June 9 Srikanth Raj of Plainsboro was cited for careless driving after he lost control of his car on South Middlebush Road and struck a fence.

Township residents Dylan Hutt and Carter Coudriet earned the Eagle Scout rank in January and February, 2014. The scouts are members of Troop 113 of Somerset, sponsored by Somerset Presbyterian Church.

Somerset Eye Care has opened its second office in the township with the acquisition of Lens ‘N Eye at 1727 Route 27. The former owners, Drs. Jim Kelley and Hinda Liebeskind, are retiring in Florida, according to a release about the acquisition.  The practice will carry the Somerset Eye Care name.

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots defeated the Long Island Ducks 6-4 before 7,283 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday afternoon. The attendance helped the team set a new Atlantic League weekend record of 24,344 fans over the course of the three days.  

The winningest manager ever in the Atlantic League made a little more history June 14 as his number was retired by the Somerset Patriots. Sparky Lyle, who coached the Patriots to five Atlantic League championships, 12 half champions, and nine division championships in his 15 seasons as the skipper, was visibly moved by event.

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots rallied in the bottom of the eighth inning for the 6-5 win against the Lancaster Barnstormers before 6,849 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday night.  

The ball field at Castleton Park has been renamed in honor of late township resident Earl Williams, who in 1971 was Major League Baseball’s National League Rookie of the Year. Williams, who lived in the township for more than 20 years, died in January of 2013.

A former township woman has been convicted on multiple charges in connection with a 2012 attack on her then-husband that left the man permanently scarred, and partially deaf and blind. Mauvette D. Mattadeen, 43, was found guilty of 2nd Degree Aggravated Assault and 3rd Degree Possession of a Weapon for Unlawful Purposes after a two-week trial in Superior Court, Somerville, according to …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Lancaster Barnstormers defeated the Somerset Patriots 1-0 at TD Bank Ballpark on Wednesday night.  

A proposed Franklin High School schedule change for the 2014-15 school year would create more, shorter periods and would cut the amount of time for lunch periods for the second consecutive year.