FAR HILLS, NJ - A field tucked away in a small suburban neighborhood in New Jersey might be the last place outsiders would expect to find one of the most prestigious steeplechase events. But for the 40,000 attendees – many of whom attend year after year – the Far Hills Race Meeting is no secret; It’s a fall essential.

This year's event, known to many as “The ...

WATCHUNG, NJ - The Bernards field hockey team won its second consecutive Somerset County Tournament championship with a 2-1 overtime victory over Bridgewater-Raritan on Saturday.

Annie Thomas' goal in overtime gave Bernards (18-0) the victory. Harley Rosenzweig scored the first goal for the Mountaineers with an assist from Urte Jessina with 22:18 left in the first half for a 1-0 ...

BERNARDSVILLE, NJ - Teddy Gouldin passed for three touchdowns to lead Bernards to a 47-12 victory over A.L. Johnson of Clark on Friday night.

Junior halfback Joey Billotti scored the first two touchdowns for the Mountaineers (6-1). He ran 15 yards for a score and then covered 85 yards with a scoring pass from Gouldin for a 13-0 lead.

Sophomore fullback Cookie Desiderio ran for two TDs, ...

BEDMINSTER, NJ – A festive parade of lanterns will light up the night on Sunday, Nov. 4, as the Raritan Headwaters Association again celebrates the European Laternelaufen tradition on a walk through the meadows of the Fairview Farm nature preserve in Bedminster.

Raritan Headwaters’ sixth annual Lantern Walk is scheduled to be held from 4 to 7 p.m. that ...

FAR HILLS, NJ - A field tucked away in a small suburban neighborhood in New Jersey might be the last place outsiders would expect to find one of the most prestigious steeplechase events. But for the 40,000 attendees – many of whom attend year after year – the Far Hills Race Meeting is no secret; It’s a fall essential.

This year's event, known to many as “The ...

FAR HILLS, NJ – Right before the Far Hill Race Meeting returns this Saturday for another full day of horse racing, partying, and fundraising at Moorland Farm here, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office has issued a warning that law enforcement authorities and the transit system will again arrest underage consumers of alcohol.  

"In a continued effort to ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ – The Somerset County Employers Legislative Committee will host New Jersey Congressman Leonard Lance (R-7th) at a luncheon Friday, Oct. 26 at Verve Bistro, Bar, & Lounge, 18 East Main St. from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Lance, who is running for reelection Nov. 6 against Democrat Tom Malinowski, is expected to discuss his Congressional priorities and how his efforts will ...

BERNARDS TWP., NJ _ With the 10th annual St. James Men of Charity NJ Microbrew and Harvest Fest for Charity two weeks away, the organization's members will be selling tickets are on sale this weekend after each Mass at St. James Roman Catholic church for the Nov. 3 event at St. James.

Advance tickets are $45 ($50 at the door) and include craft beer, wine, ...

FAR HILLS, NJ _ It's one of the major social and sporting events in New Jersey's horse country, and beyond. The Far Hills Race Meeting, due to return to Moorland Farm this Saturday, Oct. 20, will also bring something new to the party this year, with the launch of pari-mutuel betting.

Some things never change, however. The Hunt will again draw some of the world's best ...

BEDMINSTER, NJ – A festive parade of lanterns will light up the night on Sunday, Nov. 4, as the Raritan Headwaters Association again celebrates the European Laternelaufen tradition on a walk through the meadows of the Fairview Farm nature preserve in Bedminster.

Raritan Headwaters’ sixth annual Lantern Walk is scheduled to be held from 4 to 7 p.m. that ...

BERNARDS TWP., NJ _ With the 10th annual St. James Men of Charity NJ Microbrew and Harvest Fest for Charity two weeks away, the organization's members will be selling tickets are on sale this weekend after each Mass at St. James Roman Catholic church for the Nov. 3 event at St. James.

Advance tickets are $45 ($50 at the door) and include craft beer, wine, ...

FAR HILLS, NJ – Right before the Far Hill Race Meeting returns this Saturday for another full day of horse racing, partying, and fundraising at Moorland Farm here, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office has issued a warning that law enforcement authorities and the transit system will again arrest underage consumers of alcohol.  

"In a continued effort to ...

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Rohan Singh and Ritik Gupta, seniors at Hillsborough High School are helping impoverished populations in some of the most underprivileged parts of Southeast Asia by tutoring  younger students, cleaning out their closets and asking others to do the same.

Through their nonprofit charity organization “Coaching to Contribute,” Rohan and Ritik have shipped over ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ. – Three historic sites in the Somerset Hills, including a barn at the Vanderveer House in Bedminster and the Dunster-Squibb property in Bernardsville, were among the seven properties  in Somerset County to receive a share of $900,000 awarded historic preservation grants.

Somerset County Freeholder Director Patrick Scaglione last week presented ceremonial ...

Welcome to my new column, Tangents.  The word tangent can have a variety of meanings, for example, in geometry a tangent refers to "a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point, but if extended does not cross it at that point." Leibniz defined it as the line through a pair of infinitely close points on the curve, but for this column, I will use the ...

FAR HILLS,, NJ – The Somerset County Department of Health warns residents that a raccoon found in the Borough of Far Hills near the Spring Hollow Road area has tested positive for rabies. This is the second raccoon that has tested positive for rabies in the borough this year. 

On Oct. 6, a resident and her four dogs came in contact with a raccoon that had entered ...

BERNARDS TOWNSHIP, NJ - The Bernards Township Regional Chamber of Commerce Health & Wellness Committee has embarked on a fitness program for youth to commemorate the loss of Connor Nemes, a township youth, last summer. The event will launch after school on Wednesday, Oct. 10.

"Our chamber continues to develop new programing for the benefit of our greater community and members. This ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ – The Somerset County Employers Legislative Committee will host New Jersey Congressman Leonard Lance (R-7th) at a luncheon Friday, Oct. 26 at Verve Bistro, Bar, & Lounge, 18 East Main St. from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Lance, who is running for reelection Nov. 6 against Democrat Tom Malinowski, is expected to discuss his Congressional priorities and how his efforts will ...

FAR HILLS, NJ – Right before the Far Hill Race Meeting returns this Saturday for another full day of horse racing, partying, and fundraising at Moorland Farm here, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office has issued a warning that law enforcement authorities and the transit system will again arrest underage consumers of alcohol.  

"In a continued effort to ...

BERNARDSVILLE, NJ - The Bernardsville Train Station parking lot will be closed to all vehicular traffic on Monday, Oct. 29 and Tuesday, Oct. 30  in order to mill and pave the parking lot. All vehicles must be out of the lot by midnight, Sunday, Oct. 28.

The lot will be reopened the evening of Oct. 30.

NJ Transit's scheduled service will remain uninterrupted during this repair ...

BERNARDSVILLE, NJ - Bernardsville has launched a Street Smart pedestrian safety campaign  this week in the downtown area. 

“This campaign is very important because Bernardsville is a walkable community and one that takes the safety of residents seriously,” Bernardsville Mayor Kevin Sooy said. 

There were 46 crashes in Bernardsville involving cyclists and/or ...