BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Education Foundation of Bridgewater-Raritan held its annual Taste of B-R event Oct. 15, with hundreds coming out to support the organization that supports the school district.

“Thank you for what everyone does,” superintendent Russell Lazovick said at the event. “We look forward to great things.”

The foundation is a non-profit supported by ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Through October, for the fourth year in a row, the Bridgewater-Raritan Education Association has created an opportunity for primary and intermediate school communities of students, parents, teachers and educational support professionals to get together with special breakfast events.

The events are opportunities for conversations of school/educational topics in the district, ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The district heard a presentation from assistant superintendent Daniel Silvia about PARCC test scores in the annual testing report, and recognized that students in Bridgewater-Raritan are continuing to outperform other states and New Jersey.

Information on SAT and ACT results will be presented at a later date because the information was not yet available.

“The ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Bridgewater Township Council tried to overrule a veto by Mayor Dan Hayes regarding the establishment of an office for a full-time municipal historian and local history advisory committee, but were unable to garner enough votes. 

The council voted, 3-2, at its Oct. 11 agenda meeting to override Hayes’ veto, but four votes were needed to overrule ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Tensions flared slightly at a recent Bridgewater Township Council meeting when the subject matter turned to the Bridgewater Library Advisory Board.

Debra Albanese, the president of the library board, spoke during the public portion of the Oct. 1 council meeting. She said council vice president Matthew Moench was the council’s liaison to the board, and that she ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Bridgewater Township Council is planning a discussion Thursday on a veto from Mayor Dan Hayes regarding an approved ordinance on establishing a volunteer town historian and a six-member historic preservation committee.

The ordinance was passed by a vote of 3-2 Oct. 1, but, on Oct. 5, Hayes vetoed the ordinance.

The council, according to councilman Filipe Pedroso is ...

RARITAN, NJ - The Raritan Police Department, in conjunction with the DEA, is hosting Operation Take Back New Jersey Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Residents are invited to bring their unused, unwanted and expired medications to the Raritan Police Department, at 20 First Street, for disposal.

Syringes and other sharp instruments will not be accepted.

Police recommend that labels with ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater Township Police and the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office are investigating a Thursday morning fire on Timothy Place.

According to Somerset County Prosecutor Michael Robertson, at about 6 a.m., Bridgewater Township Police responded to a 911 call about a fire on Timothy Place. The property was unoccupied and no injuries were reported.

The Bradley Gardens, ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - A trio of Bridgewater Township police officers will be assigned to the Bridgewater-Raritan school system in the near future, after the council approved a measure to hire three Class III officers.

According to the New Jersey School Boards Association, the option for these officers was made available as of June 1 by state law that creates a type of law enforcement personnel ...

WATCHUNG, NJ - The Bernards field hockey team won its second consecutive Somerset County Tournament championship with a 2-1 overtime victory over Bridgewater-Raritan on Saturday.

Annie Thomas' goal in overtime gave Bernards (18-0) the victory. Harley Rosenzweig scored the first goal for the Mountaineers with an assist from Urte Jessina with 22:18 left in the first half for a 1-0 ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Bridgewater-Raritan girls soccer team will have a chance to defend its county championship next week.

Top-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan broke a tie with a goal in the second half to defeat fourth-seeded Somerville, 2-1, in the semifinal round of the Somerset County Tournament on Friday. The Panthers (15-1) will play the winner of Saturday morning's semifinal between ...

WEST WINDSOR, NJ - The Bridgewater-Raritan girls tennis team handed Montgomery its first loss of the season, 3-2, to win the NJSIAA Group 4 state championship at Mercer County Park on Thursday.

Although Montgomery (16-1) won the first and second singles matches, Bridgewater-Raritan (14-3) won at third singles and then took both doubles matches.

Allie Smith won for the Panthers at third ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Green Planet Band, based in Bridgewater, is preparing for a number of shows in November and December to celebrate the holiday season.

The band performs classic Rock ‘n’ Roll, and is comprised of tweens with a commitment to keeping the Earth healthy and clean.

On Nov. 16, the band will be playing an evening show at The Dragonfly Music & Coffee Cafe, in ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Bridgewater-Raritan High School Thespian Honor Society performed "Black Comedy" over two days in mid October.

In the first act of the play, the curtain opens to a darkened stage, with the actors going about their business as usual, until the lights come back on and the power goes out in the rest of the building. The stage remains illuminated, but actors act as ...

RARITAN, NJ - Raritan Borough held its annual Riverfest and Rubber Duck Race at Canal Street Sunday, with vendors and hundreds of people taking part in the festivities.

The event concluded with the rubber ducks being launched down the Raritan River, in a race to the finish for some great prizes.

— Photos by Dawn Wilde

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Bridgewater Township Shade Tree Board (Team Arbor) and the Assam Foundation of North America will be holding a tree dedication ceremony to honor internationally renowned forester Jadav Payeng.

According to a release from the township, the event will be held Oct. 20 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Kid Street Park, on Commons Way.

The event will include a memorial tree ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Bridgewater Senior Club dedicated a special plaque to the late Chris Poulsen at their annual picnic Oct. 16.

The plaque is in honor of Poulsen, former director of health and human services for Bridgewater Township, who died suddenly in December 2017.

Poulsen had worked very closely with the seniors at the Bridgewater Township Senior Center, and the plaque is there in ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Regional Animal Shelter held its annual Heart & Sole 5K Run/Walk Sunday at Duke Island Park.

The event is sponsored by the Friends of Somerset Regional Animal Shelter, and raises funds for the shelter.

About 100 or so people participated in the walk with their dogs, in addition to a police K9 demonstration, live music, dog obstacle course and Somerset ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Two Bridgewater-Raritan High School organizations teamed up to help those affected by the hurricane in North and South Carolina.

Students and faculty members of the BRHS Television Club (BRTV), and students and faculty members of BRHS Famly & Consumer Science classes organized a bake sale to raise money to help those affected by Hurricane Florence.

All the profits, a ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District and a number of community agencies are presenting the documentary film "Angst" Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium.

The film explores anxiety, its causes and effects and what can be done about it.

The goal of showing the film is to start a global conversation in the community and to raise awareness ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater Township has announced its 2018 fall flu clinics, to be held at the Bridgewater Senior Center, on Somerville Road.

There will be two clinics held, Oct. 15 from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Oct. 22 from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The clinics are being held for township adult residents ages 18 and older.

The flu vaccines will be administered by the Community Visiting ...