BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Several residents have expressed concerns that the board of education is planning to require teachers and faculty to pay to use rooms and facilities in the district for enrichment programs – but board of education members say this concern is premature.

One resident spoke out at Tuesday’s board of education meeting on behalf of the enrichment programs, particularly ...

UPDATE: As of 7:30 am Friday, all Bridgewater-Raritan schools will be closed Friday due to the weather.

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Because of the weather forecast and existing conditions throughout the district, primary schools will be closed Friday and all other schools will be on a two-hour delayed opening.

According to the district website, all students in grades five through 12 will attend ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Adamsville Primary School held its 4th Annual Armed Forces Salute Nov. 7 to celebrate the community's veterans and active members of the military.

Every year, the event is sponsored by the Bridgewater-Raritan Education Association and the New Jersey Education Association, which allow members to write Pride in Public Education grants for community events, and are funded by ...

Editor's Note: All mail-in ballots for Raritan have been counted, and the results of the election remain unchanged. Bray received 1,389 votes, Melitsky received 1,306 votes, Foohey received 1,249 votes and Ifan received 1,185 votes.

RARITAN, NJ - Despite delays in counting mail-in votes because of the volume of ballots submitted to the county, Republican incumbent Zachary Bray and his ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater residents have voted yes to a referendum question regarding using open space funds for the purchase of historic properties and capital expenditures.

The question asked to use up to 25 percent of existing money from the Open Space Trust Fund to pay for the purchase of historic properties, as well as capital expenditures for repairs of properties that are ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - Former Raritan resident Ramon Cadiz has been sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison after he pleaded guilty to the murder of a Raritan woman and her daughter.

Cadiz was sentenced Wednesday in Somerville following the guilty plea to two counts of first degree murder, which was filed in October.

According to Somerset County Prosecutor Michael Robertson, at about ...

Editor's Note: Story has been updated with information from the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office.

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater Township Police are asking for assistance in identifying a man who committed a robbery at Provident Bank, on Union Avenue, Wednesday morning.

According to a Facebook post from the police, the robbery occurred around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.

According to ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater Township held a special ceremony Nov. 1 to commemorate the promotions of Lt. Michael Maxwell, Sgt. Robert Stasiulaitis and Officer Kevin Lamey.   

Maxwell was promoted to captain, Stasiulaitis was promoted to lieutenant and Lamey was promoted to sergeant. 

Maxwell graduated from La Salle University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.  ...

SOMERSET, NJ - The West Orange girls soccer team hadn't lost a game in two years, but Tuesday night the Mountaineers found themselves cornered by Bridgewater-Raritan.

The Panthers wore down West Orange with a succession of corner kicks and other set pieces to claim a 2-0 victory that brought an end to West Orange's 39-game unbeaten streak in the NJSIAA Group 4 state semifinals at ...

BORDENTOWN, NJ - The Bridgewater-Raritan field hockey team ended its season the same way its last eight predecessors have – with a loss to Eastern Regional in the state final.

Eastern, which has dominated the sport in New Jersey for the last decade, defeated the Panthers, 11-0, in the Group 4 championship game on Saturday. Bridgewater-Raritan has been the sectional Group 4 champion for ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The top-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan girls soccer team won its first sectional title in five years by outlasting Watchung Hills in penalty kicks in the Section 2, Group 4 championship game Friday afternoon.

The two teams played to a scoreless tie through 100 minutes – two halves and two 10-minute overtime sessions – before resorting to the shootout to determine who ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Despite a vote against from councilman Howard Norgalis, the township council approved a resolution to extend the hours of operation for certain establishments for the purpose of selling liquor on three dates before the holidays.

The resolution extends Sunday hours for plenary retail distribution licenses for Wegmans, Spirits of the Valley, Krisha Beverage and Buy Best Wine ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater Township and the Somerset County Library System held a celebration in honor of the holiday of Diwali Nov. 3 at the Bridgewater Township Library.

Diwali is the greatest Hindu festival celebrated all over India and abroad, and is considered the festival of light.

The 5th Annual Township Diwali Celebration featured a puppet show, crafts, dances by the Bhaarat ...

NORTH BRANCH, NJ - Service Unit 66 and 74 of Bridgewater hosted the annual Leader/Daughter event at the GSHNJ Council in North Branch. 

During the event, leaders and girls gathered to make greeting cards for veterans, seniors centers and hospitals, sang girl scout songs led by special guest Lori Coleman and had a birthday cake decorating contest. Food donations were collected and given to ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - All the mail-in votes have been counted for Bridgewater, and board of education candidate Ashish Joshi has been declared the winner of the third open seat.

Incumbents Jacqueline Barlow and Melanie Thiesse easily sailed to victory in the elections with a final tally of 7,833 votes and 7,947 votes, respectively, once all ballots had been counted as of Tuesday ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - As the county continues to tabulate mail-in ballots, the final results of the board of education elections are not expected until Tuesday, according to Bridgewater Township.

Incumbents Jacqueline Barlow and Melanie Thiesse were running alongside newcomers Stephanie Black and Ashish Joshi for three seats on the board of education. Once the unofficial results, minus the mail-in ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Incumbents Jacqueline Barlow and Melanie Thiesse won two of the three open spots on the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional Board Education, representing Bridgewater, in Tuesday's elections, according to unofficial results, but the third seat may still be up for grabs.

Newcomers Stephanie Black and Ashish Joshi were separated by only 4 votes, according to the unofficial results ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater Township and the Somerset County Library System held a celebration in honor of the holiday of Diwali Nov. 3 at the Bridgewater Township Library.

Diwali is the greatest Hindu festival celebrated all over India and abroad, and is considered the festival of light.

The 5th Annual Township Diwali Celebration featured a puppet show, crafts, dances by the Bhaarat ...