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Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the re-signing of right-handed starting pitcher Will Oliver.
Read More »Township Closes On $14 Million Purchase Of Consolata Missionaries Property
What some township officials called the best land purchase in township history was closed on May 11, when papers were signed for the $14 million purchase of the 65-acre Consolata Missionaries tract on Route 27. Consolata representatives, township officials and others were on hand in the Township Council chamber for the closing, for which an oversized presentation check for $14,090,000 …
Read More »Franklin Native Becomes Newest Police Officer
One of Franklin’s own is its newest police officer. Malcolm Belvin was sworn in at the May 11 Township Council meeting.
Read More »Township Council Approves Proposal To Close Second Section Of Canal Road To Cars Twice A Year
It took a little while to get there, but the Township Council on May 11 approved a proposal to close to automobile traffic Canal Road from the Griggstown Causeway to Route 518 two Sundays in the summer. The idea is to allow bicyclists, walkers and joggers unfettered access to the road, similar to what is done on the southern end …
Read More »Rockingham Barn Reconstruction Wins State Preservation Award
The reconstruction of the Nevius Dutch Barn at Rockingham in Kingston won a 2017 New Jersey Historic Preservation Award from the state Historic Preservation Office. The project was one of six that were honored May 11 in a ceremony at the Burlington County Olde Courthouse in Mount Holly.
Read More »Somerset Patriots Sign 11-Year MLB Veteran Pitcher Jerome Williams
Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of 11-year Major League veteran pitcher Jerome Williams.
Read More »Patriots Sweep Double Header Over Bluefish
Bridgeport, Conn. – The Somerset Patriots (14-6) swept a doubleheader against the Bridgeport Bluefish (10-10) Wednesday at the Ballpark at Harbor Yard, taking game one 4-3 and game two 9-1. Somerset opened the scoring in the top of the second inning in game one on a Jerry Sands solo home run. Justin Pacchioli’s RBI single in the top of the third …
Read More »Township Resident Remembers ‘The Love Of My Life’
Jessica Juliano smiled as she remembered the day Jesse Silva popped the question. Well, not “the” question, but close.
Read More »Carter’s Brook Bridge Project Necessitates Traffic Shifts
Northbound traffic on Route 27 over the Carter’s Brook Bridge will be shifted for the next several months starting May 11. The shift will divert northbound traffic to the right, on the shoulder, while work is competed in the center portion of the bridge, according to a press release from the state Department of Transportation.
Read More »Video: See The Live-Stream From The 2017 Police Unity Tour Send-Off At FTPD Headquarters
We were live the morning of May 10 at the send-off for the 2017 Police Unity Tour from the Franklin Township Police Department’s headquarters in the municipal complex on DeMott Lane. Hundreds of police officers from around the state and the country – as far away as California – assembled at the headquarters to start the three-day trip to the …
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