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Ransomware Attack Disables Somerset County Government Email System
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Classic Cruizers Help Drive Visitors, Dollars to Downtown Somerville
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Somerville Pastor Initiates Flash Mob Photo Op on "Red Nose Day"
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Warren Resident Loses $1.5 Million In Wire Transfer Fraud, another loses $400
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Late Somerset County Detective to Have Name Engraved on National Law ...
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Health Officials: Dogs Interacted with Rabid Raccoon in Hillsborough
By ROD HIRSCH
May 24, 2022SOMERVILLE, NJ - A ransomware cyberattack Tuesday morning successfully disabled the Somerset County government email system, with employees unable to send or receive email.
All county offices and phone lines are open and working, Emergency 9-1-1-communications are unaffected and fully functional. Emergency services are available as usual throughout the county.
"Before coming to an ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Friday nights on Main Street are synonymous with polished chrome bumpers, fenders with curves, big block engines and more than a few sets of fuzzy dice hanging off rear view mirrors.
Thousands of car enthusiasts and visitors come to Somerville on a Friday night to enjoy the dichotomy of Detroit iron, from Model T Fords, big fin Caddys and high-powered ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Rev. Paul Janssen, pastor of United Reformed Church, is inviting those with a sense of compassion and a sense of humor to join him on the steps of the church at 100 West Main St. on Thursday, May 26, at 6 p.m. for a flash mob photo op to support "Red Nose Day.".
All residents of the Somerville area are invited to participate in support ...
WARREN, NJ — A Warren resident was scammed out of $1.5 million in a wire transfer fraud, police said in a release Thursday. An Old Forge Drive resident reported the wire-transfer fraud on Tuesday.
A day earlier, on Monday, a Stoningham Drive resident reported that someone tried to hack into personal accounts, was able to hack into their PayPal account and stole ...
SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ - Late Somerset County Sheriff’s Office Detective James Yeager is finally having his name engraved on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, in Washington D.C., with a ceremony set for May 19 as part of National Police Week.
It has been 22 years since the detective died during an on-duty motor vehicle accident July 10, 2000.
Yeager, according to a release, ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Pet owners, beware.
The Hillsborough Health Department has reported the first encounter this year between a rabid raccoon and several dogs on May 8. The raccoon tested positive for rabies.
Rabies can be fatal if left untreated. Humans, dogs and cats are susceptible and can spread the disease if left untreated.
According to health department officials, several dogs were ...
WARREN, NJ — Warren Lions helped to break a Guinness Book of World Record - "Longest Chain of Spectacles (Eyeglasses)” on May 1 at Liberty State Park. The record was originally established in Fukui, Japan on May 5, 2011, using 16,530 pairs of eyeglasses measuring 6,597 feet.
SEE https://youtu.be/_tA626o9FOQ
WARREN, NJ — A home burglary, a crash, and a power outage were reported in Warren last weekend according to Warren Police.
At 8:24 pm on Saturday, a crash was reported near Kathy Lane at Mountain Avenue, not far from the Hillcrest Road light. The driver, Kenneth Militzner, 94, was traveling east on Mountain Avenue when his car went off the road into an embankment, ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ – Borough police officer Vito Spadea slowed his bicycle and stopped along East Main Street mid-afternoon Monday to greet his wife, two daughters and other supporters as several hundred police officers from New Jersey towns passed through the borough on their way to Washington, DC where they will join with police from across the country to honor their brothers ...
WARREN, NJ — After a five hour meeting, the Warren Township Board of Education approved the 2022-23 budget and made changes to the lunch program. The budget was approved as written by a vote of 8-1. Board member Daniel Croson voted no.
SEE VIDEO HERE
The budget includes sufficient funds to provide curriculum and instruction which will enable all students to achieve the New ...
