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Bridgewater, NJ- The Sugar Land Skeeters defeated the Somerset Patriots 7-3 before 6,808 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday evening.
Read More »DeMott Lane Flag Mystery Solved: It’s All About The Money
Every year before Memorial Day, much of DeMott Lane is decorated with American flags hanging from utility polls. The flags are put up by the township, using public works employees.
Read More »Patriots Defeat Skeeters 5-3
Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots defeated the Sugar Land Skeeters 5-3 at TD Bank Ballpark on Thursday evening.
Read More »Trails Committee Suggests Opening Griggstown Grassland Preserve To Bicyclists
Four of the six trails at the Griggstown Native Grassland Preserve should be opened to bicyclists, a township advisory committee decided July 9. The Trails Advisory Committee voted 4-2 to recommend to the Open Space Advisory Committee that it vote to allow bicycling on the orange, yellow, brown and purple trails, located off Canal Road.
Read More »Township Council Awards More Than $1.1 Million In Road Work Contracts
Contracts for more than $1 million worth of road improvements were awarded at the July 8 Township Council meeting. The funding for the projects is included in the current budget.
Read More »Township Council Buys $200K Worth Of Police Equipment
More than $200,000 in equipment purchases for the police department were approved at the July 8 Township Council meeting. The council voted to buy seven vehicles and six portable computers.
Read More »Patriots Rally Past Revolution 6-5
York, PA – The Somerset Patriots (1-2, 47-25) salvaged the series finale by defeating the York Revolution (2-1, 43-30) 6-5 Wednesday night from Santander Stadium.
Read More »Revolution Pound Patriots 11-5
York, PA – The York Revolution (2-0, 43-29) defeated the Somerset Patriots (0-2, 46-25) 11-5 Tuesday evening from Santander Stadium. The game was delayed 91 minutes in the second inning due to rain.
Read More »More Innovations On Tap For Township Web Site
The Franklin Web site should be streaming Township Council meetings by the end of the year, according to the township’s Information Technology director. Once council meetings are streamed live, the effort will be turned to stream Planning Board and Zoning board meetings, he said.
Read More »Police Log: July 5 – 7, 2014
July 5 Derrick Anderson of Yardville was cited for careless driving after his car ran off Mettlars Road and hit a utility pole. Anderson told police that all he remembered was taking his eyes off the road to scratch his leg, and all of a sudden, his car was heading off the road. The car flipped over twice after the …
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