Bridgewater, NJ-   The Bridgeport Bluefish (26-20) defeated the Somerset Patriots (27-18) 5-3 in ten innings at TD Bank Ballpark on Tuesday evening.  

“I think we need to be public, I think there is little excuse in this day and age to not be.” Those were Mayor Phil Kramer’s words in August, 2016, when he was addressing the Library Board of Trustees, urging them – to put it mildly – to begin recording or televising their meetings.

Submitted by Unity Bank. Unity Bank President and CEO James A. Hughes has been elected to the Federal Delegate Board of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), which represents nearly 6,000 community banks nationally.

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots will host special nights to recognize the Somerset, Union, Middlesex, and Hunterdon County schools’ Teachers of the Year.  

Update: Cox pleaded guilty to charges of kidnapping and aggravated sexual assault, according to a published report. Cox in October will be sentenced to 23 years in prison, must register as a Meagan’s Law offender and faces parole for life, according to the report in the Highland Park Planet.

Members of the Sri Balaji Temple on Elizabeth Avenue June 4 held a ceremonial groundbreaking for their proposed permanent temple. The temple is in the process of securing Franklin Township approvals for the temple, said Vijayaraghavan Poondi, Sri Balaji’s president.

Bridgewater, NJ-   The Sugar Land Skeeters  (22-22) defeated the Somerset Patriots (27-17) 6-2 at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday afternoon.  

It seemed a little dicey earlier in the morning, but the Franklin Township Farmers’ Market’s debut June 3 was deemed a success by its organizer and participants. A steady rain that fell for hours before its kickoff time cleared up shortly after 10 a.m., just in time for the market’s grand opening.

BRIDGEWATER – School kids from the township were featured June 3 at the Somerset Patriots’ baseball game at TD Bank Ballpark here. The kids and their parents took part in a mini parade around the ballpark, a local dance company performed, an elementary school principal threw out one of the first picthes and a Franklin High School student sand the …

Franklin Township Soccer Club families gathered at Middlebush Park after the June 3 games were completed for a few hours of fun. The club’s annual Family Fun Day included a number of inflatable rides, games and a tricky tray for a number of gift baskets.