BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater-Raritan High School senior Navya Sinha is one of 30 semifinalists from over 10,000 submissions around the world in the Breakthrough Junior Challenge, a global science video contest – the prize for the winner includes a $250,000 scholarship.

“This is so hard to believe,” she said, “and it’s really exciting, an experience I’ve ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - After just a few days in school, Bridgewater-Raritan Education Association President, and middle school teacher, Laura Kress said virtual schooling and the start of the year is going far better than it did in the spring.

“Nothing can replace the live face to face,” she said. “But this is better than it was in the spring by 100 percent, and I think people are ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The first day of the 2020-2021 academic year in the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District was, by most accounts, a smooth affair.

“Today was the first day of virtual school,” said interim superintendent Thomas Ficarra at Tuesday night’s board of education meeting, the same day the new school year opened.

The district pivoted back to virtual ...

RARITAN, NJ - While Raritan Borough parks have officially reopened, Mayor Zachary Bray and the borough council have not made a decision about when to reopen the municipal building to the public.

The borough council discussed an update on parks Sept. 8 after approving the reopening the month before.

The parks are being sanitized with a chemical that kills viruses, including covid-19, said ...

TRENTON, NJ -- NJ Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli today, during the governor's COVID-19 press briefing, warned of a possible “twin-demic” this year during flu season and urged New Jerseyans to get their flu shots.  

“As we enter the fall season, we are also moving into the flu season. This year we are preparing for the possibility of a twin-demic,” ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater Township took the unusual step of seeking planning board approval to build seven homes on the Redwood Inn property it acquired as part of a 2015 legal settlement with Al Falah, which had planned to build a mosque on the site.

Bridgewater’s Planning Board approved the township’s plan unanimously Tuesday night.

“Our intent with this application ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Traffic is completely stopped just after noon Friday on Route 202 just past the Somerville Circle while firefighters put out a car fire near the Time to Eat Diner.

The road past the circle is completely blocked as firefighters work on the car.

Check back for more information as it is made available.

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - A woman died Tuesday after she was struck by her own vehicle after parking on a downhill grade in the parking lot of 9E Easy Street, according to a release from Bridgewater Township Police.

According to the release, police were sent to the parking lot at about 10:16 a.m. Tuesday for a report of a pedestrian involved motor vehicle crash with injuries.

When they arrived, the ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater Township police swore in two new captains in a special ceremony Aug. 10.

Sean O’Neill and John Mitzak were sworn in to the rank of captain during the ceremony in the municipal building courtroom.

O’Neill joined the department in February 1997 as a dispatcher, and was sworn in as a police officer in January 1998. He has served as a youth officer and ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - In the most critical time of the pandemic in New Jersey, rising Bridgewater-Raritan High School senior Akash Chennuri wanted to do something to help – so he thought he would try to make deliveries to those who couldn’t leave their houses a little bit easier.

Chennuri created ddrop.org, a service to eliminate the need for people who are more vulnerable to ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Lord & Taylor has announced it is closing its store at the Bridgewater Commons Mall, as the company has declared bankruptcy.

“Lord & Taylor has been a staple of the mall and this community for many years, and while we are disappointed, we are not surprised to see them go,” Troy Fischer, Bridgewater Commons manager, said in a statement. “Our new ...

RARITAN, NJ - Mayor Zachary Bray spoke to residents live on Facebook Tuesday as he walked through the streets of the borough to properly introduce the Raritan Sustainable Economic Development Plan, and the study’s goals for the future of the borough and its Main Street.

The plan is being done through a grant from the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority. In 2018, Raritan ...

NEW JERSEY — Less than two months from Election Day, Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday said a new website will allow New Jersey residents to register to vote and track their mail-in ballot all while on the go or from the comfort of their home.

“This online form is safe and secure, and can be accessed anywhere – whether from a library computer or your smartphone,” Gov. Phil ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater 11-year-old Sophia Kelleher wanted to spread kindness in the community, so she created a YouTube channel to show that age doesn’t matter when it comes to being kind.

Called the Kindness Fairy, Kelleher wanted to spread the message that no matter how old you are, or how much money you have, you can always be kind.

“I started the kindness fairy ...