A township man who is a deportation officer with Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been charged with harboring an illegal alien and making false statements to authorities. Arnaldo Echevarria, 37, was scheduled to make his initial appearance in federal court the afternoon of April 9.

A multi-million-dollar preservation project on an iconic building on the Rutgers Preparatory School campus is set to begin sometime this summer. Representatives of the state’s oldest independent college-prep school received approval April 7 for their wide-ranging plans from the township Historic Preservation Advisory Commission.

A 29-year-old Rhode Island man remains in the Somerset County Jail two days after he was arrested in a township motel with a 14-year-old girl who had been reported missing. The man, Paul J. Monteiro, of Providence, was charged with First Degree human trafficking, First Degree kidnapping and Second Degree sexual assault, according to a press release on the arrest …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced the signings of outfielders Scott Cousins and Adalberto Santos and the return of former Major League pitcher Mitch Atkins. Cousins begins his first season with the Patriots with four years of Major League service to his name. He spent parts of 2010-12 in the majors with the Miami Marlins before appearing in …

A foundation has been formed to administer the annual Martin Luther King Community Breakfast and scholarship fund. Previously run through the Board of Education, the 18-year-old scholarship fund has awarded more than $120,000 in scholarships to Franklin high school graduating seniors.

March 24 More than $4,000 in jewelry was reported stolen from a Mettlers Road resident. Police said someone broke into the house through a rear window and stole a man’s gold wedding band valued at $1,000, a man’s diamond and sapphire ring valued at $1,000, a woman’s gold wedding band valued at $1,000 and men’s watches valued at $1,200.

A township resident has been appointed a trustee of the Rutgers Business School Alumni Association (RBSAA). Kenneth Hitchner, manager of public relations and social media at Creative Marketing Alliance (CMA), a full-service marketing firm located in Princeton Junction, will join the board as co-chairman of the communications committee.

The 3rd annual Hub City Music Festival benefitting Elijah’s Promise Soup Kitchen in New Brunswick is set for April 9-19. In addition to venues in Highland Park and New Brunswick, the festival will feature performances at Better World Market, Route 27 in Somerset.

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced the signings of former Major League pitchers Mickey Storey and Buddy Boshers and the re-signing of right-handed pitcher Kyler Newby.  

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