A plan that would replace nearly 200 trees along the Hamilton Street Business District corridor is under review by the township Shade Tree Commission. One aspect of the plan did cause some concern among members at their July 28 meeting: Planting the same species of tree in one of the several sectors along Hamilton Street.

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (12-9, 50-41) defeated the Bridgeport Bluefish (11-10, 41-50) 4-3 at TD Bank Ballpark on Thursday evening.  

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of left-handed pitcher Jeremy Bleich.  

Bee Wise – Bee Surprised, a free program of the Somerset County Park Commission Horticulture Department, is scheduled to take place at the Fragrance & Sensory Garden from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 6. The Fragrance & Sensory Garden is located in the Colonial Park Gardens, Lot A 156 Mettlers Road, Somerset, New Jersey. Admission is free (donations greatly …

York, PA – The York Revolution (10-9, 50-39) scored four unanswered runs in the late innings against the Somerset Patriots (11-9, 49-41) to win the rubber match Wednesday evening at PeoplesBank Park. York tied the game at three with a three runs in the sixth then Joel Guzman’s homer (12) proved to be the difference in the eighth inning as …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of left-handed pitcher Nik Turley Turley enters his first season with the Somerset patriots and first in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. The southpaw began the 2016 season in the Boston Red Sox organization with Double-A Portland, where he posted one win, two saves and 48 strikeouts over 35.2 innings …

A proposed mixed-use building on Hamilton Street was rejected by the Planning Board at its July meeting, prompting a thinly veiled threat of a lawsuit by the project’s attorney. Board members were upset that the developer, 745 Hamilton Street LLC, did not provide members with a report on how the site’s stormwater would be managed. That was the only piece of …

York, PA – The York Revolution (9-9, 49-39) defeated the Somerset Patriots (11-8, 49-40) 5-2 Tuesday evening at PeoplesBank Park. Jared Mitchell slugged his first two homers of the year and the Patriots (11-8, 49-40) stranded 13 base runners. The Patriots five game winning streak came to an end.  

Submitted by Veronica Guarraia. On June 25, the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Somerset County, together with other volunteers from Community Baptist Church in Somerset, and Habitat for Humanity landscaped their 28th Habitat for Humanity home in the township.

The New Jersey Bankers Association’s Public Relations and Marketing Committee has selected Regal Bank to receive a Silver Award in the NJBankers 2015 Community Service Award Program. Regal Bank has a branch in Franklin on Elizabeth Avenue.