Fox found in Somerset County tests positive for rabies
A fox in Warren Township tested positive for rabies on Wednesday, Feb. 24. WARREN - A fox found in the township tested positive for rabies on Wednesday, the Middle-Brook Regional Health Commission...
View ArticleGlimpse of History: A classic Chevy in Bound Brook
This two-door Bel-Air convertible was priced at $2,344 when new. BOUND BROOK -- Bob Calvert sits in his 1956 Chevy convertible in Bound Brook in this photo taken in 1964. This model, a two-door...
View ArticleOwner thanks firefighters who battled massive warehouse blaze
The owner of a business at Veterans Industrial Park in Hillsborough has offered his thanks to firefighters. Watch video Paul Y. McDonald, the president and owner of Royal Cabinet Company in...
View ArticleCourt to decide future of Doris Duke's mansion (PHOTOS)
A citizen's group is trying to overturn a vote by the township's Historical Preservation Commission to tear down the structure. HILLSBOROUGH -- Oral arguments on the demolition of the Duke Farms...
View ArticleTake this week's NJ.com news quiz
You probably think you'll get a perfect score this week. Not a chance. How well do you remember the biggest New Jersey stories of the week? Take the NJ.com news quiz and find out. the seven questions...
View ArticleWhy Raritan Valley Community College paused Pink Game
Raritan Valley Community College stopped its annual Pink Games to honor its athletes. BRANCHBURG - Raritan Valley Community College student athletes were honored during the fifth annual Pink Games....
View ArticleContributions to Africans earns Bridgewater leader honors
Bridgewater Township Council President Filipe Pedroso was presented with the 2016 Award of Recognition for Outstanding Service to the Global African Community. BRIDGEWATER - Filipe Pedroso, township...
View ArticleKitten is full of energy
Sandy looks like "a mini-lion." Sandy EAST AMWELL -- Sandy is a 7-month-old kitten at Tabby's Place. Shelter staff members say he looks like "a mini-lion" with his medium-length orange coat. Sandy is...
View ArticleComedy collects cash for students
Proceeds fund scholarships for local students. Uncle Floyd BRANCHBURG -- The Rotary Club of Branchburg will host a comedy night, with headliner Uncle Floyd, on April 28 at Raritan Valley Community...
View ArticleDismissal of suit against Somerset County judge affirmed by appeals court
Plaintiff claims the judge violated her civil rights and was bias against her because she represented herself. SOMERSET --A state appellate court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by an Oak...
View Article10 arrested in Rochelle Park prostitution, drug sweep
In addition to the arrests, police said they seized $3,000 cash and 200 capsules of suspected anabolic steroids. ROCHELLE PARK - An undercover prostitution and drug investigation at a township hotel...
View ArticleCops ID woman killed in Route 206 head-on crash in Mount Olive
Elida Perez Morel, 45, of Plainfield, died from injuries sustained in the crash A woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Route 206 Friday morning, police said.File photo MOUNT OLIVE -- Police...
View ArticleFate of Duke Farms mansion demolition now awaits N.J. judge's ruling
Opposition group wants the judge to consider a letter from a national expert. HILLSBOROUGH -- The fate of the historic Duke Farms mansion could be decided by a judge as early as next week after she...
View ArticleN.J. woman injured after car overturns in ditch
Woman crossed the center line, struck a ditch and overturned. FRANKLIN -- A Mount Laurel woman was injured Friday when her car went off the road, overturned and left her trapped inside, police said....
View ArticleChristie wants N.J. Republican leaders to also support Trump
A Gov. Chris Christie ally called county Republican chairmen after the governor's surprise endorsement. TRENTON -- Within an hour of his surprise endorsement of Donald Trump for president Friday, Gov....
View ArticleMan hit by car while lying in roadway, Franklin police say
Pedestrian treated for severe head injury (File photo) FRANKLIN -- Investigators were trying to determine why a 53-year-old man was lying in the roadway before he was struck by a car on Route 27 late...
View ArticleWatchung Troop 32 Scouts earn Eagle Award
Pramath Kalelkar, Michael Erickson and Ryan Desai earn the Boy Scouts' highest honor. Boy Scout Troop 32 Eagle Scouts Pramath Kalelkar, Michael Erickson and Ryan Desai. WATCHUNG -- Earlier this month,...
View ArticleSomerset County stable earns gold from New Jersey
Somerset County's Lord Stirling Stable received the 2015 Gold Medal Horse Farm award at the New Jersey State Agricultural Convention in Atlantic City. BASKING RIDGE - Lord Stirling Stable, owned by...
View ArticleN.J. pets in need: Feb. 29, 2016
There are a number of ways people who want to help can participate in caring for homeless animals. If you're interested in helping homeless animals but aren't able to adopt one, there are a number of...
View ArticleN.J. law would focus on Hunterdon, Somerset flooding
A bill that would create task force to address flooding in Somerset and Hunterdon counties is under consideration in the New Jersey Senate. Legislation sponsored by state Sen. Christopher "Kip"...
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