Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced the re-signing of Major League pitcher Gus Schlosser.  

Township officials are reviewing more than $200,000 in requests for Community Development Block Grants, but the program’s administrator warned that some of the requests will not be filled. The township’s 2016 CDBG figure has not yet been arrived at, program administrator Deborah Mitchell told the Township Council at its March 22 meeting, but requests in one category exceed what the …

No one was injured March 28 when a car backed into a house on Stone Manor Drive. Police responding to the 6:24 p.m. incident were told by the car’s driver, Kimberlie Bullock, 35, of Orange, that she was backing out of the driveway of a home when her foot got stuck on the gas pedal, propelling her car across the …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of infielder/outfielder Mycal Jones.  

Music, craft beer and food highlight the 2nd Annual “Going for the Green Craft Beer and Music Festival” set for noon to 5 p.m. April 2 at Suydam Farms Greenhouse, 49 Skillmans Lane. The event is a fundraiser for the Franklin Food Bank, which provides food to those in need in the community. Providing musical entertainment during the day will …

Flemington Nissan and Ditschman/Flemington Ford, part of the Flemington Car Country family of dealerships, and Operation Kidsafe, are sponsoring “New Jersey Regional Child Safety Days” events at their location in April. The event, a digital fingerprint and photo safety program, will be held at the dealerships, 212 Route 202 in Flemington, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. April 8 and 9 …

The Spring Hills Somerset Assisted Living Community has earned its fourth consecutive Advanced Standing, a quality distinction based on rigorous performance standards for licensed assisted living and personal care homes in the state, from the Health Care Association of New Jersey Foundation (HCANJF) in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Health (DOH). “We are very pleased to have earned …

We dropped in on two township churches for their Easter Sunday celebrations: Middlebush Reformed Church at Middlebush and Amwell roads, and Point Christian Church, which meets at the Villagers Theatre in the municipal complex. Middlebush Reformed held a sunrise service at 7 a.m., while Point Christian held its annual Easter egg hunt, prior to its Easter service and brunch.

By Mayor Philip Kramer The 2016 budget is $59,488,016, which is $55,461.77 less than the 2009 budget. That’s essentially flat over 7 years despite 12 percent inflation*. If passed, the Township Council will raise the levy (the portion of the budget paid by property taxes) by 1.75 percent, or $601,307. That is the lowest tax increase again since 2009.

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