Somerset County News
By ZACH NEMCEK
May 12, 2020NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — Two residents were injured in a three-alarm fire in the Borough of North Plainfield Tuesday, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and North Plainfield Chief of Police William Parenti jointly announced.
Prosecutor Robertson stated: On Tuesday, May 12, 2020, at ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — New Jersey's state parks and county parks re-opened at sunrise Saturday, but privately-owned Duke Farms will remain closed to the public.
Gov. Phil Murphy last week rescinded an executive order issued three weeks ago shutting all state and county parks and golf courses in an effort to impede the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) through social contact.
With ...
WARREN, NJ - Warren couple Rick and Wendy De Pinho arrived home safe after being stranded on the MS Rotterdam Cruise ship. "Of all the days confined to our cabin it was our first day of disembarking that was our most STRESSFUL DAY!, Rick said."
Rick De Pinho provided the following account of their experience:
The most grueling and stressful day was the day we disembarked the ...
NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - A fatal accident on Route 22 in North Plainfield involving a pedestrian on Saturday night is being investigated by the North Plainfield Police Department, North Plainfield Police Chief William Parenti announced on Sunday. The North Plainfield Police Department, in conjunction with the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Collision Analysis Reconstruction Team, is ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The first two Coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths have been reported in Somerset County.
The Somerset County Department of Health confirmed the death of a Bridgewater resident and a Franklin resident during a conference call with Somerset County mayors early Sunday afternoon.
No other details were provided.
The number of confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Somerset ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - A Superior Court judge ruled Friday that the arson suspect charged with burning down two 5-story buildings in downtown Bound Brook Sunday night will remain in jail until a pre-indictment conference in March.
In his denial to release the suspect on bail, Superior Court Judge Kevin M. Shanahan referenced posts that appeared on Juan Hector Padilla's Facebook page in the days ...
BOUND BROOK, NJ - Fortified by hundreds that have reached out to help, phone calls from the governor, a local businessman offering $10,000 to make things better and assurances from Somerset County officials that help is close at hand, Mayor Robert Fazen is determined to undo the damage to the borough's downtown caused by a seven-alarm fire Sunday night.
“Bound Brook will rebound and ...
BOUND BROOK, NJ — The Bound Brook Police Department posted on social media about a multi-alarm structure fire on Main Street. According to the post: "This is a disastrous fire that is very difficult to contain and has the potential to spread to all nearby structures. If emergency personnel order you out of your residence PLEASE LISTEN!"
An alert from New Jersey Transit ...
WARREN, NJ - One person was arrested after a prostitution investigation at a Warren Township massage parlor on Monday, authorities announced on Wednesday.
The arrest of Guiyu Piao, age 49, of 35th Ave, Flushing, NY was announced by Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and Warren Township Police ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - One by one, retiring Somerset County Sheriff Frank Provenzano walked down the double-line of his officers assembled outside the Somerset County Administration building Monday and shook each of their hands as he said his final good-byes after 18 years on the job.
The ceremonial "walk out" was held outside Provenzano''s office n the Fallen Officer Memorial ...
