Anytime Fitness,a 24-hour fitness club, has opened a township gym in the Franklin Court shopping plaza, 920 Hamilton St. The club features 24/7 access to a wide variety of fitness equipment and live and recorded fitness classes.

The Board of Education’s search for a new schools Superintendent is barely underway, but “seven or eight” hopefuls have already submitted applications, the school board was told May 15. Representatives from the board’s superintendent search firm, Hazard, Young & Attea Associates, sat with the board in a special meeting designed to help the company prepare a “leadership profile” of the type …

Audience members attending this weekend’s final performances of “Falsettos” at the Villagers Theatre might want to look closely at the there symbols hanging on the wall near the auditorium’s entrance. The symbols – a heart, a Star of David and an AIDS ribbon – are inscribed with the names of more than three dozen local victims of the AIDS epidemic.

Six township students were among nine grand prize winners in the “My Mom, My Hero” Mother’s Day poetry contest sponsored by Venus Jewelers, Easton Avenue. Students in grades K-12 from more than 12 area schools submitted poems to the contest, according to a press release. Everyone who entered was given a genuine gemstone to give to their mother on Mother’s …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots defeated the Camden Riversharks 6-0 on Thursday evening at TD Bank Ballpark to salvage the series. The Patriots took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second on an RBI single by Damaso Espino.

Township residents are invited to give their input on how the Al’s Brook bridge on New Brunswick Road should be repaired in a public information session from 5-8 p.m. May 29 at the municipal building, 475 DeMott Lane. The bridge, officially known as Bridge K0607,is located between Cedar Grove Lane and Willow Avenue.

By Bill Connell, Somerset. Last week was Teacher appreciation week. I have a few thoughts on that.  I am a little jealous they don’t have an Estimator appreciation week but the thanks I get at the end of the SGS play in February, give me enough “thank yous.” I store them like emergency rations and think of them whenever I …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Camden Riversharks defeated the Somerset Patriots 3-2 on Wednesday evening at TD Bank Ballpark. Camden took a 1-0 lead on a sacrifice fly by Bobby Stevens in the top of the third inning.

The potential for a sound system to be added to the athletic complex at Middlebush Park, off DeMott Lane, sparked a debate among residents at the May 13 Township Council meeting. In general, residents who live near the area were opposed to the idea, while residents connected with the various sports organizations that use it were supportive.

St. Matthias R.C. Church on John F. Kennedy Boulevard kicked off its 27th annual carnival on May 13. The carnival boasts more than 15 rides, food choices ranging from cotton candy to Filipino barbecue sticks and a Super 50-50 that last year paid its winner $20,000.