News for Bridgewater, NJ. The township of Bridgewater is the 2nd most populous municipality in Somerset County and the 42nd most populous in New Jersey with more than 44,400 residents. The mayor in 2021 is Matthew C. Moench.
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Bridgewater, NJ floods recede, Somerset Patriots play ball again
Photos of the underwater field at TD Bank Ballpark went viral after Ida — but the team is returning home about a week later.
4-year-old from Bridgewater, NJ drowns in local lake, police say
A final autopsy report is pending.
$2,500 reward for arrest of Bridgewater, NJ park rapist
A woman was robbed and assaulted on July 18 at Duke Island Park while stopped to make a phone call during a bike ride.
Police share sketch of Bridgewater, NJ rape suspect, urging help
A woman reported being sexually assaulted by an unknown man in Duke Island park on Sunday night, according to police.
Public comes to the rescue of beloved NJ ice cream shop
Somerset County residents band together to raise thousands so a local ice cream parlor can buy a new freezer.
Wegmans grocery shoppers cautioned of data breach by store chain
Two unsecured databases meant that some personal information was vulnerable from 2018 through April, the grocery company confirmed.
Bridgewater hit & run on Rt. 28 kills Plainfield man, 28
A tractor trailer cab slowed but never stopped, instead getting onto a highway after hitting a Union County man headed to work, police said.
Shooting on NJ highway: Gunmen tried to kill biker, cops say
One of the three Pennsylvania men was charged with attempted murder.
NJ's 3 minor league teams with MLB ties open season Tuesday night
In all the previous years of the Thunder, Patriots, and BlueClaws, they've never started their seasons simultaneously.
NJ mourns Steve Kalafer, owner of Flemington Car & Truck Country
One of New Jersey's most prominent citizens — businessman, philanthropist and movie producer Steve Kalafer — died Wednesday. He was 71.