Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of Major League outfielder Brad Snyder.  

It is now illegal to smoke on any township-owned property. The Township Council on March 22 passed on second reading an ordinance banning smoking in all township parks, recreational facilities and athletic fields, as well as all municipally owned buildings.

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced the re-signing of Major League starting pitcher Mickey Storey.  

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots are looking for individuals interested in performing as team mascot Sparkee and his pal Slider for community appearances and games during the 2016 season.  

State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen, D-17, was the top individual fundraiser in the 2016 St. Baldrick’s Foundation head-shaving event at the North Plainfield Fire Department. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation funds childhood cancer research. The head shaving was held at the fire department’s headquarters on March 19.

Submitted by Ken Daly, PBA Local 154. Franklin Twp. Police Union PBA 154, participated in the 17th annual “Battle of the Blue” at the Rothman Center, Fairleigh Dickerson University in Hackensack.

More than a dozen volunteers from Middlebush Reformed Church pitched in March 19 to help Habitat for Humanity build two homes. Both homes are located on Churchill Avenue. The church volunteers joined other Habitat members, and the owners of the two homes, in the effort.

Philadelphia-based PJ Cavanaugh’s chose St. Patrick’s Day to hold the grand opening of its township pub, located in the Holiday Inn on Davidson Avenue. Irish dancers, pipers and a St. Patty’s Day buffet were the highlights of the day for the resellers, who were given green beads and hats for the ocassion.

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of outfielder Carlos Guzman.  

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.