BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The 2019-2020 budget for the Bridgewater-Raritan school district is still undergoing changes as the deadline for ratification approaches.
 
The budget was discussed at the April 9 board of education meeting when board member Barry Walker, chair of the board’s finance committee, said the committee had considered utilizing the entire health waiver.
 
The ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The physical state of the track and field at Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School remains a topic of discussion in the district, and board members are concerned about the high costs associated with fixing it.

Repairs to the track are budgeted at about $750,000, which business administrator Peter Starrs said is not the final estimate, but would include drainage and ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The final 2019 municipal budget is coming to Bridgewater Township, but it’s not done quite yet.

The Bridgewater Township Council held a public hearing on the budget April 15, although no one from the public chose to speak about it. The municipal operating expense for the budget is given as $44,526,977, while the sewer operating expense is listed as ...

A potential ordinance that would have revoked a land use measure entitled the Redevelopment R-SEED (Special Economic Development District) in Bridgewater Township never took root.
 
The measure, related to the much-discussed Center of Excellence development on Route 202/206, was voted down, 3-2, at the township council’s April 11 agenda session.
 
Councilman Filipe ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The more the Center of Excellence is discussed, the more it seems that Bridgewater Township residents are willing to publicly air their concerns about increased traffic that they believe will result from that ambitious development project.
 
Donald Doyle, who has lived in town for almost 30 years, was the first to take the podium April 11 to voice his ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Questions still persist regarding Bridgewater Township’s police force and its manpower situation.

Council president Matthew Moench said at the council’s April 15 meeting that he thought a request for a police consultant was supposed to be a case for going out to public bid, and not the police chief obtaining those bids on his own.
 
Earlier this year, the ...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- After losing their past five games in a row - with three of the losses coming in the final inning - Scotch Plains-Fanwood used some late game magic of its own in defeating a tough Bridgewater-Raritan team, 4-3, in walk-off fashion. 

The Raiders were buoyed by Michael Urbano's first ever career start in which the junior went 7 innings while yielding only ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater-Raritan scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning to come away with a 5-4 baseball victory over Phillipsburg on Tuesday.

Anthony Scarlata walked with the bases loaded and nobody out in the bottom of the seventh to drive in pinch runner Mike Maciolek with the winning run for the Panthers (7-3), who had to rally from a 3-0 deficit after the top of the first ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater Baseball & Softball held its opening day ceremony April 13 at the Prince Rogers Complex.

Baseball and softball players paraded onto the field and watched the first pitches thrown out by Somerset Patriots Manager Emeritus Sparky Lyle and Mayor Dan Hayes.

In addition, at the event, vendors showed off their wares, and Zoned Sports Academy held its annual ...

RARITAN, NJ - Raritan Borough held its annual Easter Egg Hunt at borough hall April 13 to celebrate the holiday.

Though prior day's rains forced the event out of the park and inside, families spent the time dancing with the Easter bunny in a dance party, and enjoying candy.

— Photos by Dawn Wilde

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Bridgewater-Raritan High School theatre department performed "Cinderella" for two nights in mid April.

Performing were Ginger May, Noah Slade Joseph, Preston Gunning, Leah Hampson, Alysia Wojcik, Jaclyn Lenox, Emma Mayo, Diana Scafuto, Nick Cook, Valentina Altman, Daniel Amorim, Sanya Bhatia, Dale Brochinsky, Jonathan Buonocore, Frankie Cruz, Olivia DeStefano, ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Eisenhower Intermediate School students performed "Shrek" for its spring musical in mid April.

Performing were Tia Sharma, Cosette Cornfield, McKenna Smith, Lily Joseph, Joshua Zagare, Olivia Abraham-Brito, Casey Walsh, Abhay Sankar, Zachary Stouffer, Benjamin, Meyer, Guntas Kaur Brar, Harsha Balamurugan, Kashviya Somangali, Lily Xu, Evan Andrews, Alexis Perle, ...

CAMDEN, NJ - Several local fire and volunteer companies are receiving grants from New Jersey American Water through the 9th Annual First Responder Grant Program.

A total of 21 volunteer fire departments and emergency responders are receiving grants totaling about $20,000 to support initiatives, training or upgraded equipment.

Receiving the grants locally are the Finderne Fire Department, ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Regional Animal Shelter, in Bridgewater, is holding a tee-shirt fundraiser to benefit the shelter.

The fundraiser will run until April 22, and the shelter is working toward a goal of selling 100 shirts.

The fundraiser is for the kitten and puppy season, beginning soon.

To order a shirt, visit https://www.bonfire.com/team-sras/.

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Regional Animal Shelter, on Commons Way, is hosting a Kitten Shower April 17 to prepare for kitten season.

The event will be held from noon to 7 p.m., with cake cutting at 5 p.m., to collect supplies and monetary donations for the kittens that will be arriving this spring.

Shelter manager Brian Bradshaw said they expect to see a lot of kittens coming in ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - John F. Kennedy Primary School held its annual Wellness Night April 4 at the school.

The event included a dentist, EMT's, nurses taking blood pressure, Robert Wood Johnson of Somerset, zumba, yoga, games and much more.

— Photos by Dawn Wilde

RARITAN, NJ - The Bridgewater-Raritan board of education recently honored the SPEAK student advocate group from Bridgewater-Raritan High School for winning an award from Somerset County.

The club earned the inaugural Safe+Sound Somerset’s SPEAK Out, Stand Up Award for its leadership efforts, including educating other students about healthy personal relationships, dating abuse ...