Somerset County News
By ROD HIRSCH
April 21, 2021BRIDGEWATER, NJ — Steve Kalafer, who as a young man parlayed a one-car showroom into one of New Jersey’s largest automobile groups, was the founder and owner of the Somerset Patriots baseball team, a prolific filmmaker, real estate developer, community activist and philanthropist, has died from cancer at the age of 71.
A devout family man, he is survived by his wife, Suzanne; two ...
WARREN, NJ - It takes a village, and some 30 Watchung Hills freshmen are making a difference in theirs. The teens started Save Our State: Stat! whose mission is to secure COVID-19 vaccination appointments for eligible New Jersey residents.
Their mission statement is:
Our organization is Save Our State: Stat! (SOSS). We are a non-profit organization of over thirty freshman high school ...
NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — Three North Plainfield residents were arrested following a narcotics investigation, authorities announced on Wednesday. Assorted drugs, a loaded sawed off shotgun, a loaded handgun and a ballistic vest were found with the three individuals at a Somerset Street residence, authorities said.
Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson, Somerset County ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ – The iconic Tour of Somerville, the oldest bicycle race in the country, is rescheduling the 2021 race from Memorial Day to Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 6.
One of the most prestigious races in the country, the Tour of Somerville was forced to cancel the 2020 race due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 2020 event would have been the Tour’s 80th anniversary; having ...
NORTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. – A 27-year-old father has been charged with attempted murder and child endangerment after surveillance video showed him carrying his two-year-old daughter in a plastic bag in the hallway of a hotel where he was living, according to Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson.
The child was transported to a nearby trauma hospital for emergency treatment in ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Somerset County Sheriff Darrin Russo stood on the steps of the Historic Somerset County Courthouse Thursday and spoke of a big man, with a big smile and big heart, a public servant who never stopped doing for others.
"He enjoyed helping people and making people smile," Russo said in tribute to 50-year-old Sheriff's Officer Sgt. Ahmed Mackey, who suffered a ...
SOMERVILLE, N.J. – A Bound Brook man has been indicted by a Somerset County Grand Jury in connection with the Jan. 12 fire that destroyed two apartment buildings under construction on Main Street, Bound Brook and several adjacent buildings.
Juan Hector Padilla, age 29, of East Second Street faces charges of 2nd Degree Burglary, 2nd Degree Aggravated Arson, 3rd Degree Aggravated ...
NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - A North Plainfield man, a former Rescue Squad Captain, was charged with theft of $10,000 after the emergency medical service organization had been disbanded, authorities said on Wednesday.
The arrest of Larry D. Lee, age 32, Stahls Way, North Plainfield, in relation to the theft of North Plainfield Rescue Squad funds was announced Wednesday by ...
WARREN, NJ — The local Kings Food Markets in Warren, Gillette and Bernardsville are in danger of closing. Its parent company, KB US Holdings, Inc., is filing for Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
A press release from the company said that “following a comprehensive sale process and auction conducted under Section 363 of the ...
NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - North Plainfield is mourning the loss of Dennis Passe.
The North Plainfield Recreation Department posted on Friday:
With tremendous sorrow, The North Plainfield Recreation Department announces the loss of Dennis Passe, our recreation director, on Thursday, September 24, 2020. He is our leader, our mentor, our friend, our family.
As one of our ...
