High Bridge News

A High Bridge man was arrested after he told police he had just stolen a car. James Thompson, 20, was charged with receiving stolen property after he was stopped by police on Route 31 at about 11:10 p.m. July 3. Police say Patrolman Christopher Weaver saw a 2004 Suzuki sedan on Route 173 with its blue emergency light activated.

The 100-year-old High Bridge Borough Hall may soon go on the market. The council is considering moving its municipal offices out of 71 Main St.

The Oldwick Community Players will present two plays in the park this summer. 'The Trojan Women'' will be performed at 7 p.m. July 9 and 10 and at 2 p.m. July 12 at Christie Hoffman Farm Park, 108 Fairmont Road West, County Route 512 in Califon, and at 7 p.m. July 11 at High Bridge United Methodist Church, 40 Church St., High Bridge.

A High Bridge man spent the holiday weekend in a Hunterdon County jail cell after he allegedly drove someone else's car home from a carnival Friday.

The pastor of a historic Hunterdon County church in need of extensive structural repairs is looking for a savior of a different kind.

Seven north county municipalities that are considering shared police services are again seeking bids for a study of the proposal.

The South Branch of the Raritan River was predicted to flood this morning, with Clinton, Stanton, Three Bridges and Neshanic in Branchburg, Somerset County among the areas expecting high water.

Oldwick Community Players present Euripides' anti-war classic "The Trojan Women," which tells the story of the women and children widowed and orphaned by the ten-year siege on Troy.

We learn that the stock of California trout in the Delaware is doing well, much better than the salmon introduced in the same water.

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northern Hunterdon and Somerset counties until 6:45 p.m. At 5:25 p.m., radar was tracking a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing nickel-sized hail and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph.

At least four towns in Hunterdon County have signaled their intent to withdraw from the North Hunterdon Municipal Court, a joint court serving eight towns and the largest in the state in terms of how many towns participate.

Earlier this year, plans emerged for community gardens in Readington, Flemington, Frenchtown and High Bridge.

Organizers of a community garden may be a little more than a week away from planting their first seeds.

Community organizers want to bat around the future of some historic borough-owned properties.

Paul H. Desch died on Sunday, June 14, 2009 at home. He was 42. He was born in Summit on Oct.

THIS OLD BARN TALKS through Avery Gavornik, 10, of Tewksbury Township, the county Mini-Historian for 2009.

Some 2,000 persons were present for the ceremonies, and the parade was the finest this town has ever enjoyed.

The county libraries in Raritan Township and Clinton are offering a variety of programs this month.

World War II veterans will talk about their personal experiences during a Veterans Roundtable on Saturday, May 30 at 1 p.m. at the North County Branch Library.

Susan J. Timpson died Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at Hunterdon Medical Center. She was 62.