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York, PA – The Somerset Patriots (11-7, 49-39) won their fifth game in a row as they led wire-to-wire against the York Revolution (8-9, 48-39) in the series opener Monday night from PeoplesBank Park. Somerset scored five first inning runs and cruised the rest of the way to a 10-3 victory.
Read More »Township Residents On The Move In Higher Education
Iqra Asghar of Franklin Park, NJ, class of 2018, was named to the Tufts University dean’s list for the Spring 2016 semester. Dean’s list honors at Tufts University require a semester grade point average of 3.4 or greater. Brandon Pugnet of Somerset has been named to the 2016 spring semester Dean’s List at Lafayette College for outstanding academic achievement. To qualify for …
Read More »Patriots Complete Sweep Of Barnstormers
Lancaster, PA – The Somerset Patriots (10-7, 48-39) scored five runs in the seventh inning to propel them to a three-game sweep of the Lancaster Barnstomers (6-11, 40-46) Sunday afternoon at Clipper Magazine Stadium. Somerset notched its 27th come from behind win erasing a 3-1 hole to win 6-4. Of their last 12 wins, 10 have been come from behind …
Read More »Quail Brook Senior Center August Schedule
625 New Brunswick Rd., Somerset, NJ 08873 (732) 563-4213 Open Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. All programs begin at 11:00 a.m. unless otherwise listed. Body & Brain Yoga with Lucy Pagnetti – Monday, 10:30 a.m. (Body and Brain Yoga is a dynamic mind-body practice that combines stretching, flowing movement, deep breathing exercises and meditation in a simple …
Read More »Communications Model Between Police, Minority Community Called ‘Success’ By U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan
A Franklin Township success story received a nod earlier this month from an unlikely source: the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. In an interview by NPR’s Steve Instep, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said that the communications model used by township police and Franklin’s African-American community is successful and should be replicated in other parts of the country.
Read More »Report From The Floor: Final Day Of GOP Convention One Of Crescendos
By Somerset County Freeholder Brian Levine. Crescendo.
Read More »School Board Commends ‘Key People’ In 2016 FHS Graduation Ceremony
Key people involved in the Class of 2016 graduation – the first one held at the current Franklin High School – were commended at the July 21 Board of Education meeting. “We thought it was important to recognize a few key individuals who made the graduation at Franklin High School possible,” said board president Ed Potosnak. “It was a fabulous …
Read More »Somerset Patriots Re-Sign Pitcher Randy Boone
Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the re-signing of right-handed pitcher Randy Boone.
Read More »Somerset Patriots Sign 1B Kyle Roller
Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of first baseman Kyle Roller.
Read More »Diahlo Grant Case: Soaries Will Call For Federal Investigation; Black Lives Matter Hits The Streets
The Rev. DeForest “Buster” Soaries said July 21 that he will call for a federal investigation of whether a Franklin man’s civil rights were violated when he was killed in a shootout with township police. Several hours later, unrelated to Soaries’ statement, the Rutgers University chapter of Black Lives Matter took to the streets in New Brunswick, marching and chanting …
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