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Mayor: 'You don't have to look at the signs' to know the speed limit in Somerville
The Somerset County commissioners have agreed to reduce the speed limit on East Main Street from Adamsville Road to Gaston Avenue. → Read More
RWJUH Somerset expands its pioneering eating disorders unit
The renovations in the state-of-the art facility have increased its capacity from 14 to 20 beds. → Read More
Aldi plans to open its first two Somerset County locations
Aldi has 61 locations in New Jersey, but none in Somerset County. → Read More
Recreational marijuana dispensary may be coming to Raritan
Valley Wellness, which already operates a medical cannabis dispensary in Raritan, wants to add an adult personal use dispensary to its business. → Read More
Edna Mahan guard can return to job after acquittal on sexual assault, misconduct charges
Brian Ambroise was found not guilty in 2018 of official misconduct and sexual assault by engaging in oral sex with an inmate at the women's prison. → Read More
Police investigating after Hillsborough man killed by vehicle driven by family member
The 41-year-old man, whom authorities did not identify, was pronounced dead at the scene on Clark Lane off Zion Road in a remote part of the township → Read More
South River woman loses appeal in drunken crash that killed recycling worker
Phyllis Kocheran, 56, was sentenced to six years in NJ prison after pleading guilty to the death of William Oross, 49, of North Brunswick, in May 2018 → Read More
Do you like Bridgewater's 'refreshed' township emblem?
The Bridgewater Township Council approved an update to the emblem which was adopted in 1976 and designed by township resident Barbara Jean Kuzio. → Read More
Hunterdon county government bans TikTok on its devices
The Hunterdon County Board of Commissioners has banned TikTok on all county devices over its security risk. → Read More
'We can do better': Bridgewater launches program to improve police, community relations
The BridgewaterSHIELD program will offer more opportunities for residents to engage with police. → Read More
South Brunswick man took cab to and from Franklin bank robbery, prosecutor alleges
Ivan M. Baerga Jr., 46, is facing second-degree robbery charges in connection with the heist, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald said. → Read More
Prosecutor's Office files to block records release in Sayreville councilwoman's killing
The Middlesex Prosecutor's Office is seeking to prevent the release of investigative records in Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour's killing. → Read More
Sayreville survives trauma because 'it’s the people’s community'
Sayreville has again crash-landed into the national media spotlight, a notoriety that few of its 45,000 residents want to embrace. → Read More
Bridgewater officials say these roads will get $8 million improvement this year
The Bridgewater Township Council has taken the first step toward appropriating $8 million for this year's road improvement project. → Read More
Westfield moves forward with downtown redevelopment plan despite opposition
The Town Council voted early Wednesday morning to introduce an ordinance adopting the One Westfield Place plan. → Read More
Developer sues Woodbridge after Dunkin' plan for Route 35 is rejected
The plan was to build a Dunkin' on Route 35 in the Colonia section that would only have two drive-thru windows and no indoor counters or seating. → Read More
Bernards standoff ends as SWAT takes barricaded man into custody
An emotionally disturbed man who barricaded himself in a bathroom with a handgun for more than five hours was turned over to medical personnel. → Read More
Warehouse developer: 'I just want to be a good partner to Hillsborough'
Greg Reddington has told the Township Committee that he wants "to be a good partner to Hillsborough." → Read More
Should NJ farms be owned by foreign countries? Sen. Doug Steinhardt says no
This legislation would prohibit foreign ownership of New Jersey farmland amid rising concerns about a Chinese buying spree of American farms. → Read More
Dunellen Mayor Jason Cilento announces bid for second term
Dunellen has had only three mayors in the last half century. → Read More