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MADISON, NJ -- History was made this weekend. The Ridge High School Fencing Teams were very productive at the prestigious Santelli and Cetrulo Tournaments. While the Boys Team improved from last year by finishing second overall, the Girls Team shocked the fencing community by winning first place in an unprecedented manner.

At the Santelli Tournament, at Drew University which hosted 51 teams, ...

MADISON, NJ -- The Ridge girls fencing team took first place in all three categories to win the Santelli Tournament Sunday at Drew University.

With three total points (one for each first-place finish), Ridge was 13 points better than the second-place team, Bergen Tech. There were 52 teams in the tournament from all over New Jersey.

In the foil, the team of Liz Yugov, Lucy Liao and Erica ...

NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Authorities are investigating a three-vehicle crash on Route 22 on Saturday morning and are requesting the public’s help.

Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Collision Analysis Reconstruction Team (CART) responded to the area of Route 22 East and West End Avenue, North Plainfield, New Jersey to assist the North Plainfield Police Department in investigating a serious ...

BERNARDS TOWNSHIP, NJ -- The resignation of Terilyn Lahey, a special education teacher at Mount Prospect School, was accepted, effective Feb. 17, by the Bernards Township Board of Education on Monday, Jan. 7.

The board also accepted the resignation of Marianne Shuster, a school aide at Liberty Corner School, effective Feb. 7.

Rose Davignon was hired as a kindergarten teacher at Cedar Hill ...

MADISON, NJ -- The Ridge boys fencing team came in second overall among 48 teams at the Cetrulo Tournament Saturday at Drew University.

The Red Devils won the foil category, with Eric Lin, Advaith Rege and Ryan Shadpoor enabling Ridge to outduel Lawrenceville, which finished second in the foil.

Ridge placed sixth in the epee category. Its 20 team points lagged by only two the event's team ...

BERNARDS TWP., NJ _ Tuesday night's agenda for the upcoming Bernards Township Committee meeting includes consideration of a report from a licensed site remediation professional proclaiming that the environmental cleanup of the Millington Quarry -- where neighbors and officials have long asserted that contaminated soil was trucked in from throughout the New York area -- is ...

BASKING RIDGE, NJ -- The Somerset Hills YMCA Swim Team was the No. 1 competitive swim program in all of New Jersey in 2018.

Its performance throughout last year earned the Somerset Hills Y the USA Swimming Club Excellence Award.

Under the direction of head coach Lori Riegler, the team excelled at YMCA 13 and Over State Championships, Eastern Zones Championships, YMCA Short Course and Long ...

BERNARDS TWP., NJ _ Residents will have an opportunity to learn about a proposal to improve the Valley Road bridge between Bernards Township and neighboring Long Hill Township in Morris County at an information display set up at the same night as the next scheduled Bernards Township Committee meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 15.

Such topics as possible detours and/or a road closure will be among the ...

BERNARDS TWP., NJ -- The 27th annual Nature Through a Child's Eye exhibit of Somerset County elementary students' art with an environmental theme, will be on display through Feb. 3 at the Somerset County Park Commission Environmental Education Center (EEC) in Basking Ridge, with receptions on Jan. 12 or 13 for student artists from 13 schools.

The theme this year is nocturnal animals, said ...

BASKING RIDGE, NJ -- Summit sank four of four foul shots in the final 37 seconds to surge to a 36-33 girls basketball victory over Ridge on Saturday.

Ridge (7-3) rallied from a six-point deficit early in the fourth quarter to take a one-point lead. Ava Haiback sank a 3-pointer from the right corner with 2:22 left, then Lauren Lusardi converted a pass from Sophie Beneventine at the top of the ...