The third of three development proposals heralding the hoped-for reinvigoration of the Hamilton Street business district was heard March 16 by the Planning Board. The developer, Hamilton Street Management, LLC, wants to construct “Hamilton Commons,” a 4-story mixed-use building at Hamilton St. and Baier Avenue, the site of the former Millennium Bank.

By Syed M. Rizvi As Muslims, we don’t have to defend ourselves. Our record and our past, is an open book for today, yesterday and the day before. We have nothing to be ashamed of. We are not some political toys to be used for someone’s political advantage. Indeed, we are a force to be reckoned with. We are not …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of Major League left-handed pitcher Jeremy Horst.  

For the 2nd consecutive year, all eight locations of the Flemington Car & Truck Country Family of Dealerships, representing 17 manufacturer brands, have earned the coveted DealerRater Consumer Satisfaction Award for 2016. This means that all Flemington Car & Truck Country dealership locations on Route 202 & 31 in Flemington were ranked in the top 10% of U.S. Franchise Dealers …

Franklin Township Police Det. Patrick Colligan was recently honored as “Irishman of the Year” by the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Central Jersey. The black tie banquet honoring Collegian, who is also president of the New Jersey PBA, was held at the Pines Manor in Edison.

A group of students from Central Jersey College Prep Charter School recently received a taste of college life, thanks to a visit to Rutgers University in New Brunswick. The trip was arranged by a CJCP teacher, Ms. Jimenez, who brought 43 of the school’s 11th Grade students.

Elizabeth Avenue School received one of 83 grants under a new program designed to support educational field trips. The school received $700 for a 3rd Grade trip to the Somerset County Environmental Center in Basking Ridge from the Community Foundation of New Jersey and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation.

A township man was arrested March 9 on drug-related charges after he allegedly sold illegal drugs to an undercover police officer. D’Andre Walker, 28, was charged after allegedly selling 50 folds of heroin and two small plastic bags of cocaine to an undercover detective assigned to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force, according to a press release …

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.

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of right-handed relief pitcher Arik Sikula. “Speaking with some other guys around minor league baseball, I am very grateful for the opportunity to play in Somerset,” said Sikula. “I had probably the best baseball conversation I have ever had with [manager] Brett [Jodie] the other day, and I told him …