The Somerset Patriots clinched the 2015 Atlantic League Championship by defeating the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 3-1 in the best-of-five series. The Patriots defeated the Blue Crabs 3-1 in Game Four behind another dominant performance by Playoff MVP Roy Merritt (3-0), who allowed an unearned run with six strikeouts in seven innings of work. “He didn’t have his best stuff, …
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By John Felix, Somerset. During the past 14 years I’ve been a keen observer of the Franklin Township Board of Education (BOE), as well as a steady advocate for student academic achievement and active parent engagement. Although this period has been marked with measurable BOE successes, it has also been an era of acrimony and division among BOE officers and between …
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By Dorothy Reed, president, SNCNJ. We would like to thank our sponsors, ProCure, Celgene, Otsuka, K-Eye Sports Apparel 13, Razac, Ferrero and Genentech. Also thank you to all of our participants and those that donated, participated and volunteered for our 11th Annual 5K Breast Cancer Awareness RACE/WALK 4Life on Saturday, October 3rd at Colonial Park. Sponsorship and all the donations …
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The 5th Annual CanalFest, featuring music, crafts and food, is set for 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 17 at East Millstone Park, Amwell Road and Market Street. A fundraiser for the Franklin Township Food Bank, the event features live musical performances by Motor City Revue, Swing Sabrosa, The VooDUDES, Screamin Rebel Angels, Ms. Laurie Ann and the SaddleTones, The …
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Bridgewater, NJ – After being delayed on consecutive days due to inclement weather, Game Three of the Atlantic League Championship Series was played on Sunday evening with the Somerset Patriots topping the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 7-3 to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five series. First baseman Matt Fields led Somerset’s offense with a two home run, four-RBI …
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Somerset County Park Commission Naturalists are looking for individuals, local and civic groups, clubs, businesses, scout troops, and others to design, decorate, and submit a tree for the month-long holiday display. The Park Commission Environmental Education Center will present Somerset County’s most creative and beautiful winter spectacular, the 38th Annual Festival of Trees, from Friday, December 4 through Sunday, December …
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Unity Bank will hold its annual customer pumpkin decorating contest from Oct. 13 through Oct. 28. One prize of a $25 VISA gift card will be awarded each day from Oct. 19 through Oct.31. To enter, bank customers can visit a Unity Bank branch starting on Oct. 13 and pick up a free pumpkin. Decorate the pumping as you see …
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Several members weren’t happy about doing it, but the Board of Adjustment Oct. 1 approved a developer’s application to build a house on an undersized lot on Hollywood Avenue. The target lot, at the corner of Hollywood and 12th Street, will hold a 1,700-square-foot three bedroom colonial. What irked some board members is that the lot is about one-fifth the …
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It’s not often that Bill Grippo is at a loss for words, but that was the condition in which the MacAfee Road School principal found himself Oct. 1 as he watched a small army of volunteers hard at work in the school’s courtyard. The men and women were hard at work building and staining plant boxes, and staining picnic benches for …
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Health screenings, healthy food preparation tips and a blood drive were some of the highlights Oct.1 at the “Workplace Health & Wellness Expo” held at Anew Wellness on Davidson Avenue. The event, which kicked off “Healthier Somerset Month,” was attended by several hundred people during the course of the day. Organized by the Somerset County Business Partnership’s Workplace Wellness Committee, the …
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