BRIDGEWATER, NJ - A number of Bridgewater-Raritan High School students were named semifinalists from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, and will now compete for scholarships worth more than $31 million, being offered next spring.

Over 90 percent of finalists will earn finalist standing, and about half will win the scholarship.

More than 1.6 million juniors entered the program ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The new academic year is underway in the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, and by all indications, it looks to have been a smooth start.

“Thank you to everyone for doing their part to make the start of the school year a success,” said Superintendent of Schools Russell Lazovick at the Sept. 11 meeting of the Bridgewater-Raritan Board of ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Matters are far from concluded between the Bridgewater-Raritan Board of Education and the local teachers union, whose contract expired in June.

At least a dozen members of the Bridgewater-Raritan Education Association were in attendance at the Sept. 11 school board meeting, each wearing a red t-shirt with the slogan #BREAUNITY printed on the back in white ...

RARITAN, NJ - Raritan dignitaries and members of the Basilone family gathered at. St. Joseph’s Church Sept. 21 for the dedication ceremony renaming the Raritan Post Office as the Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone Post Office.

“This is a special town because of its rich history and the people in the town,” said Cynthia Weiss, postmaster in Raritan. “But each Marine in boot ...

RARITAN, NJ - Raritan dignitaries and members of the Basilone family gathered at. St. Joseph’s Church Sept. 21 for the dedication ceremony renaming the Raritan Post Office as the Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone Post Office.

“This is a special town because of its rich history and the people in the town,” said Cynthia Weiss, postmaster in Raritan. “But each Marine in boot ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater Township is working to establish an office for a full-time historian and local history advisory.

The town council recently introduced an ordinance to do so.

Councilman Filipe Pedroso started by saying that he was pleased the measure was on the agenda, and remarked that Bridgewater is one of the oldest townships in the country, having been chartered in ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Many Bridgewater-Raritan High School students and parents have reported on Facebook that they are noticing fraudulent charges on their credit cards following purchases of a uniform or clothing from Universal Lacrosse/ALLU Sportswear.

According to the report from a Bridgewater family, someone ordered a recreation soccer uniform and got hit with fraudulent activity over the ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Florida 10-year-old Tyler Carach has made it his mission to thank every police officer in the United States for their service and bring them donuts – and his journey took him to Bridgewater this week.

On Sunday, Carach, dubbed “Donut Boy,” visited with Bridgewater Police Chief Al Nicaretta and his officers – as well as a few from Manville, Bedminster ...

RARITAN, NJ - The Raritan Borough Police Department is preparing to invite one special fourth grader from St. Ann School and one from John F. Kennedy Primary School to be "Leader of the Parade," and ride with Raritan Borough Police during this year's annual John Basilone Parade.

According to Raritan Police Chief Raymond Nolte, he was driving in the lead car in ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — One of the most intriguing out-of-conference matchups on Bridgewater-Raritan’s schedule is their annual early season showdown with Scotch Plains-Fanwood. The two perennial powerhouses have played some tremendous games in their yearly September meet ups, and almost always exchange blows deep in the state tournament. 

But on Saturday, it was about as one-sided ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Alex Fromberg passed for two touchdowns and ran for another as Bridgewater-Raritan defeated Franklin, 41-27, on Friday night.

Bridgewater-Raritan (1-3) built a 27-7 lead by halftime. Peter Usewick scored rushing TDs for the Panthers in both the first and second quarters. Fromberg's 1-yard TD sneak gave BRHS a 20-7 lead.

Later in the half, Fromberg connected with Kyle ...

MARTINSVILLE, NJ - The Bridgewater-Raritan girls soccer team will be one of 14 teams represented at the inaugural "The Mountains vs. The Seas" girls' soccer challenge Sunday, Sept. 23 on the campus of The Pingry School.

Fourteen teams from the top two conferences in the state, the Skyland and Shore conferences, will compete in seven games throughout the day. The event—for ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Bridgewater planning board heard continued testimony Sept. 11 on the plans for the New Jersey Center of Excellence, with a focus on traffic improvements planned for Route 202/206 if the project is approved.

In early 2016, the township council approved an ordinance, on recommendation of the planning board, for a redevelopment plan at the former Sanofi Aventis ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Despite the rain coming down, Bridgewater Township held its annual National Drive Electric Week Event Sept. 12 in the municipal courtyard with owners and auto-dealers displaying their own electric cars.

Guests had the chance to learn about the different cars, how they run, how much they cost and more.

In addition, the event featured a number of food trucks, selling their ...

RARITAN, NJ - The Basilone Foundation held the first annual Manilla Madness 5K Saturday.

More than 200 people took part in the 5K, which was sponsored by Lou's Firearms, and was for ages 13 and over.

The race began at the Sgt. John Basilone Statue, on Somerset Street, and followed a historic route through Raritan. Awards were given to the top three overall males and top three overall ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater Township and the Shimon and Sara Birnbaum Jewish Community Center, in Bridgewater, held Bridgewater Community Day featuring Touch a Truck and Dog Day.

Hundreds came out to the Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School Sunday to see trucks, visit with dogs, enjoy good food, jump in a bouncy house, sit in a helicopter and more.

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BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater Township voters will have a special question on the ballot when they vote Nov. 6. 

Residents will be asked to allow the use of up to 25 percent of existing Open Space Trust Funds to pay for the acquisition of historic properties and capital expenditures for repairs of properties that are already under the ownership of the township as well as ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - For the past decade, the Making Headway Foundation has awarded college scholarships to survivors of a childhood brain or spinal cord tumor, and this fall, the award-winning non-profit organization has included Bridgewater-Raritan High School graduate Emily Ousouljoglou as one of its 14 recipients.

Ousouljoglou is a graduate of Bridgewater-Raritan High School, ...