Julia Barbara Sanchez passed away on September 16. She was 96 years old and a lifelong resident of New Jersey. She last resided in Sunrise of Marlboro, New Jersey. Julia grew up in South River, New Jersey, attended South River High School and was a seamstress in the garment factories of South River, before she married her husband Florencio (Fritz) …

Legislation state Assemblyman Joseph Danielsen sponsored to support the families of military personnel serving overseas was advanced Monday by an Assembly committee. The bill (A-935) would authorize the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to issue specialty “Support the Troops” license plates. The $50 initial fee and $10 annual renewal fee for the plates would help support the families of New …

National Assisted Living Week was commemorated Sept. 12 at the Spring Hills Somerset Assisted Living Center with a bell choir performance and games. Township Councilwoman Rox Sherman (D-Ward 2) presented a proclamation and the Ding Dongs Bell Chior of Spring Hills Somerset played patriotic music. After the ceremony, youth volunteers from St. Matthias Church played WII games with residents who …

A township resident recently completed her Girl Scout Gold Award at the Center for Great Expectations on Dellwood Lane. Adia Fielder, a senior at the Groton School, completed her award on Aug. 19 by teaching a music program entitled “Little Music Makers” at the center’s daycare, Katy’s Place. Over the course of three weeks, Fielder, a member of Girl Scout Heart …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have won the Liberty Division Second Half Championship and clinched a playoff berth with their win on Saturday, September 10th. The team has placed playoff tickets on sale for the Liberty Division Series to be played at TD Bank Ballpark versus the Long Island Ducks.   The Somerset Patriots playoff schedule will be as follows: …

Winners of the 2016 Trails Advisory Committee Photo Contest were announced at the Sept. 14 meeting. The winners were Navajo Singh, Jennifer Tuck, Santiago Caasi and Kathy Bland. The winning pictures are included in the 2017 Trails calendar, which can be seen here. Judges had to pick from 39 entries, a job that committee chairwoman Nancy Cole said was not easy. …

New Britain, CT – The Somerset Patriots (39-31, 77-63) punctuated a tremendous regular season by defeating the New Britain Bees (71-69, 35-35) 13-6 Sunday afternoon at New Britain Stadium. The Patriots overcame a 4-0 deficit after six innings to tally their 42nd come from behind win of the year. Somerset tied a season-high in runs (13) and hits (20) as …

Business was a little extra brisk at Resta’s Car Care on Hamilton Street for about 70 minutes on Sept. 17. That’s because owner Frank Resta was throwing a party. Resta and his employees were celebrating being in business for 70 years. As part of the celebration, Resta was offering regular gasoline at 70 cents a gallon from noon to 1:10 p.m. …

Organizers of the Renaissance Cyclists Defeating Cancer United honored one of their own Sept. 17 at the 10th annual Ride Against Prostate Cancer. The event’s 10-mile ride was named after Wilburt FeFe White, a longtime volunteer who in past years had chaperoned the 10-mile ride on his red motorcycle. White, who died in 2015 at the age of 66, was …

Mr. Fred Panson passed away Saturday September 17th, 2016 in Somerset. He was 92 years old. Born in Manhattan, NY to Peter and Esther Panson, Fred grew up in Brooklyn and had been a resident of Franklin Township for over 50 years. Mr. Panson served his country faithfully in the Marine Corps during WW II, and received the Purple Heart after …