Watchung News

A multiethnic group of high school Spanish students recently returned from a two-week immersion in the customs and educational practices of their counterparts in Madrid.

While the adage "silence is golden" is liberally preached by librarians, the Friends of the Watchung Public Library invites patrons and visitors to practice silence of another kind this week, through participation in a holiday silent auction fundraiser.

Edward Garber recently merged his accounting practice in Edison with the office of Anne Marie Bober in Watchung and Piscataway.

Robert Bengivenga of South Plainfield was recently named First Deputy District Governor of UNICO National District X. In this position, Bengivenga will be second in command of District X, which includes Hillside, Hillsborough, Watchung, Clark, Elizabeth, Union, Scotch Plains, Westfield, the Plainfields and Raritan chapters of UNICO National.

Remember that lawsuit that screenwriter Aaron Schnore brought against Johnny Utah's a little over a year ago after he was injured by the mechanical bull? Well, according to City File , it's been dismissed by a New York State Supreme Court judge who didn't buy Schnore's argument that his state of inebriation invalidated the waiver he signed.

DRUNKEN DRIVING, 12:18 a.m. Oct. 13. Marlon Velasquez-Lopez, 30, of Bernardsville was charged with drunken driving following a motor vehicle accident with injuries on Hillcrest Road.

Last year, for the first time in too many years, Watchung had a contest for a Borough Council seat.

Valley View's Community Outreach Club is hosting its fourth annual MIles for Smiles walk-a-thon from 2 to 3 p.m. today, Oct.

After two years of flexing its 'green' wings, GrEEn Day has become a regional fair day devoted to energy conservation, recycling, sustainable farming and environmental education.

Jason Luisi, 35, of Wetumpka Lane, was charged Tuesday with two counts of distribution of a controlled dangerous substance - Oxycodone - after a two-month long narcotics investigation by the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force, and the Watchung Police Department.

Q: My wife and I both work in the New Jersey public school system and will have defined-contribution plan pensions.

One needs only to look at the resume of current Watchung Borough Council person Deb Joren and her 'proven record of accomplishments' will be clearly spelled out for the voters deciding who is best to serve our community.

I am supporting Steve Caruso for Watchung Borough Council and urge all residents to vote for Steve regardless of political affiliation.

A Plainfield man was arrested Tuesday after investigators waiting for him at the Watchung Square Mall found cocaine in the cab that took him there, authorities said.

The Galleries and office will now be open during lunch to allow business patrons and others looking for a unique lunchtime experience to peruse the diverse, unique and inspiring works of talented artists both local and beyond.

An 85-year-old man of small stature stood for an hour Tuesday speaking before a packed audience at Watchung Hills Regional High School to recall a lifetime of inconceivable events: heroic, harrowing escapes from a death camp and the Nazis to rebuilding a life - both successful and personally fruitful - in the United States.

Many people familiar with Morris County probably know Gen. George Washington's army was encamped at Jockey Hollow during the winter of 1780.

The following is a conversation with Gregg Richard, fourth-generation president of P.C. Richard & Son, on the eve of the appliance and electronics chain's 100th anniversary.

The positive effects chiropractic can have on the health of an adult has been documented, but the use of it on children has been a topic of debate for some time.

The deadline for residents to register to vote in the Nov. 3 general election is Tuesday, Oct.