Basking Ridge's Olympic Connections, Van Driver Killed Top Local News

Basking Ridge Fans Cheering on Olympian Tobin Heath

Tobin Heath, the Olympian U.S. Women's soccer player who was out on the field making her mark during Saturday's winning game against Colombia, is a 2006 graduate who is remembered by the school's athletic director Rich Shello. She's also an inspiration to other current high school athletes, and it's fun to cheer on someone who is local.

Basking Ridge Chiropractor Off to the Olympics

Athletes aren't the only essential people at the Olympics. Dr. Fred Rossi, a Basking Ridge resident who is a chiropractor with offices in Stirling and Phillipsburg, is off on Aug. 5 to become part of the staff making sure that the U.S. men's freestyle wrestling team is in top shape.

Driver Killed After Being Ejected From Van on I-78

Tragically, state police said that fatigue may have been a factor in a one-car crash along Interstate 78 in Bedminster when a 51-year-old Phillipsburg man careened off the highway, and eventually crashed into a concrete support post. The crash took place at about 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning.

Balloon Festival Takes Flight in Readington

The colorful party that is the Quick Chek Balloon festival returned to the area on Friday at Solberg Airport in Readington, right over the Hunterdon County border off Route 78 or 22. The festival, with music, food, games, demonstrations and balloon ascents, continues on Sunday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Chief: Lightning Strike Likely Cause of Roof Fire

The area has , and a thunderstorm with lightning on Monday morning — which — apparently struck a home on Emily Road. While Liberty Corner Fire Chief Marc Friedman said that the lightning strike was the probable cause of the blaze, he said firefighters performed a "phenomenal save" to prevent the fire from spreading into the main part of the home.