Raritan News

The Raritan Public Library's historic building is set to get a new roof and other exterior upgrades in an upcoming renovation.

Recently the news has been full of famous people who have passed away, some suddenly as in the case of Michael Jackson, and some who have long battled a disease as in the case of Farrah Fawcett.

A diverse and talented group of 17 Hunterdon County high school seniors has been awarded college scholarships by the Jennie M. Haver Memorial Scholarship Fund.

A Rita's Ice formerly in the Downtown Somerville Shopping Center will open its new home on West Main Street by mid-month, according to one of its owners.

Hunterdon County freeholders reviewed the county's top road and bridge repair projects Thursday as part of a 'State of the Infrastructure' tour.

City emergency medical technicians, scheduled to be laid off Wednesday, will remain on the job - for now.

The Somerset County Coalition on Affordable Housing will once again offer an award winning national financial education program to employees and residents of Somerset County.

A 21-year-old resident of the township's Bradley Gardens section was arrested Wednesday on marijuana charges following a two-month investigation.

Two truck drivers were treated at and released from Central Jersey hospitals after a Wednesday night collision on a road shoulder of Interstate 78 shut down parts of the highway in Hunterdon County early Thursday morning, snarling traffic for about nine hours, authorities said.

POSSESSION OF DRUGS, 12:07 p.m. June 16: Ryan Tinari, 22, of Langhorne, Pa., was charged with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana following a traffic stop on Route 202-31. Police say Tinari was initially stopped for having a broken tail light.

The borough on Thursday night, June 25, will host its second gang awareness program of the year.

Charisse Roberts looked out the window of the new home she was helping to build for herself along with volunteers for the Raritan Valley Habitat for Humanity.

More than 70 police officers from around the state were honored yesterday for their vigilance against drunken drivers.

Stephanie Coonan's nearly-two-year courageous battle with cancer is now over. The 24-year-old graduate of Raritan High High School died early this morning at home, according to a close friend of the family.

Tulsi Maharjan is fond of mentioning that when he first moved to Somerset County 20 years ago, he had to travel to New York City to buy groceries or attend religious services.

A visitor to the Delaware & Raritan Canal became one of its greatest boosters. That visitor, F. Hopkinson Smith, wrote in a major magazine, 'Canalling is an ideal way to travel.

A former local union official has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that he embezzled more than $85,000 using a union credit card, including 450 separate charges at 14 gentlemen's clubs totaling more than $65,000. Branchburg resident Shawn Clark, 44, had been a business representative with the New Jersey Regional Council of ...

SOMERVILLE Elected officials, transportation professionals and the public are invited to the third Raritan Valley Rail Coalition meeting of 2009.

A former carpenters union official who serves on the Raritan Valley Community College board of trustees was accused in federal court today of illegally charging $85,000 to the labor organization's credit card, mostly at go-go bars.

Move over Johan Santana and Derek Jeter, there's a new game in town. In what is being called a first-of-its-kind initiative for local police, officers here are distributing trading cards of themselves in hopes of strengthening their relationships with children and adding a human element to the police force.