BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Hillside Intermediate School Roots & Shoots program held its annual Forest Fest event June 8 at the school.

The event included music from Bridgewater's Green Planet Band, a scavenger hunt, dunk tank, lots of different farm animals, Rutgers Master Gardeners and much more.

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School held its annual awards ceremony Wednesday to honor eighth graders as they prepare to graduate and move on to the high school.

The award recipients were:

PRESIDENT'S AWARD 2019

Alexa Acquaviva
Charlotte Adams
Maya Agans
Anya Agasthi
Sakinah Ahmed
Oluwafunmito Ajigbotosho-Lawal
Lauren Allenspach
Nisi Amballa
Abigail ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Students and faculty of Crim Primary School gathered June 7 for a lively celebration of the school’s 50th anniversary, highlighting music, dance and pop culture trends that have defined each of the last five decades.  

The gymnasium buzzed with excitement as students and staff filtered in wearing red 50th anniversary t-shirts, and visitors were greeted by staff in ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Bridgewater Township Council is concerned about trucks driving along Washington Valley Road, and they are working to see if traffic issues can be alleviated once the construction is complete.

The council also voted to have Somerset County’s engineer look into a study, pursuant to state regulations, to determine whether it would be appropriate to restrict vehicles in ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Questions arose at the most recent meeting of the Bridgewater Township Council regarding potential repairs and upgrades to the town’s public library, along with the municipal building.

Councilman Allen Kurdyla said at the council’s June 6 meeting that there had been high heat issues at the Bridgewater branch of the Somerset County Library, in regards to ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Bridgewater Council Township took care of some housekeeping issues at its most recent meeting, including a resolution regarding the 2019 municipal budget, along with the disposition of several pieces of property in the municipality.

The council briefly discussed a resolution June 6 to amend the 2019 budget, which it could potentially approve at its next meeting ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Devil Dogs defeated the Leather Necks, 28–17, Thursday in the 7th Annual Basilone Bowl, held at Basilone Field, in Bridgewater.

The game is played in honor of late Marine John Basilone. Senior football players from every school in the county, and Delaware Valley, are chosen to play as part of either the Devil Dogs or the Leather Necks in a final football game ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater-Raritan High School's Noah Slade-Joseph and Diana Scafuto were named the winners of the annual Sing-Off, after they performed an original song, "Midnight Valentine."

The event is held for the Kimberly A. Nelson Foundation, which was created in memory of Kimberly Nelson, a member of the BRHS class of 2010, who died in 2009. The foundation was ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset County 4-H Trainmasters annual Spring Train show at the Ted Blum 4-H Center, 310 Milltown Road, Bridgewater, NJ is being held on June 8th and 9th, from 10am-5pm both days. Admission is $4.00 for adults and $2.00 for children under 12 years old. Children under the age of 2 years old are free. The first 20 children through the doors each day will also receive a free ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ  - It’s official: North Plainfield Police Chief William Parenti is winner of the 2019 GOP Primary election for Somerset County Sheriff.

The outcome of the race between Parenti and Tim Pino, a retired captain on the Sheriff Deprtment's K-9 unit awaited a final tally of provisional ballots and write-in votes that were received after polls were closed on ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ  - It’s the people who did not go to the polling places June 4 who will determine the official outcome of the 2019 GOP Primary election for Somerset County Sheriff.

The unofficial vote totals posted by the Somerset County Clerk’s Office at 11:30 p.m. Election Night showed North Plainfield Police Chief the winner by a margin of 226 votes over Tim Pino, a retired ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Council president Matthew Moench took the win in the Republican primary election for mayor Tuesday, defeating incumbent Mayor Dan Hayes to run for the position in November's general election, according to the unofficial results from Bridgewater Township.

Moench received a total of 2,761 votes, to Hayes's 1,600.

"This was a great team victory with our ...

RARITAN, NJ - Bridgewater-Raritan High School students are taking action to protect the environment and raise awareness about climate change and its consequences.

The high school’s Earth Guardians of Bridgewater-Raritan, formed in February 2019, has approximately 60 student members working to address environmental concerns, both locally and globally.

Led by co-presidents Ananya ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater-Raritan HIgh School senior Manav Verma held a special fundraising basketball game June 7 to benefit the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

The game pitted students against teachers, and all proceeds raised went directly to the hospital.

Anyone who still wants to donate to the cause can visit ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Regional Animal Shelter, in Bridgewater, is caring suddenly for many dogs it got from a location in Hunterdon County, where they were living in squalid conditions.

A total of 188 dogs were removed from the home Tuesday, with assistance from the Monmouth County SPCA. According to a Facebook post from the group, the dogs seem to have had limited human contact and ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Ayati Club, at Bridgewater-Raritan High School, held a special game night at the middle school to spread information about the New Jersey-based non-profit that works to promote education and optimal hygienic practices in rural India for girls and women who do not have access to them.

The informative event included ring toss, bean bag toss, cup stacking competition, hula ...