BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Eisenhower Intermediate School’s Math Enrichment Club achieved much success in the five competitions it competed in this school year. 

The team was comprised of 62 students in grades five and six.

The team practiced and participated weekly from November to March, under the supervision and coaching of Michele Hecht and Karen Popadiuk. They guided students to ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Eisenhower Intermediate School'ss Stock Market Club has reason to celebrate, as three students earned second place in the New York/New Jersey competition. 

Each semester, Eisenhower teachers Michele Hecht and Karen Popadiuk offer students the opportunity to participate in the Stock Market Game. The game is a program from the SIFMA foundation, dedicated to ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Because of Memorial Day and give back days, the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District will not return to distance learning until Thursday.

The district will be closed Monday for Memorial Day, and then Tuesday and Wednesday for give back days after snow days went unused this year.

Superintendent Russell Lazovick reminded families of the days off in his weekly message ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater Township is expected to require equipment improvements for some local businesses, while also modifying options regarding affordable housing in the municipality in the next few weeks.

The town council introduced a pair of ordinances related to those matters at its most recent public meeting May 18, which was again conducted online due to COIVID-19 ...

RARITAN, NJ - The effects of Covid-19 on all aspects of life – from street design to summer camp - took center stage during the Raritan council meeting this week.

The issue of a 2020 summer camp was laid to rest without a council vote.  Through discussion, it was obvious that time had run out for camp this year.

Mayor Zachary Bray introduced the topic, noting that the camp ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater Township has released information on how the long-term care facilities in town are faring during the pandemic.

According to the release, Bridgewater has 10 long-term care facilities, accounting for more than a quarter of all the facilities in Somerset County.

Of the 57 residents who have died from COVID-19 in Bridgewater, the information said, 78 percent of ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - A Bridgewater juvenile has been identified as the man fatally struck by a NJ Transit train Monday at around 4:20 p.m. just west of the Bridgewater station, according to Lisa Torbic, of NJ Transit.

Torbic said the eastbound Raritan Valley Line train 5526, which left from Raritan at 4:16 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive at Newark Penn Station at 5:15 p.m. struck the juvenile ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - A 22-year-old Bridgewater man was killed in a motor vehicle crash that set the car on fire Monday evening on Garretson Road, according to a report from Bridgewater Township Police.

According to police, the Bridgewater Township Police Department Traffic Safety Bureau and the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Collision Analysis Reconstruction Team were called to ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The "Mayors for Main Street" alliance, with membership including Bridgewater Mayor Matthew Moench and Raritan Mayor Zachary Bray, and others in Somerset, Morris, Warren, and Somerset counties, on Thursday announced a letter had been sent to the governor's office, legislative leaders and district representatives and county officials outlining a ...

SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ - Mayors from five Somerset County municipalities, including Bridgewater Mayor Matthew Moench, have announced the Mayors for Main Street Alliance, with a focus on advocating for a swift and safe reopening of businesses within their communities.

The municipalities involved are Bridgewater, Bedminster, Bernards, Bernardsville and Far Hills.

The municipalities, the release ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Bridgewater-Raritan High School prom was supposed to be Friday, and although it has currently been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, that doesn't mean seniors couldn't dress in their finest to commemorate the day.

We are compiling photos of seniors dressed in their prom best! Send your photos to thebreezenj@gmail.com!

*These photos were first posted on ...

RARITAN, NJ - With social distancing and other protocols in place, Raritan Borough held a short ceremony at Veterans Park for Memorial Day Monday to honor those who gave their lives for this country.

Veterans gathered in a ceremony that was not open to the public, and they had a salute and dedication speech. Mayor Zachary Bray said a few words before the ceremony ended.

Wreathes were placed ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Although Bridgewater Township was unable to hold its annual Memorial Day ceremonies in Bradley Gardens and at Chimney Rock Park, the township released a pre-recorded video of footage and interviews from scaled down ceremonies held over the weekend.

The footage includes the American Legion Post 327 at Ardmaer Park in Bradley Gardens, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars at Chimney ...

RARITAN, NJ - Residents of Raritan Borough, Flemington Borough and surrounding towns took part in a caravan to honor New Hope resident Archie Fagan, a World War II veteran.

The vehicles met in Flemington and then traveled to Operation Jersey Cares in Raritan, for a drive-by visit with Fagan, who recently underwent heart surgery. The event was to recognize the 93-year-old, and show him how much ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater resident Leah Papp, a 2002 graduate of Bridgewater-Raritan High School, created a special sign to honor essential workers.

The sign – which says, "Thank you  Essential Workers, You Are Our Heroes" – has been up at a home on Foothill Road since April.

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater Township Mayor Matthew Moench has directed Sgt. Jamie Edwards, Office of Emergency Management coordinator, to conduct outreach and provide assistance to all religious institutions in the township to allow them to begin conducting safe and practical religious worship.

According to a release, there are a number of Bridgewater based institutions that are expected to ...