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Bill Bowman is an award-winning, 40-year veteran of community news. He has written for weekly and daily newspapers, and state, national and international magazines. His investigations have resulted in the first-in-the-nation state program to purchase thermal imaging cameras for all NJ fire departments and fire academies, the halting of a massive land development deal marred by influence peddling, and the creation of a web-based database charting violations against New Jersey senior-citizen facilities.

Franklin Students Highlighted At Somerset Patriots Baseball Game

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 …

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Franklin Township Soccer Club Holds Annual ‘Family Fun Day’

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.

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Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School Holds Inaugural Innovation Day

About 150 students at Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School showed off their best work Jun3 in the school’s first Innovation Day. Students at the school, located on Pierce Street, were free to choose what projects they wanted to work on. Their choices ran the gamut from a hybrid of music and botany to computer programming to science.

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Greg Golson Powers Patriots To 9-2 Win Over Skeeters

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots (27-16) defeated the Sugar Land Skeeters  (21-22) 9-2 before 7,032 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday night.  

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Somerset Patriots Outfielder Jerry Sands’ Contract Purchased By San Francisco Giants

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that outfielder Jerry Sands’ contract has been purchased by the San Francisco Giants organization. The former Major Leaguer will report to Double-A Richmond.  

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Life Story: Dennis Harris, 73; Former FHS Football Coach, Pop Warner Board Member

Mr. Dennis T. Harris departed this life on May 27 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick following a short illness. He was 73 years old. Mr. Harris was born and raised in Danville, Virginia where he attended Danville public schools, subsequently graduating from John M. Langston High School. He relocated to New Jersey and lived in East …

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Elizabeth Avenue School Science Fair Is All Hands-On

Slime, snakes, moon rocks and ghost crystals? Must be a science fair.

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Township 3rd Graders Participate In Claremont Road School Beam Signing

Representatives from the school district’s 3rd Grade classes were among those who participated in a June 2 “beam signing” ceremony at the Claremont Road School construction site. The beam, specially painted white so the signatures could be more easily seen, was later placed in the area that will become the school’s second-floor library.

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Yovan Gonzalez’s Walk Off Single Wins It For The Patriots In 11 Innings

Bridgewater, NJ-   Yovan Gonzalez’s walk off single in the 11th inning led the Somerset Patriots (26-16) to a 2-1 win over the Sugar Land Skeeters  (21-21) at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday evening.  

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Former Somerset Patriots Pitcher Tyler Cloyd Promoted To Seattle Mariners

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that former right-handed pitcher Tyler Cloyd has been promoted to the Seattle Mariners.  

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