A township pastor and personal trainer will be among the honorees July 7 at the New York City Housing Authority branch of the NAACP’s “Just R.E.A.D.” awards in New York City. The Rev. Kahll Carmichael, founder and pastor of It Is Well Living Church, 2 John F. Kennedy Blvd., a certified personal trainer and author of the book, “The Fitness …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of outfielder Brian Van Kirk.  

A township Girl Scout has completed work for her Gold Award, the highest level of Girl Scouting, with a project benefiting the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick. Heather Attanasio, who will be a senior at Franklin High School, focused her project on the needs of parents of children in the NICU. Her project provided care …

Submitted by Franklin Food Bank.

Bridgewater, NJ – The Bridgeport Bluefish (30-38) defeated the Somerset Patriots (36-32) 8-4 at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday evening.  

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of right-handed pitcher Bryce Morrow.  

More than 50 people gathered in the courtyard of the Masjid-e-Ali Mosque June 30 to hold a candlelight vigil in remembrance of those killed by terrorists. The event was sparked by the June 28 attack at Istanbul Ataturk Airport in Turkey, in which 44 people were killed and about 240 injured.

School district students and staff were honored by the Board of Education at its June 30 meeting. The board gave special recognition to Bryce Gray, the Franklin Middle Schooler who recently finished first in the state and fourth nationally in a stock market game, as well as members of the Franklin High School boys’s and girls’ track teams.

Bridgewater, NJ – The New Britain Bees (33-33) defeated the Somerset Patriots (36-31) 8-7 at TD Bank Ballpark on Thursday evening.  

Somerset Woods Rehabilitation and Nursing Center celebrated its grand opening June 29 with food, music and the traditional ribbon cutting. The center, located at 780 Old New Brunswick Rd., offers three floors of private and semiprivate rooms, skilled nursing care and a full range of rehab services provided by Kessler Rehabilitation.