Invite to 'First Friday' Services at Chabad Jewish Center
Chabad Jewish Center in Basking Ridge is inviting area families to its First Fridays at Chabad, is a monthly opportunity for the community to come together for a service of appoximately 45 minutes...
View ArticlePlagiarism Claim Due to Lack of Attribution, Superintendent Says
Bedminster Township School Superintendent Carolyn Koos has taken down from the website a message she sent out to the community with comments similar to those written by another superintendent—and she...
View ArticlePanic Buttons In NJ Schools Proposed By Essex Assemblyman
An Essex County Assemblyman has introduced a bill that would equip New Jersey public schools with a silent panic alarm that could be triggered in the event of an emergency, NJ101.5 reported....
View ArticleLake Tragedy, Murder Conviction, Body in Swamp Top Regional News
Teens Missing in Icy Waters of Budd Lake, Prosecutor Says Authorities and divers spent days searching for two Mount Olive teens who went missing at Budd Lake. By Wednesday, the bodies of both teenagers...
View ArticleBody Found in Swamp Was Lake Hopatcong Man
Authorities have ruled the death of a Lake Hopatcong man found in the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge a suicide, according to the Observer Tribune. The man was found shot in the stomach near Long...
View ArticleSt. James Men Holding Chili & Chowder Charity Event
Those looking for a chance to enjoy several varieties of hearty chili and tasty chowder now have a good reason — St. James Men of Charity will host the organization's annual Chili & Chowder...
View Article$2.3M Listing Price for Lloyd Road Home
It may be January, but the housing market in Basking Ridge and Bernardsville is getting a little warmer. Thanks to the fiscal cliff dispute amongs federal politicians, mortgage rates ticked up to an...
View ArticleBernardsville Surgeon Chosen as President of Medical Center
A Bernardsville surgeon was chosen to serve as president of the Somerset Medical Center’s medical and dental staff, numbering 700 people. William Sugarmann, a general surgeon who specializes in...
View ArticleCop Charged with Murder, Teens Die Ice Fishing Top State News
NJ Cop Charged with Murder Deptford police officer James Stuart, 29, is now facing first-degree murder charges after the man he allegedly shot in the head was pulled off life support. Gloucester County...
View Article$6M Sold Price for Claremont Road Home in Bernardsville
Many homes came off the market last week in Bridgewater, Basking Ridge, Bedminster and Bernardsville Borough, according to Garden State MLS. Here is the complete list with details: Address Town List...
View ArticleTentative Teachers Contract, Focus on Shared Services Top Local News
Tentative Bedminster Teachers Contract Reached The Bedminster Board of Education and Bedminster Education Association have reached a tentative contract with details still being determined. Appreciation...
View ArticleMount Airy Construction Due to Begin This Week
Mount Airy Road, a main route between Bernardsville and Basking Ridge, is due to be closed this week to all but local and school bus traffic as phase one begins for a lengthy project to completely...
View ArticleCVS Set to Open in Bernardsville Later This Month
CVS Pharmacy is due to open on Jan. 27 in a space of about 7,000 square feet that was left vacant by the closing of ShopRite Annex about a decade ago. The store, at 107 Morristown Road (Route 202), is...
View ArticleMeetings, Concerts All this Week
It's Monday, the start of another work-week, the end of the weekend, and that can only mean one thing—it's time to look ahead to the week at hand. It's going to be busy in Bernardsville and Bedminster,...
View ArticleBusiness Owners Gear Up for Social Media and Marketing Summit
Looking for some pointers on navigating the digital landscape? Feel like your business could do more with social media and online marketing? Or maybe you’d just like to network with fellow New Jersey...
View ArticleSecond Letter Taken Off School Website Due to Possible Plagiarism
A letter published on the Bedminster Township School website welcoming students back to school in September was edited Friday because it may have been plagiarized from another school, according to an...
View ArticleBody Found in Swamp ID'd as 62-Year-Old Man
The body found last week near the Great Swamp has been identified as a 62-year-old Florida man, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said. Thomas Zelante, of the Morris County Prosecutor's Office,...
View ArticleShould Local Gas Stations Be Required to Own Generators? [POLL]
Like many, many New Jersey residents, former Bernards Township Engineer and Planner Peter Messina said he was extremely frustrated by gas stations that had gas but were unable to pump it during the...
View ArticleSandy Curbside Debris Quadruples in Bernardsville
In an effort to help residents recover from the devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy's direct hit last October, the Bernardsville Council agreed late last November to collect all trees and brush...
View ArticleConstruction Partially Closes Mount Airy Road
Workers from the New Jersey American Water Co. were out measuring Mount Airy Road on Tuesday for the start of the first phase of a complete overhall of the county road that eventually will include...
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