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'Racism is a virus:' Nationwide anti-Asian American violence inspires Bridgewater rally Replay Video UP NEXT BRIDGEWATER – Over 50 students and around 150 adults rallied Saturday afternoon to support the Asian-American community in the township in the wake of a pandemic-spurred growth in hate crimes directed at them. The crowd  gathered outside the Bridgewater Municipal Complex, holding handmade signs that read, "Protect Asian Lives,” "I am not a virus,” and "Racism is a virus,” while some chanted, "Stop Asian hate!" and "It ends today!” The non-partisan rally was organized by�...

The Bridgewater Democratic Committee has endorsed Jill Gladstone, Jennifer Feigley and Saad Toor for three seats on the Township Council, to be filled at the November 2 General Election. Gladstone is a graduate of Tulane University with a B.S. in Psychology. She is a member of the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional Board of Education, having been elected[...]

Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Mirimus, Inc., a leader in conducting high-volume, high-quality PCR testing, announced that since October 2020 it has worked with The Pingry School, a K-12, coeducational independent day school with campuses in Short Hills and Basking Ridge, NJ, to conduct COVID-19 surveillance testing of faculty, staff and students using its pioneering SalivaClear COVID-19 pooled saliva testing platform. The SalivaClear platform consists of three key elements – saliva-based sampling, pooled testing and gold-standard PCR molecula...

James L. Dun James (Jim) Landale Dun died on Jan. 22, 2021. He died of pulmonary fibrosis, and he was brave and uncomplaining throughout its trials. He was 84 years old. Jim grew up in Staten Island, New York and Summit, New Jersey, but he was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on Aug. 7, 1936. His parents, Alice Whyte Alexander Dun and Andrew Landale Dun were Scottish. They ensured that Jim and his sister, Elizabeth Ann (Dun) Colten, maintained close connections to their relatives and to Scottish culture and traditions. Jim himself married a first-generation Scottish-American and long-time family f...

Hillsborough girls hoops ready to play games on the hardwood this winter Hillsborough girls hoops ready to play games on the hardwood this winter Hillsborough High School girls basketball player Olivia Gaspar drives to the basket during the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 4 championship game last season against Montgomery High School. Hillsborough opens up its 2021 season on Jan. 27 against Franklin High School.STEVEN BASSIN/STAFF × Hillsborough High School girls basketball player Olivia Gaspar drives to the basket during the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 4 championship game last season...