Editor's Note: The following was written by an 8-year-old student in the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District about his experiences with virtual learning as much conversation has been had recently following the release of a petition urging for greater communication, transparency and a clear plan forward in reopening schools fully. It was submitted by his mother, Tara Mezzasalma, who ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District is following a detailed plan when it comes to dealing with COVID-19 and potentially reopening its school buildings.

“I thought it was appropriate to give an update,” said superintendent Thomas Ficarra before his presentation at the Jan. 5 online meeting of the board of education.

After beginning the 2020-2021 ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The revamped Bridgewater-Raritan Board of Education is set.

The school board held its annual reorganization meeting Tuesday, which like all board meetings since last spring was conducted online due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Business administrator Peter Starrs conducted the meeting until a new president was selected. He first read off the election results from ...

RARITAN, NJ - The Raritan Borough Municipal Building opened back up to employees Thursday following a 10-day-long closure.

Three municipal employees tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the building to close its doors on Jan 4.

Business was being completed remotely, Interim Borough Administrator Eric Colvin said, though not all employees were able to do their job from home. Noting that a ...

RARITAN, NJ - The Raritan Borough Council moved Tuesday to authorize the acceptance of funding that will be used toward food insecurity and wellness in the community.

The Somerset County Department of Community Development received funding from the Community Development Block Grant appropriated by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).

CDBG Cares Act, known as ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater Township recently obtained more than a half million dollars in funding aid, as a result of the municipality’s ongoing battle with COVID-19.

The township received $545,860 from the Local Government Emergency Fund through the New Jersey CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF), according to a news release issued Jan. 6.

“I would like to thank our hard ...

RARITAN, NJ - Police officers from Raritan, Bridgewater and Hillsborough, and local residents, gathered in Raritan Thursday night for a moment of silence honoring fallen Officer Brian Sicknick, who died from injuries sustained in the attack at the Capitol in Washington D.C Jan. 6.

Sicknick was a New Jersey native who died Jan. 7 at 9:30 p.m.

Felix Ciattarelli, brother of gubernatorial ...

RARITAN, NJ - The Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office has selected an incoming detective to work with the Raritan Borough Police Department, as part of a new county initiative.

Upon graduating from the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice Law Enforcement Academy in June 2021, the selected officer, who has already been hired by the prosecutor’s office, will hold the title of ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater Township Police and the New Jersey State Police are asking for the public's help in identifying two suspects accused of identity theft in Bridgewater.

According to a report from the state police, they are seeking assistance in identifying a man and woman who allegedly bought an iPhone fraudulently by using another person's identity in Bridgewater.

On ...

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Doug Steinhardt, chairman of the New Jersey Republican Party and candidate in the 2021 GOP Gubernatorial Primary, has dropped out of the race just one month after launching his campaign.

The abrupt announcement boosts the likelihood that Jack Ciattarelli, a Hillsborough resident and former state Assemblyman who kicked off his campaign one year ago, will win the GOP ...

RARITAN, NJ - Branchburg resident Kyle Kappmeier was gifted sand from the shores of Iwo Jima by a childhood friend who was a retired Marine.

As an ardent supporter of the military, Kappmeier decided he wanted to spread the sand at the John Basilone memorial in Raritan.

“Basilone means so much to our community, and it was something I wanted to do to honor him,” he said.

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Girl Scouts Amethyst Bolink of Troop 60354, Ashley Bolink of Troop 62209 and Maddie Glaws of Troop 60616, and Jack Glaws from Cub Scout Pack 96 took part in the amazing Peace Light Ceremony at St. Bernards of Clairvaux in Bridgewater Dec. 20. 

Amethyst and Ashley Bolink are from Branchburg, and Maddie and Jack Glaws are from Bridgewater.

The Peace Light from Bethlehem ...