🌱 Meet the Somerset students earning this year’s Warriors4Life scholarships
Somerset, New Jersey Patch AM: a 5 min readHello again Somerset! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Meet the Somerset students earning this year’s Warriors4Life scholarships
- Four-alarm Hamilton Street inferno: what Franklin Township businesses were hit?
- Lightning, Hamilton Street, and a strip mall: what actually burned overnight?
Also on today's calendar: Estate Jewelry Event at Roman Jewelers and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the elephant wear pink socks? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 56 degrees.
- Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 81, low: 64.
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
1. Warriors4Life Scholarship Foundation Gathers Awardees At Cultural Gazebo For Info, Congratulations (franklinreporter.com) — Somerset’s Warriors4Life Scholarship Foundation just gathered its newest Franklin Township awardees for photos and congratulations at the DeMott Lane municipal gazebo. Created in 2017 by local founders, the foundation funds students from the Somerset community who excel in academics, athletics, arts, service, and social consciousness, and continues to invite residents’ support to sustain its scholarships. 
2. Four-Alarm Fire Destroys Franklin Township Commercial Building (rlsmedia.com) — Overnight, firefighters from across Central Jersey battled a four-alarm blaze that tore through a commercial building on Hamilton Street in Franklin Township, Somerset County, forcing collapse zones and heavy water operations. Several Somerset-area businesses appear heavily damaged, but no injuries have been reported so far as investigators work to determine what caused the fire.
3. Lightning Strike Determined Cause of Hamilton Street Strip Mall Fire in Franklin Township (tapinto.net) — A lightning strike sparked a late-night fire that damaged an entire strip mall on Hamilton Street in Franklin Township’s Somerset section, drawing a massive response from Somerset Fire and Rescue and many neighboring departments. No injuries were reported, but Hamilton Street was closed for hours, and township fire officials are still investigating; residents with information are asked to contact the Fire Prevention Department.
4. Media Alert: Somerset County to Host Juneteenth Celebration June 18 (sbbnj.com) — Somerset County is inviting residents to a free Juneteenth celebration on Thursday, June 18, from 4–6:30 p.m. on the Historic Courthouse Green in Somerville. The family-friendly event will honor Ubuntu Cultural Pavilion founder S. Kendall Hall with the Juneteenth Leadership Award and feature reflections on freedom and justice as America approaches its 250th anniversary.
5. 1 Dead, 4 Injured In 2-Car Crash In Bridgewater (patch.com) — A man from Piscataway died and four others were injured after a two-car crash Saturday night on Finderne Avenue in nearby Bridgewater, according to Somerset County authorities. Somerset County’s Collision Analysis Reconstruction Team and Prosecutor’s Office are investigating, and residents are urged to share any information or footage through the STOPit app, tip line, or by calling local investigators.
📸 Around Somerset
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Estate Jewelry Event at Roman Jewelers →
Roman Jewelers, 500 Commons Way, Bridgewater
11:00 am
Friday June 19
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Other local events
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Summer Reading Kickoff
Sampson G Smith Intermediate School 1649 Amwell Rd, Somerset, NJ 08873, USA
6:00 pm -
Author Talk : The Franklin Park Tragedy
Hageman House Franklin Township Public Library, Franklin Park Branch, 64 Clove
6:30 pm -
Math Awards Night
Sampson G Smith Intermediate School 1649 Amwell Rd, Somerset, NJ 08873, USA
6:00 pm -
Lunar Faire Night Market: 90s/80s Theme →
Middlesex County Fairgrounds, 655 Cranbury Rd, East Brunswick
9:00 am
Wednesday June 17
Monday June 22
Tuesday June 23
Saturday June 27
📣 Somerset Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Baby Storytime
Manville Library Manville branch - Community Room
10:30 am -
Build & Play @ Franklin Park Branch →
Franklin Township Public Library, Franklin Park Branch, Franklin Park
10:30 am -
World Cup Watch Party: Senegal vs. France
New Brunswick Free Public Library 60 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
3:00 pm -
SGS Art Show (Media Center)
Sampson G Smith Intermediate School 1649 Amwell Rd, Somerset, NJ 08873, USA
4:00 pm -
Board of Health →
Borough of Milltown - Milltown NJ 08850
6:15 pm -
Board of Education Meeting
Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District Wade Administration Building
7:00 pm -
Ford Ave Redevelopment Agency →
Borough of Milltown - Milltown NJ 08850
7:00 pm -
Early Dismissal for Students
Manville Board of Education Manville, NJ 08835
Tuesday June 16
Wednesday June 17
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Willow Avenue Fire Franklin Township: Dog Rescued, Cat Missing After Saturday Blaze
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/franklin-township/articles/willow-avenue-fire-franklin-township-dog-rescued-cat-missing-after-saturday-blaze (Nextdoor Easton Farms) - Ed did a great job swapping out my old kitchen tile for vinyl plank flooring.
Quality work, fair pricing, professional, and he stands behind his work. Already planning my next project with him. Highly recommend! (Nextdoor Quailbrook II)
- Ardena posted a job opening for GMP Cleaner in Somerset. Apply here.
- Rutgers University posted a job opening for MGSA – Department of Music – (Fall 2026) in New Brunswick. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Somerset here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because his blue socks were in the wash. (Thank you Mary C. for sending it in!)
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