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June 7, 2024

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The New York Yankees have scheduled RHP Gerrit Cole to continue his MLB rehab assignment with the Somerset Patriots on Sunday, June 9. The Patriots are home at TD Bank Ballpark for a 1:05 pm game against the Hartford Yard Goats (Colorado Rockies). Cole made his first rehab ...

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HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - A team of Hillsborough police officers escorted the Special Olympics torch headed south on Route 206 late Friday afternoon on a journey that began in northern New Jersey, headed to the campus of The College of New Jersey for the three-day event June 7-9, which will see 2,000 ...

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BRANCHBURG, NJ - The annual “Touch A Truck and Food Truck Festival” hosted by the Branchburg Rotary will be held at Raritan Valley Community College on Saturday, June 8th, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The truck jamboree will feature an exhibit of heavy-duty trucks - fire, emergency, construction and ...

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ROCHELLE PARK, NJ — After more than a dozen years working with The Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey (CIANJ) and COMMERCE Magazine, editor Diane C. Walsh is retiring. “I want to thank Diane for her many years of service and dedication to serving the business leaders of New Jersey, ...

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  SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Summer Stage Concert series sponsored by the Downtown Somerville Alliance continues with back-to-back shows this weekend, with the PBJ Band performing Friday night, beginning at 7 p.m. and on Saturday with the Bassboards, starting at 6 p.m.   The PBJ Band plays ...

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BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Hartford Yard Goats 7-5 on Thursday night at TD Bank Ballpark in game three of a six-game series. Somerset has now dropped four straight contests for the first time this season. RHP Bailey Dees (6.2 IP, 4 R, 3 ER, 7 H, 0 BB, 9 K) ...

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HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - A high-tech digital billboard has been erected on Route 206 near the railroad overpass south of Camplain Road, replacing five other static billboards in the immediate area on both sides of the trestle. In addition to commercial advertising, the digital screens will display ...

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SOMERVILLE, NJ - Tuesday's 4-alarm fire on Main Street that gutted two first-floor restaurants also destroyed several apartments on the upper two floors of the building, displacing 18 residents including disabled veterans, young couples and families. The cause of the fire is still being ...

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BRIDGEWATER, NJ = The Somerset Patriots fell to the Hartford Yard Goats 9-3 on Wednesday night at TD Bank Ballpark in game two of a six-game series. The Patriots have lost three straight, their fourth three-game losing streak of the season. They’ve now lost three straight at home for the first ...

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SOMERVILLE, NJ - Structural engineers have determined that the integrity of two Main Street buildings severely damaged in a four-alarm fire Tuesday is sound, and are in no imminent danger of collapsing, enabling the borough to reopen Main Street at 8 p.m. Wednesday. North Bridge Street alongside ...

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HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - It's difficult to tell who enjoys the "Kickball with the Cops" event more - the kids or the police. The Hillsborough Parks & Recreation Department and the Hillsborough Police Department are inviting kids to sign up by 5 p.m. for the kickball event to be held between ...

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SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Downtown Somerville Alliance, the downtown management corporation in Somerville New Jersey is pleased to welcome Olivia Manning as its new executive director, effective 3 June 2024. Manning brings over 20 years of diverse marketing experience to her new role at the DSA, with ...

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BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The New York Yankees have promoted C/1B Ben Rice from the Double-A Somerset Patriots to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Rail Riders. Rice is currently slashing .261/.382/.511 with 36 R, 47 H, 9 2B, 12 HR, 26 RBI and 8 SB in 49 games in Somerset. He is among the Eastern ...

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SOMERVILLE, NJ - Only 11 percent of registered Democratic and Republican voters in Somerset County participated in Tuesday's New Jersey Primary election, with Democrats casting 14,807 votes and Republicans casting 12,979 votes. The ballot included US President, US Senate, US House of ...

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 BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots dropped their series opener to the Hartford Yard Goats 5-4 on Tuesday night at TD Bank Ballpark in front of a record 8,260 fans who came to see Yankees Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole on the mound in his first rehab appearance. Somerset’s season high ...

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SOMERVILLE, NJ - A 4-alarm early Tuesday afternoon fire swept through at least four restaurants and upper floor apartments on West Main Street. Acrid smoke and the stench of burning wood permeated the block between Bridge Street and Division Street. Police worked to keep the street clear of ...

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SOMERVILLE, NJ - Dedicated to the cause for more than eight years, Borough Councilwoman Theresa Bonner will shave her head to raise money for Steps Together, a Hillsborough-based non-profit corporation that supports Somerset County families faced with a medical crisis. She and her friend Carina ...

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SOMERVILLE, NJ - Friends and family of Maryrose Fealey gathered at the Somerville Elks Sunday to celebrate her life and to distribute more than 100 rose bushes for residents to plant in their backyards as part of a "remembrance garden" and living tribute to the 27-year-old who was killed by a ...

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  SOMERVILLE, NJ – For those voters who like to cast their ballots "the old-fashioned" way, Somerset County polling places will be open for the June 4 Democratic and Republican primary elections at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, June 4th and close at 8 p.m. Voters can find their assigned polling place on ...

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SOMERVILLE, NJ - K9 Marco spent his morning outside DeMartino's Brunch restaurant Saturday mingling with the morning crowd who came to support the newest member of the Somerville Police Department. A four-month-old Golden Retriever, Marco is partnered with Officer Nicole DeBiase, who will train ...

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HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The Township Committee is incorporating age-friendly principles while conducting its master plan update by adopting a policy resolution supporting the incorporation of age-friendly design into all municipal plans. This plan will identify improvements to make Hillsborough more ...

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BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The New York Yankees have announced that RHP Gerrit Cole is currently scheduled to commence an MLB rehab assignment with the Somerset Patriots on Tuesday, June 4. The Patriots are home at TD Bank Ballpark for a 6:35 pm game against the Hartford Yard Goats (Colorado ...

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BRIDGEWAATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots fell to the Bowie Baysox 6-3 on Sunday afternoon in their series finale. The two teams split the six-game set, as Somerset falls three games out of first place with 18 games remaining in the first half of the season. LHP Brock Selvidge (5 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 ...

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