Somerset moved up to 2A this season and promptly staked claim to the territory by winning the FHSAA state championship on Saturday at Silver Spurs Arena. Somerset rolled up 173 points, which was just enough to edge Tampa Jesuit (166), but it was a nail-biter down the stretch.

Three New Jersey men have been charged with burglarizing two homes in Somerset County last year. The trio entered a home on Second Street in Franklin through a broken window shortly before 10 p.m. on Oct. 18 and stole jewelry, coins and artwork, the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office said.

Somerset batter Will Smeed amends his contract with the club to enable him to play all formats of the game in 2025.

Emmanuel Tolentino, of Scotch Plains, was arrested Jan. 29 on a burglary charge, but later released from the Somerset County jail. He is being sought after being linked to additional burglaries, the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office said.

A $5,000 reward is being offered for any information that helps solve a 1986 cold case in Somerset County, according to state police.State police said that, on

A 15-year-old Somerset student has died after collapsing during track practice, according to the Fayette County Coroner’s Office. The coroner identified the student as James Phillippe, who collapsed at Meece Middle School in Somerset on Monday (3/03).

Will Smeed has reversed his decision to become a white-ball specialist and could make his first-class debut this summer after signing a new all-formats contract with Somerset.Smeed made headlines in 2022 when,

A report from the Fayette County Coroner's Office detailed that a 15-year-old that collapsed during track practice died on Tuesday.

Monday marked the first time Somerset County gathered residents for jury selection since they revamped the process in December. It ended up being a trial run, with two cases resolved without trials. And that may have been a bit of good fortune,

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