More Testimony on Planned Mosque, Downtown Restaurant to Shut Doors

Mosque Experts Say Plans Can Meet All Requirements

Revised plans for the Islamic Society of Basking Ridge's proposed mosque in Liberty Corner village were presented to the Planning Board on Tuesday night — with the goal of meeting any requirements that planners have for the project. 

The Ridge Tavern Closing for Reservations

By this next week, the Ridge Tavern in Basking Ridge may be closed for an anticipated three-month period for renovations.

Somerset County 4-H Fair Kicks Off With Tons to See and Do (Photo Gallery)

The activities at the Somerset County 4-H Fair attracted lots of happy kids — and we caught some of them relaxing or even sleeping on a goat.

Party in the Park in Basking Ridge Postponed to Next Week

Absolutely gorgeous weather alternated with rain this week — but uncertainty led to the postponement of this week's planned Party in the Park until next Wednesday at Pleasant Valley Park.

Bedminster's Roger Temple is Found — and Lost Again

In an unexpected twist, Bedminster's Roger Temple, missing and believed endangered for more than a month, was arrested on a minor shoplifting charge in northern Manhattan — and released again. Authorities and searchers close to his home only found that Temple — who gave N.Y.C. police his real name and address — had been located after he was gone again.

Giant AAUW Book Sale Opens with Crowds, Continues Through Fri., Sat

Book lovers and students in search of mandatory reading wait for it every year — the giant used book sale held in the Bernardsville Middle School. The sale also is a masterpiece of coordination by its organizers, the Somerset Hills branch of American Association of University Women.