Ridge Students Shine on Field and at Prom, ID Theft Hits Home in Top News

Three Bernards Residents Were Victims of Alleged Identity Theft Ring

Yes, it can happen to someone you know. Bernards Township residents were among the more than 70 people who made reports to 30 police departments within the last year or so that they were the victims of identity theft, prompting a statewide investigation that led to the arrest of 11 people earlier this month, authorities said. The alleged credit card scheme hit home for the residents starting in December 2012, Bernards Township police said.

Ridge Promgoers Dress Up For a Night to Remember

It was a great evening to be part of the party for the Ridge High School senior prom — and even a great opportunity to ooh and aah over some of the evening's fashions.

Ridge Boys Lacrosse Beats Somerville for First-Ever County Championship

There was a great deal of celebrating when the Ridge boys lacrosse team trounced the almost-unbeatable Somerville team 8-4 on May 16 to win the team's first ever Somerset County championship.

Ridge Girls Lacrosse Holds Off Hillsborough to Win County Tournament

Two days before the boys won their tournament, the Ridge girls lacrosse team neatly put away Hillsborough — which the team already had beaten in the season opener — with a 19-14 win in a game held at Bridgewater-Raritan on Tuesday night. Samantha Brown was named MVP.

Similar letters had been received in municipalities around the state, including Bernardsville. The state Council on Affordable Housing wants to collect unused and unallocated funding, provided by developers, to pay for affordable housing in municipalities. But Bernards officials say they have about $500,000 of that fund committed for group homes — and also spent $1 million from the fund to partially pay for 20 units of new housing at Ridge Oak Senior Housing.

Students Learn of Loss 'Every 15 Minutes'

A graphic demonstration showed students the impact of drunken driving.

Permanent Drug Drop Box Installed at Bernards PD

Now residents from Bernards Township and other nearby towns can discard most unused or expired medications yearlong at a drop box placed in the Bernards Township police headquarters at 1 Collyer Lane.