Somerset County News

Somerset County freeholders could vote on Tuesday, Dec. 2, to increase the fare of three county bus and shuttle services.

These days, with a volatile economy and seemingly continuous news about layoffs, mergers and buyouts, the words economic and vitality don't often appear in the same room, let alone hugged up to one another in ...

Did police order the robber to lay stiff? A cardboard figure of a person inside a Somerset County bank kept police at bay for 90 minutes tonight, authorities said.

A standoff at a New Jersey bank is over after police learned a "person" seen inside was actually a full-size cardboard figure.

BRIDGEWATER The Somerset Hills YMCA has won the Economic Vitality Award from the Somerset County Business Partnership.

A Middlesex County man has been arrested on a number of charges following an eight-month investigation by the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office and the Bridgewater Police Department.

The offerings at the Manville Senior Center are more than tangible items. For some, the center offers camaraderie, friendship and a feeling of youthfulness.

Shortly before family members of Arthur E. Seiple gathered here yesterday11/24 at Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home for his viewing, they met in court less than a half mile away to face the woman charged with ...

A 33-year-old Manville resident has been arrested on a number of drug charges after police found 23 bags of cocaine in his buttocks, authorities said.

Officials at the Janet Zilinski Memorial Fund, which has been instrumental in providing education and medical equipment for victims of sudden cardiac arrest - the condition that took the life of Jim and Karen ...

By staying thankful during tough economic times and a shifting political landscape, a community can become stronger and safer, according to Rabbi Jack Kramer of Congregation Knesseth Israel.

Bridgewater soon might have a new popular dining destination, and the first step in that direction will be tomorrow's grand opening of Trade Wins, the new restaurant at Somerset County Vocational and Technical ...

Cosmetology students at the Somerset County Technology Institute learned to recognize the signs of domestic abuse and discretely refer clients to agencies where they can get help.

The Adult Day Center of Somerset County will hold a candle-lighting ceremony on Monday, Nov.

A Hillsborough man has been indicted on charges he had a marijuana production facility in his Millstone River Road home.

Two Plainfield men have been charged with armed robbery following a high-speed police chase Wednesday, Nov.

SOMERVILLE - The Somerset County Board of Freeholders today joined the Somerset County Cancer Coalition, or SCCC, Somerset Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependency, or SCADD, and Somerset Medical Center and in ...

More than two weeks after township voters crowded polling sites in record numbers, Republican incumbents Frank Salvato and Mel Plager have been confirmed as winners of two township committee seats.

A broken water main gushed water into the Raritan River. MYFOXNY.COM -- A water main break in Franklin Township, N.J., affected in several communities in Somerset County, authorities said.

The elderly, the disabled and their caregivers are often faced with a bewildering maze of information when the question of long-term care arises.