Eight township police officers will receive Valor Awards May 16 from the 200 Club of Somerset County. The awards will be presented at a luncheon held at The Palace on Davison Avenue. The officers who received the awards are: Steven Elmyer, Nick Gambino, Brian Quigley, Walter Skrobowski, Deyo Swartz, Det. Drew Lea, Det. Derek Miller and Lt. Darrin Russo. Township …
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By Michael D. Purzycki, Somerset. On May 15, President Obama was scheduled to deliver the commencement address to the class of 2016 at Rutgers University. If it was like the commencement addresses that most people give, it encouraged graduates to aim high, pursue their passions, and believe that anything is achievable. If so, it may have been uplifting, but perhaps not …
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More than 100 dogs in various shapes, sizes and colors gathered at Colonial Park May 15 for the annual dog walk benefiting Second Chance for Animals. SCFA is the organization that funds the Franklin Township Animal Shelter. The “Paws for a Cause” also featured more than 50 vendors, representing everything from animal product distributors to veterinarians. Total receipts were not immediately …
Read More »Bridgewater, NJ – The Lancaster Barnstormers (10-13) took the three game series over the Somerset Patriots (17-7) with a 6-4 win on Sunday afternoon at TD Bank Ballpark. With the game tied 4-4 in the top of the ninth, the Barnstormers scored two runs on a base hit by Josh Whitaker, who finished with three RBI in the contest. …
Read More »Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots and their partners at Spearhead Staffing have hired 11-year old Neelesh Thanasegaran of Warren as the 2016 Kid CEO. Neelesh was one of six children that were chosen at Patriots Fan Fest in April for a final interview on the field before the Friday, May 13th game. He was the last of the …
Read More »Bridgewater, NJ – The Lancaster Barnstormers (9-13) scored nine unanswered runs to overcome an 8-2 deficit and defeat the Somerset Patriots (17-6) 11-8 on Saturday evening at TD Bank Ballpark. The comeback was completed in the final frame. Trailing 8-7 in the top of the ninth, the Barnstormers got to closer Jon Hunton with four runs to take their …
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The Princeton Hyatt Regency was once again the venue for the Franklin High School prom. More than 500 students reportedly participated in the evening, which included a cocktail hour, dinner and dancing. But the night was really about the dresses, tuxedos and suits students wore, some of which were quit colorful. One couple even arrived via a horse-drawn carriage. Following …
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The school district’s top teachers and educational support professionals were honored May 13 in a ceremony at the Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School in Bridgewater. Each of the district’s nine schools celebrated one teacher of the year and one educational support professional of the year during the breakfast program. The event was held for the first time in …
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Update 2: Sterlacci won the $100,000 tournament in the episode which aired May 13. The win qualifies him for the program’s Tournament of Champions. Update: The episode airing May 11 showed Sterlacci made it to the final round. Original story: A Somerset resident who teaches in Union made it through the quarterfinals in Jeopardy’s 2016 Teachers’ Tournament. Jason Sterlacci, an …
Read More »Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (17-5) defeated the Lancaster Barnstormers (8-13) 12-2 on Friday evening at TD Bank Ballpark to kick off the weekend series. The Patriots took an early lead in the first inning on an RBI groundout by Matt Fields, who finished the game with three RBI without recording a hit. Somerset extended the lead …
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