BERNARDS TWP., NJ _ An update of the anticipated return of thousands of students to Bernards Township schools by Oct. 1 is due to be presented at Monday's scheduled virtual Board of Education meeting.

The school district's administrative team is due to present the update near the beginning of agenda for the meeting, scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 14.

Until the ...

SUMMIT, NJ - In an emailed communication addressed to the "Summit Community," Superintendent of Schools Scott Hough has announced that a Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School student has tested positive for COVID-19. According to Hough, the student is "currently self-isolating" and the District is "working closely with public health officials, who are ...

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Sixteen seniors at Ridge High School have been named semifinalists in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program.

The following Ridge students have qualified as semifinalists in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship Program: Lily Chen, Lucas Chen, Stanley Jiang, Daniel Jin, Narah Kutty, Siddhant Makkar, Matheson McCune, Juliet Nolt, Elizabeth Polito, Benny Sun, ...

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — While Ridge High School sports programs resume getting ready for their NJSIAA-sanctioned fall seasons on Monday, a Ridge team that doesn't usually play in the fall is representing Basking Ridge this year.

Members of the Ridge baseball program have joined to assemble a team that is entered in the USABL fall 18U Central Division for the first time. This team has no ...

BERNARDS TWP., NJ _ The boys and girls of summer are instead heading out to play baseball in September 2020, the Ridge Baseball Club told township officials last week _ but unfortunately, at a time of year when the days are getting shorter instead of longer.

Responding to a written request from the Ridge Baseball Club, the Bernards Township Committee gave the kids' league preliminary ...

BERNARDS TWP., NJ - After officials and residents alike have expressed "dissatisfaction" with the services provided by both Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) and Optimum/Altice's internet service at recent meetings, the Bernards Township Committee is considering setting up a special committee to push to improve that service.

A public work session on the ...

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — A lottery ticket worth more than $387,000 was sold at a service station in Basking Ridge.

Two tickets matched all five numbers drawn splitting the $775,198 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Sunday, Sept. 13 drawing. One of those tickets was purchased from the Basking Ridge Exxon at 305 King George Road.

Each ticket is worth $387,599.

BERNARDS TWP., NJ _ Last month's invite to Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) to attend a public forum in Bernards Township to explain power outages after Tropical Storm Isaias _ and sometimes even in calm weather _  has recieved no answer thus far, Township Mayor James Baldassare said this week.

The Bernards Township Committee also followed up the ...

BUFFALO, NY - Sheila Anderson, co-producer of Sunday's 11th annual Central Jersey Jazz Festival, was in Somerville last September for the.conclusion of the three-day tri-county event, introducing the acts, working the crowd and staying busy behind the scenes as she has done since 2009.

Thousands brought their chairs and blankets and set up in front of the stage on East Main Street, ...

BERNARDS TWP., NJ _ No registration is required for the Bernards Township's Virtual Early Literacy story times to be held this fall on Zoom videoconferencing between Sept. 16 to Nov. 19. The story times are geared for children from babies, toddlers and preschoolers, to evening tales for busy families.

The scheduled story times are:

Baby Time (Ages Birth to 16 ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - The show must go as the saying goes, and it will, with a tip of the hat to determination, technology and cyberspace.

Forced to respond to the limitations imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing, the venerable Central Jersey Jazz Festival, a mainstay of the arts and entertainment landscape for 11 years, will be live-streamed this year on Sunday, Sept.

NEW JERSEY — Less than two months from Election Day, Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday said a new website will allow New Jersey residents to register to vote and track their mail-in ballot all while on the go or from the comfort of their home.

“This online form is safe and secure, and can be accessed anywhere – whether from a library computer or your smartphone,” Gov. Phil ...

BERNARDS TWP., NJ _ If you enjoy a glass of beer, wine, or whisky either with meals out or in despite COVID-19, be glad that the state Alcoholic Beverage Commission allowed local eateries and wine and liquor shops some extra time this year to renew their annual retail liquor licenses.

Normally, eateries or shops that sell alcohol must have their applications for their ...

As each New Jersey summer comes to a close, one sure thing that takes away the sting from saying goodbye to hot, sunshine-filled days is attending a San Gennaro Festival. This celebration, lasting 11 days in Manhattan and with smaller-scaled celebrations in our state, is a food-fest of Italian flavor. Peppers and sausage and zeppolis reign supreme with their tempting aromas in the ...

