Somerset County News

The city of Vineland, New Jersey, once known as the "Egg Basket of America" for its successful role in the egg and poultry industry in the late 40's, boasts a formidable fowl as a mascot for the Vineland Fighting Clan.

Fox 5 News has learned that former NBA star Jayson Williams will not appear in court today in New Jersey.

The Somerset County Recycling Center, at 40 Polhemus Lane in Bridgewater, will be closed Thursday, Nov.

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.

The owners of a Somerset County apartment complex have agreed to pay $30,000 to settle charges of racial and other types of discrimination in dealing with prospective tenants.

A New Brunswick man believed to be a member of the Latin Kings street gang has been charged with selling heroin stuffed inside a teddy bear at the railroad station.

Police are seeking a third suspect in the attempted robbery of a borough gas station earlier this month.

A 42-year-old Somerset County woman is among the latest victims of the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, according to the state Department of Health and Senior Services.

Detectives have charged three additional suspects involved in robberies occurring in the past three weeks in Somerset and Hunterdon counties, according to a press release from Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne J. Forrest.

The Somerset County 4-H Association will keep alive the tradition of a Festival of Trees at a public display this Saturday, after disappointed members had learned that a county-wide festival in Bernards would end after 35 years.

A 20-year-old Raritan Borough man was charged with four robberies that occurred within the past three weeks in Somerset and Hunterdon counties, the Somerset County Prosecutor announced Friday, November 13.

A Somerset County grand jury has handed up the following indictments. Paula Reynolds, 28, of South Bound Brook, indicted on a charge of giving a false report to police.

Studies on shared services in four key areas could form a blueprint for what some officials hope is more efficient government at a cheaper cost for taxpayers.

One snowflake is harmless, but billions of snowflakes make a blizzard, and that brings chaos.

The 35-year holiday tradition of the Festival of Trees, held each December at the Environmental Education Center off Lord Stirling Road, has ended.

Ledger Live for Thursday November 4th, 2009 - Ledger Live with Brian Donohue. On today's show: We follow Governor-elect Chris Christie to Newark, of course, one of the state's biggest Democratic strongholds.

Somerset County is seeking vendors to implement a data-sharing plan between county and municipal law enforcement agencies.

Just in time for Veterans Day, the county has added a new decal honoring the sacrifices of armed services personnel to the patrol vehicles of sheriff's officers.

Officials in a central New Jersey town plan to discuss forming a community relations task force after a fight broke out at a high school dance.

Sayreville senior Dave Milewski played football for three years without much attention.