Somerset County, NJ

A man walking on railroad tracks was struck and killed by a freight train early Tuesday in Somerset County, authorities said. The man, whose name was not immediately available, was struck by a Norfolk Southern train shortly after 2 a.m. in Bound Brook, said Connor Spielmaker, a spokesman for the freight train company.

SOMERVILLE – The Montgomery mother accused of killing her two children will be interviewed for a third time by an expert for the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office to determine if she is competent to stand trial. Yuhwei Chou, 36, was indicted in January on charges of murdering her two children on Nov. 8 in...

Somerset County officials can’t receive or send emails following a cybersecurity breach Tuesday morning, officials said. County spokesman Nathan Rudy said the county “experienced a ransomware breach” this morning and as part of the county’s response, officials temporarily shuttered the county email system. An investigation is underway, he said.

NEW JERSEY – Senator Michael Testa will introduce legislation to allow parents to create a path to choose a different school district if their home district unilaterally adopts a mask policy for students. Over the weekend, the Franklin Township school district in Somerset County announced via a pop up...

TRENTON — A New Jersey lawmaker wants to allow parents to choose a different school district for their children if their home district unilaterally adopts a mask policy for students. Under the bill, parents could create an educational savings account, which could then be used to allow their school-aged...

FRANKLIN (Somerset) — The state Department of Transportation (DOT) is planning to replace two bridges over the Delaware & Raritan Canal. Slated for replacement are the Griggstown Causeway bridge and the Chapel Drive bridge to the Pillar of Fire campus. ...

SOMERVILLE - The borough is getting closer to realizing its decades-long dream of having a new emergency services facility. Plans for the new $31 million North Gaston Avenue facility, which will serve both the police and fire departments, will be presented at a special public meeting 7 p.m. June 1 in the County...

Connor Byrne remembers sitting down the first-base line at TD Bank Ballpark the last time Ridge played in the Somerset County Tournament championship game before Monday. It was in 2019, and Byrne witnessed Ridge losing in 12 innings to Immaculata. He told himself then that he wanted to be on the field the next time Ridge had the chance to win the county title.

A call has gone out for aid for a township woman whose 2-year-old daughter drowned in a pool on May 13. Nilda Sanchez’s daughter, Alani, was at her babysitter’s house in Somerset when teh little girl fell into the pool and drowned. Sanchez is the sole wage earner...

BRIDGEWATER – Just as everyone expected, an exciting, athletic infielder is lighting it up for the Somerset Patriots this season. It just might not be who you expected. As super-prospect...

SOMERVILLE – Somerset County government is dealing with a ransomware attack that has disrupted its computer network, officials said Tuesday. The county's email system was down, and Tuesday's Board of Commissioners meeting was postponed. ...

BRIDGEWATER - A combination of team strengths shown through emphatically for Ridge High School’s baseball team Monday night. Clutch hitting and base running by senior Mike Olivo and a terrific complete game effort by junior righty Connor Byrne led top seed Ridge to a 6-0 win over No. 6 Rutgers Prep in the...

Week 8 featured the Somerset County Championships on Tuesday May 17. If you missed WEEK 8 RACE TO THE FINISH read here and see the PHOTO gallery and VIDEO gallery. There was one other big event on Wednesday at Wallkill Valley H.S. where the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Championships took place. North Hunterdon boys and girls...

SOUTH BOUND BROOK — With its police department under the control of the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office and its chief on leave because of a personnel matter, the borough is facing another legal battle involving the department. Ryan Carideo, an officer in the department, filed a lawsuit Wednesday in federal court against the borough,...