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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Mayor vs. school officials over hiring of armed guards
Bridgewater Mayor Matt Moench on Wednesday called out superintendent Robert Beers on Facebook over armed guards in Bridgewater-Raritan schools.
Big divide over adding cops with guns to Bridgewater, NJ schools
Bridgewater is adding police officers to each of its schools through Thursday, June 23, but the move has revealed a divide between the mayor and superintendent.
'Unattended' death of man in Hillsborough under investigation
Somerset County prosecutors identified the man as Michael Sokolinski, 28, of Bridgewater, and said the investigation into his death did not necessarily imply the existence of a crime.
Mom killed while walking along Route 28 in Bridgewater
No charges have yet been filed in the crash early Sunday morning near Vanderveer Road.
$2,500 reward follows police sketch in Franklin trail sex assault
A man with a heavy build, said to be in his 30s, was being sought in connection with a sex assault reported by a female runner on Monday evening in Somerset County.
Woman sexually assaulted while jogging park trail in Franklin, NJ
The attack was reported along a stretch of the Delaware & Raritan Canal park trail in Somerset County. The man fled on a bicycle; police are looking into any similarities with reported assaults last year.
Here is why you should support NJ kids playing 'Assassin'
Just leave the kids alone.
Bridgewater, NJ girl fatally struck by pickup while riding bike
No charges have been filed against the driver of the pickup truck that hit the girl early Saturday evening.
NJ man wanted for using stolen cards after crashing stolen Jeep
A Jeep stolen from a Somerset County driveway turned up in Newark the following day, driven by Elijah Harden. Police found stolen credit cards - and hadn't found Harden, again.
Bridgewater, NJ mall incident sparks another march, public forum
'Uneven' police response to a fight between two teens, one of them Black, was the topic at a Thursday township meeting. On Saturday, protesters marched in support of the teen to the mall.