NEW JERSEY — It’s seven in the morning and Jimmy Greberis is in his element.

Between taking phone orders and watching over the sizzling grill, the owner of the Summit Diner prepares for the breakfast rush, a familiar routine in his decades in the diner business. But for the first Sunday in nearly half a year, he’s allowing customers back inside to sit at the vinyl stools ...

BERNARDS TWP., NJ _ On a mild, seasonable Sept. 11 as it was 19 years ago, a crowd of residents, officials, Boy Scouts, family members and many first responders gathered briefly on Friday evening to pay homage to Bernards Township residents who lost their lives in the tragedy that unfolded on September 11, 2001.

The anniversary of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and ...

BERNARDS TWP., NJ _ The program has been set for Bernards Township's scheduled September 11 memorial ceremony that will bring together first responders, scouts, and officials at 6 p.m. this Friday at the township's own 9/11 Memorial at Harry Dunham Park.

Public invited to event

The public is invited to attend the ceremony "to honor and remember the ...

BASKING RIDGE, NJ - On Monday, August 24th, Confirmation students from the Somerset Hills Lutheran Church in Basking Ridge presented residents of Ridge Oak Senior Housing with homemade bookmarks to help raise their spirits during this time of isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.   

The 2020 Confirmation class had a portion of their instruction interrupted by social ...

BERNARDS TWP., NJ - After officials and residents alike have expressed "dissatisfaction" with the services provided by both Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) and Optimum/Altice's internet service at recent meetings, the Bernards Township Committee is considering setting up a special committee to push to improve that service.

A public work session on the ...

TRENTON, NJ -- NJ Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli today, during the governor's COVID-19 press briefing, warned of a possible “twin-demic” this year during flu season and urged New Jerseyans to get their flu shots.  

“As we enter the fall season, we are also moving into the flu season. This year we are preparing for the possibility of a twin-demic,” ...

BERNARDS TWP., NJ _ On a mild, seasonable Sept. 11 as it was 19 years ago, a crowd of residents, officials, Boy Scouts, family members and many first responders gathered briefly on Friday evening to pay homage to Bernards Township residents who lost their lives in the tragedy that unfolded on September 11, 2001.

The anniversary of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and ...

BERNARDS TOWNSHIP, NJ — The Somerset County Department of Health on Sunday reported a total of 4,934 cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus in the county, an increase of 11 cases overnight.

Bernards Township had three new confirmed cases of the virus, for a total of 313. 

The New Jersey Department of Health Sunday reported a total of 194,058 positive ...

BERNARDS TWP., NJ _ In a year when health officials are urging people to receive seasonal flu shots early to avoid a heightened risk combined with COVID-19, the Bernards Township Health Department is offering four flu shot clinics in September.

The Bernards health department serves six member towns, Bernards, Bernardsville and Peapack-Gladstone in Somerset County, and Long Hill Township, ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Authorities have identified the victims of Sunday morning’s shooting on Delafield Street.

Anthony Robinson 23, of New Brunswick, and Lionel Macauley, 28, of Franklin, have been identified as the two male victims who were taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and died from the injuries they sustained in the shooting, according to Middlesex County ...

BERNARDS TWP., NJ _ On a mild, seasonable Sept. 11 as it was 19 years ago, a crowd of residents, officials, Boy Scouts, family members and many first responders gathered briefly on Friday evening to pay homage to Bernards Township residents who lost their lives in the tragedy that unfolded on September 11, 2001.

The anniversary of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – A chilling video shows four men emerging from a car with guns drawn and unleashing a hail of bullets that left two dead and six injured early Sunday morning.

In the video provided to TAPinto New Brunswick, the shooters can be seen emerging from the four-door sedan with hoods pulled down in front of their faces. They open fire in the direction of 32 Delafield Street, ...

BASKING RIDGE, NJ - On Monday, August 24th, Confirmation students from the Somerset Hills Lutheran Church in Basking Ridge presented residents of Ridge Oak Senior Housing with homemade bookmarks to help raise their spirits during this time of isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.   

The 2020 Confirmation class had a portion of their instruction interrupted by social ...