Bridgewater News

Ryan P. Wick, 16, of Bridgewater, received his Eagle Scout Award on May 31 at a ceremony at the Somerville Elks.

The Bridgewater Township Police report that Brenda L. Reina, 18, of Middlesex Borough was killed Friday, June 26, when the 1995 Toyota Camry she was driving ran off the highway on the north side and hit a utility pole.

A 20-year-old Bridgewater man was killed today when his pick-up truck went off a township road and struck a tree.

Amanda Marie Ives, daughter of Steven and Irene Ives of Bridgewater, graduated from St.

A security guard at the Centerbridge II senior housing building was charged Tuesday with two counts of aggravated assault on police officers.

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

Let's face it: Children have a lot of needs. And they can't take care of themselves, so adults have to do it for them.

A township house fire on Sunday that started in a container full of recyclable materials, mostly newspapers, may have been ignited by nearby ashes from a backyard fire pit, the township fire official said Monday.

A neighbor walking down a driveway to retrieve a Sunday newspaper spotted a fire nearby at 539 Twin Oaks Road, and called 911 to report the blaze about 2:10 p.m. on Sunday, June 28, fire officials said.

The right lane and shoulder of eastbound Route 22 still remained closed at about 7:15 p.m. Friday after an accident at Vosseller Avenue late Friday afternoon.

Washington Valley Park's Hawk Watch may be known for the fall-time for prime season when prople flock there to catch a glimpse of the thousands of raptors on their way from the Northeast down to South and Central America, but there is good bird watching to be had in the spring and summer.

The owner of a Bridgewater landscaping firm pleaded guilty Thursday, June 25, to participating in a fraud conspiracy at the Federal Creosote Superfund site in Manville.

SOMERVILLE Utilizing a grant from the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority , the Regional Center Partnership is moving forward on a study that will define the "Regional Center Bicycle, Pedestrian & Greenways System." With the goal of connecting people and places within the Regional Center through alternative methods of transportation, the ...

UNLAWFUL LODGING, 9:21 p.m. June 3: Police on routine patrol saw someone sleeping in a planter box in front of 73 W. Main St.

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.

A third-grader from Bradley Gardens Elementary School has won third place in an essay contest that asked authors to explain what the American flag means to them.

Dozens of people who live near an existing cell-phone tower came to a Board of Adjustment meeting Tuesday to protest a second one in their neighborhood.

There have been so many people breaking into vehicles in the township that Bridgewater police have a nickname for them: Car Prowlers.

A township police officer directing traffic on Washington Valley Road in the Martinsville section was struck by a vehicle.

One of Lauren Richmond's wishes was to work alongside her teen friends at Rita's Italian Ice on Prince Rodgers Avenue.