March 19, 2017 at 5:00 AM
SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ - Have you seen Lucy?
Lucy has been missing from Weavers Lane in Whitehouse Station since March 18. She is a 12 week old female shepherd lab/husky mix wearing a blue collar with polka dots but no tags. She is microchipped. Contact 908-310-1452.
By ROD HIRSCH
April 25, 2018SOMERVILLE, NJ - The new Department of Motor Vehicles Office in South Plainfield is scheduled to open May 14 - not a day too soon for residents who live in the neighborhood adjacent to the local DMV office on Roosevelt Place.
B. Sue Fulton, the newly-sworn director of the state DMV visited the Somerville facility Saturday at the invitation of state Sen. Christopher Kip ...
By TAP INTO THE BREEZE
April 24, 2018RARITAN, NJ - A woman suffering a medical episode crossed from the northbound to southbound lanes on Route 202 South April 21, causing minor injuries and extensive delays in the area, according to Raritan Borough Police.
According to a release from police Tuesday evening, officers responded to the area of Route 202 South and Ortho Drive at 12:14 p.m. Saturday for a motor vehicle accident with ...
By TAPINTO BREEZE STAFF
April 24, 2018BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Phillipsburg scored four runs in the first inning and held on for a 5-3 softball victory over Bridgewater-Raritan on Monday.
Pitcher Sammy Mazzagatti settled in to allow just one run and no walks over her last six innings pitched for Bridgewater-Raritan (6-5). Grace Venuto and Kiersten Farrell each went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI for the Panthers.
Jalynda Mercado ...
By TAP INTO THE BREEZE
April 24, 2018BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School drama club performed “Mary Poppins, Jr.” for the spring musical in late April.
The play is based on one of the most popular Disney movies ever when the nanny Mary Poppins comes to the Banks family in England to care for Jane and Michael.
In the cast were Quincy Swan, Johnny Donato, Kiley Baxter, Margot McCann, Matthew ...
By MARC RUSSINOFF
April 24, 2018BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots have announced that left-handed pitcher Brett Oberholtzer’s contract has been purchased by the Colorado Rockies. He is expected to report to Triple-A.
Oberholtzer was scheduled to be the team’s Opening Day starter in his first season with the Somerset Patriots. The 6’1” southpaw has four years of service in the Majors, including ...
By AUDREY BLUMBERG
April 23, 2018RARITAN, NJ - With less than a $1,000 increase over the 2017 local tax, Raritan Borough is preparing for a public hearing April 24 for the 2018 budget.
According to Mayor Charles McMullin, local tax for municipal purposes in the proposed budget is set at $7,368,050, less than $1,000 more than the local tax in 2017.
The budget is set at $12,485,213.93, a 14 percent increase over the ...
By AUDREY BLUMBERG
April 23, 2018BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Each week, two students at Bridgewater-Raritan High School will be honored as students of the week.
Students are chosen by teachers and staff in the high school.
The students of the week for the week of April 23 are:
Briana McGuire - (nominated by Amanda Hodge and Farrah Walters) Briana has gone out of her way to help some of her classmates brainstorm ideas ...
Wed, April 25
Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary, Bernardsville
Thu, April 26
Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary, Bernardsville
By AMALIA TSAMPALIS
April 25, 2018To the Editor:
In "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins, Rue, a child tribute, was killed for the purpose of survival, by her competitors, as well as for the ultimate purpose of entertainment for the Gamemakers. In this competition, there are no specific rules that prevent innocent unprotected children from participating and being killed. It’s sad to think of a scenario where ...
By TAP INTO THE BREEZE
April 20, 2018BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater Township Police responded to a car fire in the parking lot of Wendy's, on Route 22 East April 9, but the fire was not deemed suspicious, according to a report.
According to the report, an unoccupied 2003 Infinity G35 caught fire. A 2010 Honda CRV, which was parked next to it, was also damaged in the fire.
North Branch and Green Knoll fire both ...
By JAMES STRICKHART
April 22, 2018BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Melissa Jenkins, one of the owners of BAM Desserts in Somerset, and Chef Liz Hernandez visited the Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School (SCVTHS) culinary arts classes this week in hopes to recruit students for the growing bakery.
Jenkins and Hernandez were looking for reliable students who were willing to learn new skills, get workplace ...
By ROD HIRSCH
April 25, 2018SOMERVILLE, NJ - The new Department of Motor Vehicles Office in South Plainfield is scheduled to open May 14 - not a day too soon for residents who live in the neighborhood adjacent to the local DMV office on Roosevelt Place.
B. Sue Fulton, the newly-sworn director of the state DMV visited the Somerville facility Saturday at the invitation of state Sen. Christopher Kip ...
By LIZ KEILL
‘The Sting ‘slithers and shakes at Paper Mill Playhouse
By LIZ KEILL
MILLBURN, NJ – In a premiere production of “The Sting,” Harry Connick Jr. commands the Paper Mill Playhouse stage in Millburn.
Based on the sensational Paul Newman/Robert Redford film in 1973, the 1930s plot centers on a con game and gambling, sometimes on a train between New York and ...
By ERIN DARREFF
April 15, 2018TRENTON, NJ - Sen. Christopher "Kip" Bateman (R-16) will introduce legislation to increase protections for family pets by requiring pet groomers to be properly trained and licensed following the deaths of three dogs in five months at different New Jersey pet salons.
“It is sadly far too common for us to read of dog grooming deaths in the news,” said Bateman.
