Hillsborough News
By STEVEN CUSUMANO
August 9, 2025
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Binghamton Rumble Ponies in game four of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday by a score of 5-2. Somerset scored in the first inning for the third straight game, going 0-3 in such contests. The Patriots drop to 2-8 against the ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Downtown Somerville Alliance features North Jersey cover band Fade to Suede on the Division Street Summer Stage Saturday, Aug. 9, from 6-9 p.m.From the Fade to Suede Facebook page:“Fade to Suede will be in beautiful downtown Somerville smack-dab in the middle of Division Street ...
BRIDGEWATER. NJ - The Somerset Patriots, playing as the Jersey Diners, were defeated by the Binghamton Rumble Ponies in game three of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark on Thursday by a score of 5-4.Somerset has dropped back-to-back games in which they have scored first, falling to 46-16 in ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ The 26-year-old Somerville man who had all the right answers during a 16-game winning streak on the Jeopardy! TV game show last month threw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the Somerset Patriots game at TD Bank Ballpark Thursday night.Scott Riccardi, a 2021 graduate, proudly ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - the Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Binghamton Rumble Ponies in game two of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark on Wednesday by a score of 6-1.RHP Ben Hess (4.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 4 K) was tabbed with the loss in his Double-A debut. Hess ranks fourth among active Yankee ...
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - A contingent of 140 players, coaches and parents from the Hillsborough Youth Sports Raiders Football organization were guests of the New York Giants Monday at the team's training complex where they rubbed shoulders with quarterback Russell Wilson and other players before ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Members of the Hillsborough Police Department got drenched in the dunk tank, dug in for a non-stop game of kickball, dribbled and shot basketballs and worked the grill cooking hundreds of hot dogs for their guests at Tuesday's National Night Out celebration at Mountain View ...
BRIDGEWTER, NJ - Minor League Baseball has named Somerset Patriots RHP Carlos Lagrange as the Eastern League Pitcher of the Month for July.Lagrange, the Yankees No. 2 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, went 2-0 with a 1.27 ERA and 31 K over 21.1 IP in four games (three starts) in July. He led the ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ – Combat veterans that are recipients of the Purple Heart will be honored in ceremonies hosted by the township on Thursday, Aug. 7 at the Garden of Honor on the grounds of the Peter Biondi Municipal Complex, 379 South Branch Road.The public is invited to attend the 10 a.m.
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots defeated the Binghamton Rumble Ponies in game one of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark on Tuesday afternoon by a score of 3-2. The Patriots won their first game of the season without recording an RBI; all three runs scored in the seventh inning were ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The New York Yankees have promoted RHP Ben Hess to the Double-A Somerset Patriots. He is expected to make his debut for the team as the starter for Wednesday night’s 6:35 pm game at TD Bank Ballpark against the Binghamton Rumble Ponies (New York Mets).Hess, the Yankees No. 7 ...
BRIDGEWATER. NJ - Join Somerset County 4-H, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Somerset County, and the Somerset County 4-H Association for a jungle-themed 4-H Fair, taking place on Aug. 6-8, from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. at North Branch Park. Fair admission is free. The annual fair promises three days of ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Operation Shoebox New Jersey will commemorate 20 years of support for US troops deployed overseas with a packing event Saturday, Aug. 9 at TD Bank Ballpark.Since 2005, the all-volunteer organization has shipped 200,000 personal care packages to US troops around the world.Members ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ -The Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission is accepting grant applications for the 2026 Local Arts Program. The LAP grant supports the expansion and development of the arts within Somerset County and is available to local organizations, such as arts agencies, libraries, ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Minor League Baseball has named Somerset Patriots RHP Trent Sellers as the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for games played July 28 to August 3.Sellers earned the win over the Richmond Flying Squirrels (San Francisco Giants) on Saturday after he allowed 0 R on 1 H and 7 K in ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Somerset County Board of County Commissioners presented grants totaling $47,250, to eight award recipients selected through Somerset County’s unique Opiate Settlement Community Solutions Grant Program, which provides eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations with one-time ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ The Somerset Patriots defeated the Richmond Flying Squirrels in the finale of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark. on Sunday by a score of 9-1. After surrendering a run in the top of the first, Somerset scored nine unanswered runs through the remainder of the game. The Patriots ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Game on.The Hillsborough Police Department is inviting opposing teams to challenge them in a friendly pick-up game of “Kickball with the Cops” at Mountain Vew Park during the Township’s third annual National Night Out on Aug. 5th from 5:30-8 p.m.Members of the Police Department ...
LONG BRANCH, NJ – Well-known actor Adam Sandler was spotted playing pickup basketball in Long Branch at the Bucky James Community Center on Wednesday, July 30.Sandler’s team reached out to the Long Branch Recreation Department, searching for a local indoor basketball court to play a game at.“At ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - the Somerset Patriots defeated the Richmond Flying Squirrels in game five of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday by a score of 3-1.The Somerset Patriots dressed as the “New York Black Yankees” for the first and only time this season. The Patriots are 1-2 in their New ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The New York Yankees have scheduled RHP Mark Leiter Jr. for an MLB rehab assignment with the Somerset Patriots on Saturday, Aug. 2.The Patriots take on the Richmond Flying Squirrels (San Francisco Giants) at TD Bank Ballpark at 7:05 p.m.The Yankees placed Leiter Jr. on the injured ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ The Somerset Patriots were swept by the Richmond Flying Squirrels in their doubleheader at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday. Somerset lost game one 1-0 and lost game two 8-6.Somerset was shutout for the sixth time this season in game one. The Patriots scored five unanswered runs in game ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - Assemblyman Roy Freiman and Assemblywoman Mitchelle Drulis (both D-Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset) joined South Brunswick officials late last week to present a $430,000 ceremonial check in State budget funding to support improvements at Reichler Park that will enable ...
CRANFORD, NJ – Owner Vinny Savinelli knew something was wrong when a customer walked into Vinny’s Pizza and Pasta on Wednesday, claiming they had been charged $10—but the transaction didn’t appear anywhere in the restaurant’s system.“I showed him the charge wasn’t in our system,” Savinelli told ...
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – Senator Andrew Zwicker (LD-16) joined Spectrum Works, a leading non-profit organization dedicated to fostering job opportunities for autistic individuals, and a coalition of business, education, and advocacy leaders for a roundtable discussion and press conference promoting ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Norz Hill Farm is helping to promote Somerset County's new initiative celebrating the region's agri-tourism experiences and deep agricultural roots.“Seeded in Somerset” will be introduced at the Somerset County 4-H Fair Aug. 6-8 at North Branch Park in Bridgewater from 10 a.m.-10 ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Still going strong after playing together for 52 years, Little Jimmy and the Starlites will kick off this weekend's Summer Stage Concert performances at 6 p.m. Friday night, followed on Saturday at 6 p.m. by the Johnny Charles Blues Band, another legendary New Jersey band.Since ...
The Somerset County Education Association (SCEA), representing nearly 7,000 diverse public school employees in Somerset County, proudly announces its endorsements for the upcoming elections: Melonie Marano and Elizabeth Graner for Somerset County Commissioner, and Darrin Russo for Somerset County ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots and Richmond Flying Squirrels game scheduled for Thursday, July 31 at TD Bank Ballpark has been postponed due to rain storms and safety concerns with New Jersey's declaration of a state of emergency,The game will be made up as a single admission double header ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway TrafficSafety Administration estimates that in 2024, 39,345 people died as a result of motorvehicle crashes. Millions of others were injured. Drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists taking chances, making risky choices by not ...