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WARREN TOWNSHIP - Celebrity chef, Maria Liberati, will be at the Warren Township Library on Saturday, November 14, 2 p.m., the library announced in a recent press release. Chef Liberati’s new book, The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays & Special Occasions, was just released in September 2009. The book is a blend of recipes made to highlight special... Full story »

Alan Carroll, 20, of Bridgewater, was one of 30 wounded in shooting at Texas Army base that left 13 dead Full story »

PLAINFIELD -- The Bound Brook woman who was first reported missing earlier this week was located Thursday in Plainfield, where she was found safe and unharmed, authorities said today. Rebecca Maybin-Brazil’s live-in boyfriend on Monday told authorities that the 36-year-old woman had not returned to their home on Thompson Avenue, Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne Forrest said. Detectives from the... Full story »

SOMERVILLE — A 36-year-old Bound Brook woman reported missing has been located safe and unharmed, the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office announced today. Investigators said that on Thursday, November 5, at about 4:20 p.m., detectives from Bound Brook Police Department met with the woman, Rebecca Maybin-Brazil, in Plainfield after detectives had been in contact with her and she agreed to... Full story »

Alan Carroll, 20, was injured but is expected to survive Full story »

BOUND BROOK -- A Bound Brook restaurateur and his brother will be on trial early next year on charges of tax evasion, five years after investigators accused the owner of Cafe Imperial of failing to pay $100,000 in taxes and attempting to cover it up, a judge decided today. Superior Court Judge Robert Reed said opening arguments could begin Feb.... Full story »

On October 31 at 8:02 p,m., Frederick Robinson, 79, of South Bound Brook was arrested and charged with DWI following a motor vehicle accident on River Road. The investigation revealed Robinson was traveling north on River Road when he struck a concrete abutment, located in the middle of River Road causing extensive damage to the left side of his vehicle.  Full story »

FRANKLIN TWP. (Somerset) -- Sonia Thor still has the cowboy boots, the charm and the enlarged ballet picture she bought for her daughter Sharon’s birthday 27 years ago. "They were never touched," said Thor, now 68. "She never saw them. ... I just put it away." The Franklin Township girl was beaten to death just before her 16th birthday, and... Full story »

FRANKLIN TWP. (Somerset County) -- Police are looking for the gunman who opened fire here early this morning, injuring an 18-year-old man. The attack occurred shortly after 12 a.m. at the Somerset Mews apartment complex, Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne Forrest said today. Police responded to Reler Lane, after a 911 call reported a shooting, Forrest said. Police found a resident... Full story »

SOMERVILLE - Police are investigating the shooting of an 18-year-old resident of the Somerset Mews Apartment Complex on Reler Lane in Franklin Township who suffered a gunshot wound to his upper left thigh, according to the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office. Franklin Township Police responded to the residence on Thursday, November 5, just after midnight after receiving a 9-1-1 call. The... Full story »

BERNARDS -- Traffic was snarled on Route 287 this afternoon when a box-truck carrying potentially hazardous material caught fire, police said. State Police said the left lane had reopened by about 3:30 p.m. as police and fire officials worked to contain a fire that started in a truck shortly after 2:30 p.m. on the southbound side of 287 in Basking... Full story »

Authorities arrested 11 people and confiscated more than $10,000 worth of crystal meth, following an investigation that spanned several counties and stretched into Eastern Pennsylvania. Two of the defendants were accused of being the primary suppliers in a crime network that consistently distributed the drugs to individuals throughout Hunterdon, Somerset, Middlesex and Union counties, said Chief Dan Hurley, spokesman for... Full story »

NORTH BRUNSWICK -- A Somerset County woman whose SUV hit a school bus head-on Wednesday in North Brunswick died today, authorities said. Barbara Cafferello, of the Somersert section of Franklin Township, who was driving a red Jeep Cherokee, crossed over a dotted-yellow line on Route 27 around 3 p.m. Wednesday and into the path of a school bus with... Full story »

BRANCHBURG -- A Somerville woman was struck on Route 22 in Branchburg Wednesday night while attempting to help an injured deer, police said today. At 7:11 p.m. Victoria Llanos, 35, was traveling eastbound on Route 22 when she saw the animal lying in the fast lane and pulled to the shoulder of the road, police said. Jack Wiszowaty, 22, of... Full story »

BRANCHBURG — Lieutenant William Halderman of the Branchburg Police Department reports a residential burglary on Miller Avenue between the hours of 10:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4. Full story »