Submitted by Linda Darby. Last year this time we were preparing for an unforgettable seven-day trip to Costa Rica with 18 girls and 11 Moms from GSHNJ Troop 66339. As of Tuesday June 20th  2017,  all 18 seniors have graduated from high school. They hail from eight different high schools (FHS, Groton(MA), Hun, North Hunterdon, Piscataway, Pingry, Union Catholic and …

Two township police officers are credited with defusing a tense situation with a distraught 11-year-old girl who had locked herself in her bedroom with a knife. At about 8:30 p.m. June 20, police received a 9-1-1 call about a person having a psychological crisis, according to a press release from the township Police Department.

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced the re-signing of left-handed pitcher Efrain Nieves.  

A 101-room hotel on a four-acre lot off Atrium Drive was approved June 21 by the Planning Board. The four-story hotel will be a limited-service Hampton Inn, the board was told, and will not have a restaurant or banquet rooms.

Central Islip, N.Y. – A two-run rally in the bottom of the eighth inning led the Long Island Ducks (30-29) to a 4-2 victory over the Somerset Patriots (36-23) at Bethpage Ballpark Wednesday night. The game remained scoreless until the bottom of the sixth inning when Marc Krauss’ two-run home run to right-center field gave Long Island the first lead …

Joseph “Joe” D’Imperio Jr., 70, passed away surrounded by his family on June 19 at St. Peter University Medical Center in New Brunswick. Mr. D’Imperio was born October 02, 1946 in Trenton to the late Joseph and Hilda (Disbrow) D’Imperio Sr. Joe lived in Somerset, New Jersey for many years and was previously from Jamesburg. Joe was a member of …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced that right-handed pitcher Mitch Atkins’ contract has been purchased by the New York Mets. He will report to Triple-A Las Vegas.  

Central Islip, N.Y. – The Somerset Patriots (36-22) split Tuesday’s single-admission doubleheader with the Long Island Ducks (29-29) at Bethpage Ballpark. The Ducks took game one 8-4, while Somerset salvaged the split with an 8-2 decision in game two. Somerset opened the scoring in the top of the first on an RBI single to center field from Greg Golson. Long …

The Open Space Advisory Committee will recommend the Township Council this year reduce the hours that hunting is allowed on the township’s two nature preserves. The decision followed a spirited discussion among the committee members, and came after several residents asked for the change.

In what is one of the best-kept secrets in the township, the two Franklin Township Police officers involved in the April 9, 2016 shooting death of a township resident will not face a federal civil rights investigation. Although that determination was made in February, township officials reached for comment said they had not heard about it, and the person who …