Raritan News

The creation of a countywide drunken driving task force may become a new weapon to combat binge drinking and alcohol abuse among young adults, according to Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne Forrest.

A $250 reward is being offered for information on the whereabouts of a Manville man wanted in connection with an attempted robbery of a Bound Brook gas station.

Borough-based Raritan Valley Insurance Services, a Trusted Choice independent insurance agency, in conjunction with an IIABNJ/Trusted Choice charity grant initiative, has donated $1,000 to The Anderson House, which provides care to New Jersey women recovering from alcoholism and drug addiction.

For the most part, the only trees that bear green this time of year in Central Jersey are evergreens.

Gokhan Orho and Delicia Alarcon are just two of more than 2,800 students at Bridgewater-Raritan High School.

Two women were arrested on shoplifting charges, police said, both on Thursday, Nov.

Martin Milita, 56, an attorney who lives in Clinton Township, was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, making terroristic threats and harassment after Patrolman David Formalarie received a report of an aggressive driver who "had brandished a knife at another motorist" on Hamden Road near ...

Ledger Live for Friday November 13th, 2009 - Ledger Live with Brian Donohue. On today's show: We explore the tricky business of town consolidation in New Jersey.

Jaclyn Beasley of Eastern High School is hit by a ball as she defends the goal with goalie Alana Barry against Bridgewater-Raritan High School.

Marion F. McLeod of Raritan Township died on Saturday, November 14, 2009, in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township.

FALL, 3:43 p.m. Nov. 9. Police responded to Haynes Oil on South Main Street for the report of a man fallen from a ladder.

News videos Entertainment videos HS sports videos Sports videos >> >> PHOTOS >> >> Real-Time News , Somerset County Soap opera 'One Life To Live' films in Raritan November 12, 2009, 8:02PM John Figlar/For The Star-Ledger A car made to resemble a Canada Border Patrol vehicle is visible as a scene from an episode of "One Life To Live" is filmed in ...

Authorities arrested 11 people and confiscated more than $10,000 worth of crystal meth, following an investigation that spanned several counties and stretched into Eastern Pennsylvania.

Raritan Bay Medical Center's Old Bridge campus, on Ferry Road between Routes 9 and 18, will host a diabetes support group meeting from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov.

Dear Fellow Raritan Residents, We offer our sincere thanks for your overwhelming support of our candidacy and campaign.

Hunterdon County authorities on Thursday announced a major crackdown on a township-based crystal methamphetamine distribution ring spanning five New Jersey counties and possibly stretching into Easton.

The Bridgewater-Raritan Regional High School's Marching Band finished the 2009 season with the most high-stepping accomplishments of any marching band in the school's history.

A Raritan Township man is in the county jail facing drug distribution charges after being arrested Friday following a three-month undercover investigation by Prosecutor's Office detectives.

The need for developing a 2010 business plan, and understanding the expenses needed to support its success, will be the topic at the November breakfast meeting of the New Jersey Association of Women Business owners.

Nearly three years after it closed, the church in Reaville is re-opening Sunday as an independent Christian congregation.