SOMERSET, NJ – Rutgers Pres student Nitya Kathiravan is moving ahead. Ms. Kathiravan will represent Somerset County at the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee after winning the Somerset County Library System NJ’s Spelling Bee Spectacular. Somerset County Commissioners Marano and Robinson were on hand to cheer all the contestants and present Nitya with her trophy. Photo by Somerset County.
Rutgers Prep Student to Represent Somerset County at Scripps National Spelling Bee
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