NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – The Board of Governors of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, approved tuition and fee increases of 1.85 percent for the 2017-2018 academic year for in-state undergraduate students Wednesday.

“Rutgers is committed to providing our students with the highest quality education,” said Sandy J. Stewart, chair of the Board of Governors. “Once ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - The  Somerset County Library System of New Jersey has launched a new website.

“We did a complete overhaul of the look and content,” said Carolann DeMatos, SCLSNJ’s director of marketing and public relations. “Our goals for a new website included: integration of modern user experience best practices, improved search engine ...

TRENTON, NJ  - The “New Jersey Library Construction Bond Act,” sponsored by Senator Christopher “Kip” Bateman, (R-16) has passed the State Senate and how heads to Governor Christie’s desk.

The legislation would give voters the ability to approve funds for the repair, construction or expansion of local libraries.

“Public libraries ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - He's as big as he is gentle, trained to help children focus and improve their reading skills.'

His name is "Tank," a two-year-old Newfoundland who makes frequent visits to area libraries.

Last week he visited the Somerville branch of the Somerset County Library System of New Jersey where he helped Amelia Hanks practice her reading skills by sharing a ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - A total of 161 students graduated this week from the Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School, in 17 different vocational programs, ranging from automotive technology to the performing arts.

The Career and Technical Education Valedictorian for the class of 2017 was graphic communications student Daria Marini, of Bridgewater, and the Career and Technical ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - Timothy Teehan, a career educator who has worked as Academic Achievement Officer in the borough’s school district since 2012, was formally introduced as the new Somerville Superintendent of Schools at Tuesday night’s Board of Education meeting.

He will replace Dr. Timothy Purnell, who came to the borough in 2011 from the Harding Township school district.

SOMERVILLE, NJ - Historians will discuss the connections between Rev. Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh, principal founder of Rutgers University, his family, and African-American abolitionist leader Sojourner Truth, at one time their slave, plus stories of other early slave-holding leaders of Rutgers College at the Old Dutch Parsonage, 71 Somerset St. on Saturday, June 17 at 2:30 ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerville Elks Lodge #1068 encourages students dealing with physical and cognitive challenges to apply for the $2,000 Somerville Elks/Catherine Guerrera Memorial Scholarship.

Applicants should be graduating high school seniors who will begin their studies at an accredited college, university or technical school in the fall of 2017.

Students from Somerset and Hunterdon ...