Somerset County News

As the weather turns warmer and more people become comfortable getting together, it’s a great time to plan an outdoor party.

Here are six ideas for your next gathering, with tasty suggestions for what to serve:

Movie Night: Set up the projector, place out some comfy seating and have individual boxes of movie candy ready. For something fancy, put out bowls of truffled popcorn: ...

New Jersey Date Night is a series on NJ Flavor by relationship writer Craig Rogers.

There’s always something growing in New Jersey, be it excitement for warmer weather or the flowers in everyone’s yard. Celebrating springtime in the Garden State requires a garden date. We have so many options at our fingertips — possibilities guaranteed to inspire romance and ...

NEW JERSEY — They don’t call this The Garden State for nothing.

Want to bring out your inner green thumb this season? There’s no better time than now to get started on a kitchen garden.

“There is no mastery of gardening, you just get better at guessing,” said Bloomfield’s L. Be. Sholar, who offers gardening tips on her blog, Farm-Based ...

WAYNE, NJ -- General Manager of Lincoln of Wayne, Peter Spina, Jr., spoke with TAPintoTV about the dealership’s unique history being a third-generation, family-owned business.

Spina’s grandfather, Gaspar Spina, started selling cars in the 1950s and established the dealership in 1962.

“Back then, the industry was very different,” Spina explained. “He worked his ...

WARREN, NJ - Do you know this parakeet?  A parakeet flew into a home on Stiles Road in Warren on Tuesday and is safe. If you are missing a parakeet, call 908-405-2332.

NEW JERSEY -- Gov. Phil Murphy announced today via Twitter that for the first time in over six months, the state's number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 has fallen below 1,000.

"With our numbers trending in the right direction, we can continue fighting back against this virus if we all get vaccinated," Murphy tweeted.

Murphy said that ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Somerset County Department of Health Saturday reported 23,610 cases of the COVID-19 virus, an increase of 16 overnight and a total of 729 deaths since March 8, 2020.

The New Jersey Department of Health Saturday reported 882,750 total cases since last year, an increase of 551 overnight. There are 23,304 COVID-19-related deaths in ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Somerset County Department of Health Friday reported 23,594 cases of the COVID-19 virus, an increase of 13 overnight and a total of 729 deaths since March 8, 2020.

The New Jersey Department of Health Friday reported 882,199 total cases since last year, an increase of 208 overnight. There are 23,284 COVID-19-related deaths ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ – Somerset County is hosting a dozen vaccination clinics next week to continue moving the county toward its goal of exceeding 70 percent of adults vaccinated by Independence Day. With the recent approval of Pfizer for minors as young as 12 years old, Somerset County is now working with school systems to hold closed pop-up clinics at their campuses. The first partner in this ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Somerset County Department of Health Thursday reported 23,581 cases of the COVID-19 virus, an increase of 11 overnight and a total of 728 deaths since March 8, 2020.

The New Jersey Department of Health Thursday reported 881,991 total cases since last year, an increase of 356 overnight. There are 23,258 COVID-19-related ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Somerset County Department of Health Wednesday reported 23,570 cases of the COVID-19 virus, an increase of 15 overnight and a total of 727 deaths since March 8, 2020.

The New Jersey Department of Health Wednesday reported 881,635 total cases since last year, an increase of 464 overnight. There are 23,234 COVID-19-related ...

Helps Protect Residents Against Identity Theft

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — Somerset County is sponsoring Operation Secure Shred on Saturday, May 15, at the Somerset County Public Works Garage, North County Facility located at 411 Chimney Rock Road, Bridgewater, NJ 08807, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., or until the trucks are filled. The event is a FREE and easy way for residents to help guard against ...

SUMMIT, NJ - The hotly-contested Primrose School childcare center project, proposed for 480-490 Morris Avenue, was defeated at a Summit Planning Board "Special Meeting' on May 12. The Zoom meeting, which started at 7:33 p.m., ran into the first few minutes of the following day.

The Application had already stretched on since last summer. The Planning Board's ...

ROSELLE, NJ - A 2-year-old child is safe and has been reunited with his family after being briefly kidnapped in a vehicle that was stolen outside a Roselle home Thursday night, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Roselle Police Chief Brian Barnes jointly announced Friday.

“The diligent work of our Roselle Police Department, along with county police, not only ensured ...

NEW JERSEY — Colonial Pipeline Co. announced in a statement late Wednesday evening that the pipeline that was shutdown by a ransomware hack last week was going to restart and begin operating again. 

“Following this restart, it will take several days for the product delivery supply chain to return to normal. Some markets served by Colonial Pipeline may experience, or continue ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ — Helicopters were heard in the area Wednesday after Plainfield Police and Fire units responded around 2:12 p.m. on Wednesday to the 900 block of West Sixth Street for a burn victim, according to a release by Plainfield Police Director Lisa Burgess.

The 8-year-old victim was severely burned by a candle, and was transported via State Police Medevac from Plainfield High ...

SUMMIT, NJ - The City of Summit reports that police are investigating a report of an attempted sexual assault perpetrated by an unknown actor posing as an Uber driver who was transporting the victim from New York City to Pennsylvania.

The driver, described as a white male with a beard, reportedly exited Rt. 78, stopping on Glenside Avenue. The victim was able to escape from the vehicle ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ - The body of missing Madison student Ajay Sah has been found, announced Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll. Sah was a foreign exchange student from Nepal and was attending Drew University. He was reported missing on January 22, 2021.

Sah was last seen on the campus of Drew University on January 19, according to police. Reports indicate that he traveled by NJ ...