Attention Watchung Residents on Vail Lane

NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - A winning lottery ticket was sold in North Plainfield  for the Friday Oct.12 lottery drawing.

The Mega Millions jackpot has rolled to $654 million, the second-highest Mega Millions jackpot ever, and the fourth-highest jackpot in North American history, according to a release from the lottery commission.

James Carey, New Jersey Lottery acting executive ...

WARREN, NJ - The Watchung Hills girls soccer team scored three goals in the first half to dominate Somerville on Monday, 3-1.

“I’m very pleased with our effort today against an excellent Somerville team,” said WHRHS head coach Brian Figueiredo. “Our players responded to the challenge all game long, and did a great job competing for the entire game.”

Kelly Fitzgerald, Jessica ...

WARREN, NJ - Lock your cars. An Old Stirling Road Resident reported a theft of a vehicle and a Reinman Road resident reported two burglaries on Friday morning, according to a report released by Warren Police on Monday.

The Old Stirling Road resident reported that a vehicle was taken from the driveway around 4 a.m. Friday. The vehicle was unlocked and the keys were inside, they said.

The ...

WARREN, NJ  – Six Watchung Hills Regional High School (WHRHS) students in the Class of 2019 have been named Semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program.

Another 27 WHRHS students have been named National Merit Commended students, the category just before Semifinalists. These designations were made based on the scores of students who sat for the 2017 Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude ...

SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ - Tuesday, Nov. 6 is Election Day. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. You must be registered to vote by Oct. 16, 21 days prior to the election and your polling place is listed on your sample ballot. If you do not have your sample ballot, you may look up your polling place on the New Jersey Department of State ...

HILLSBOROUGH, N.J. - The purchase of 335 acres contiguous to Mountain View Park and Ann Van Middlesworth Park by the township and the Somerset County Improvement Authority has the added benefit of protecting that property from residential development, according to Mayor Gloria McCauley.

The total acreage of the preserved property and the two parks is 724 acres and is in close proximity to ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ –The Somerset County Planning Board has received the 2018 Achievement in Planning Award from the New Jersey Planning Officials organization.

The NJPO honors agencies for creating projects that reflect logical, sound and model approaches to planning and are beneficial to the community by improving quality of life for its residents, accvording to Somerset County Freeholder Brian ...

BERNARDS TWP., NJ _ Bernards Township police are investigating another reported burglary of an unoccupied house on Whitenack Road on Tuesday, Oct. 9. The reported burglary occurred at some time between 8 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. on that day, township police reported on Facebook.

The entry did not say what, if anything, was taken from the home.

Members of the public who may have observed anything ...

The Long Hill Township Library will present a Halloween-worthy production of Washington Irving’s most famous horror story, Ichabod Crane and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, on Sunday, October 21 at 4pm.

The actor, Neill Hartley, will tell the tale of school teacher Ichabod Crane as he makes his way home from a party. Hartley spins the tale of Ichabod’s fateful meeting with the headless horseman ...

NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The Rotary Club of the Plainfields will host their Fifth Annual Pancake Breakfast on October 27 at the Church of the Holy Cross Church, 40 Mercer Avenue in North Plainfield.

The event starts at 9:00 a.m. with fresh pancakes, sausage, juice, coffee, tea and milk being served until Noon by Rotary Club members and the members of the Interact Club at North Plainfield High ...