May. Permitting and other issues forced a delay in the store’s opening, but, said Walgreens’ Michael Kindelberger, “the store’s doing well and we’re excited to …

A gateway to the township will get a much-needed upgrade, thanks to an Aug. 3 Zoning Board of Adjustment approval. A site plan application for an assisted living facility and a 119-room hotel, targeted for the roughly 9-acre Easton Avenue location of Venue 1850 banquet hall and the former Econo Lodge hotel near Route 287, won board approval.

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of left-handed pitcher Matt Marksberry.  

Nissan North America received Planning Board approval Aug. 2 to build a 200,000-square-foot addition to its warehouse at Pierce Street and Cottontail Lane. The addition will be used to house large parts for collision repairs, servicing Nissan dealerships throughout the Northeast, Nissan’s Kenneth Fielder told the board.

July 25 Brianna Jones of Mt. Laurel was driving down Canal Road when an approaching car veered over the double-yellow line, forcing her to veer to the right. Jones then veered left, overcorrected and left the road, hitting a telephone pole. July 26

Sugar Land, Texas – The Somerset Patriots (12-12, 54-39) were able to snap a four-game losing streak thanks in large part to a five-run seventh inning in a 6-4 win over the Sugar Land Skeeters (12-12, 42-52) Tuesday night at Constellation Field. The first five innings of the game featured strong, scoreless pitching before Somerset broke though in the sixth …