Fire that damaged Hillsborough home under investigation
A fire on June 15, 2016, at a Hillsborough Township home is under investigation. HILLSBOROUGH - Firefighters extinguished a porch and roof fire at a Beekman Lane home on Wednesday, township police...
View ArticleVehicles broken into at Montgomery Twp. country club
Police are looking into burglaries to several vehicles parked at Cherry Valley Country Club on Sunday, June 12, 2016. MONTGOMERY - Police are investigating burglaries to several vehicles parked at...
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See how many years N.J. man got for strangling wife
Bridgewater man was sentenced for strangling his wife because she wanted a divorce. SOMERVILLE -- A Bridgewater man who was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2013 strangulation of his...
View ArticleLottery for vouchers to help lower-income N.J. residents pay rent ends Friday
The deadline is Friday, June 17, at 5 p.m. TRENTON -- In what affordable housing advocates are calling a "huge opportunity" for lower-income New Jerseyans, the state is accepting applications for...
View ArticleOfficer honored for most drunk-driving arrests in county
Bound Brook Police Officer Jesse Schwartz was named 2015 Mothers Against Drunk Driving Top Gun for Somerset County by Mothers Against Drunk Driving. BOUND BROOK -- A borough police officer has been...
View ArticleHillsborough High School Graduation 2016 (PHOTOS)
TRENTON — Hillsborough High School Class of 2016 attended their commencement ceremony Thursday at the Sun National Bank Center. Check out our photo gallery of the high school's graduating seniors. Be...
View ArticleHillsborough schools appoints new head of special services
Suzan Radwan will be Hillsborough Township Public Schools' new director of special services. HILLSBOROUGH - The township's Public Schools announced Suzan Radwan will be its new director of special...
View ArticleTake this week's local news quiz
See if you can get all seven questions right. Time to see how well you recall the biggest NJ.com stories of the week gone by. Answer the seven multiple-choice questions below, and then brag on your...
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Text for help: Group tells teen domestic violence victims
The Resource Center of Somerset has changed its name to Safe+Sound Somerset and has added the ability for those who need help to text for assistance. When an organization provides life-saving help to...
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Mastiff mix rescued from dog meat farm
Wiley will be available for adoption on July 1. Wiley LAMBERTVILLE -- Wiley is a 1- to 2-year-old mastiff/terrier mix in the care of Animal Alliance. He was rescued along with 170 other dogs from a...
View ArticleDelays of 3 miles after accident closes I-287 in Central Jersey
An accident has closed the northbound lanes of I-287 in Bridgewater on Friday, June 17, 2016. Update: I-287 remains closed following the Friday morning accident. BRIDGEWATER - A serious motor-vehicle...
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Pony Up! New children's horse festival coming to N.J. this weekend
Kids can ride a pony, pet a horse and even be a horse at the Somerset County event Does your kid demonstrate more than a passing affection for My Little Pony? Go bananas for pony rides? Dream of one...
View ArticleI-287 open following State Police serious accident investigation
A serious accident has closed the northbound side of Interstate 287 in Somerset and Middlesex counties on Friday, June 17, 2106. UPDATE - Lamin Conteh, 60, of Somerset has been identified as the...
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Glimpse of History: A school day is done in Somerville
Until 1882, only boys could attend the Somerville Public School. SOMERVILLE -- This circa-1910 photo shows students being dismissed from the Somerville Public School. Information available at the...
View ArticleBridge replacement work in Franklin Twp. resumes Monday
Work to replace the the Route 518 bridge over the Delaware and Raritan Canal will resume on Monday, June 20, 2016. FRANKLIN - The New Jersey Department of Transportation announced Friday that work...
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Man pleads not guilty to hitting cars, charging at police
A Bridgewater man has plead not guilty to a March 2016 incident during which he allegedly struck passing vehicles with a baseball bat and struggled with police. BRIDGEWATER -- A township man who was...
View Article2 morning I-287 accidents leave drivers in a pickle
Two separate accidents on Interstate 287 in Central Jersey caused significant delays on June 17, 2016. It was a messy morning on Interstate 287 Friday as two accidents, including one involving a...
View ArticleManville High School graduation 2016 (PHOTOS)
Members of Manville High School's Class of 2016 graduated on Friday, June 17, 2016. MANVILLE -- Manville High School Class of 2016 held its graduation in the school's courtyard on a sun-splashed...
View ArticleNJ.com's Top 20 games from the 2015-2016 high school sports season
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View ArticleNJ.com's boys track and field post-season honors for 2016
NJ.com's best athletes turned heads this season. Take a look back on the 2016 season with our post-season honors.gs NJ.com's best athletes turned heads this season. Take a look back on the 2016 season...
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