BRIDGEWATER – The Somerset Patriots’ annual Fan Fest was held April 8, which means that the start of the 2017 campaign can’t be far away. At-home Spring Training is scheduled for April 11-20, with the first pitch of the new season set to be thrown shortly after 7:05 p.m. on April 21, when the Patriots take on the Lancaster barnstormers.

April is Autism Awareness Month, which means the MacAfee Road School Autism Awareness Committee has been busy. The first week of the month hadn’t even ended yet, and the committee had already raised $750 for the Family Resource Network’s Autism Family Services program.

Elizabeth M. Buttler, 96, passed away on April 05 at Regency Heritage Care Center in Somerset. Mrs. Buttler was born April 28, 1920 in New Brunswick, the daughter of Robert and Mary (Spille) Gold. In 1953, she settled in Somerset with her family. Elizabeth was a clothing buyer for Roselle’s and Snelenbergs in New Brunswick, where she worked for many …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of two-year Major League veteran right-handed pitcher Tyler Cloyd.  

A potential luring incident early in the morning of April 5 involving elementary school children was never reported to township police, although a message from the school district said the FTPD was immediately notified after it happened. Lt. Phil Rizzo, a police department spokesman, said that police did not learn of the incident until they contacted school district officials in …

All systems are “go” for the Central Jersey College Prep Charter School to move into its new digs, now that it has approval for its gymnasium. The township Zoning Board of Adjustment on April 6 unanimously approved the charter school’s application to convert 11,500 square feet of warehouse space in 101 Mettlers Road into a gym.

A local banquet hall owner received Planning Board approval to build two homes on Amwell Road. Rupen Patel, the owner of The Imperia on Easton Avenue and the new Springhill Suites hotel on Cedar Grove Lane, wants to build the homes for family members who work at the businesses, the board was told.

Nearly $7,000 in electronics, clothing and medications was stolen April 1 from a car parked on Appleton Road. Police did not say whether the car, a 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe, was locked at the time.

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of major League veteran right-handed pitcher Ryan Kelly.  

March 28 Kyle Zeigler of Hillsborough was cited for careless driving after police said he lost control of his car on Weston Canal Road and hit a utility pole. March 29