Mistakenly, many teenagers believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs and that prescription painkillers are not addictive.To help protect county residents, the Somerset County Sheriff's Office, the Somerset County Solid Waste Management and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (USDEA) sponsor the Rx Mission Drive-in/Drop-Off, a medicine-collection program. View Press Release “When medicine is flushed down the drain or toilet, it can impact the environment by contaminating bodies of water, polluting drinking-water supplies and harming wildlife. “For nearly 10 years, county residents have shown support for the drop-off program, and our communities are safer because of their efforts.”“Leftover medicine poses serious safety and health threats,” said Sheriff Russo. Additional medicine drop boxes are located at the following locations: Bernards Township Police Department, 1 Collyer Lane, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920, 908-766-1122 (7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Somerville Police Department is a full service department with the assistance of the County Prosecutor’s Office and the New Jersey State Police.
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Ripples from New Jersey's deep reservoir of rock'n'roll talent have been spreading from the Saturday night Summer Stage concert series on the Division Street pedestrian mall the past three weeks - with a big splash expected Saturday when the Bob Lanza Blues Band comes to town.Lanza, a seasoned blues man with several albums to his credit, will ...HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Out of the corner of his eye, Johnny Lombardi was distracted by a few people slipping envelopes through the bottom of the locked doors at Mary Mother of God R.C. Donohue also looks at some of the great restaurants and businesses in town. distancing, providing new ways to experience SOMERVILLE AT HOME from delivery and curbside pick-up to on-line shopping and virtual classes. Church.Lombardi was on the altar a few months ago reading a Bible passage during the mass which was being live-streamed by the church to comply with the COVID-19 shutdown order issued by Gov. “The COVID-19 pandemic was not something anyone was prepared for,” Curtatone said. “It has not been easy.”Senator Ed Markey spoke at Gracie’s Ice Cream’s fundraiser as part of the Ice Cream for Change’s campaign. He began by discussing the impact of the pandemic. Phil Murphy's plan to borrow $9.9 billion to balance the state budget,Ciattarelli, a Hillsborough resident and former state assemblyman and Somerset County freeholder, insists what Murphy is attempting is not only ...SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Somerset County Department of Health on Thursday reported a total of 4,649 cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus, an increase of 6 cases overnight, with 483 deaths occurring since the pandemic began in March.Somerville has a total of 148 COVID-19 cases in that time, with 7 deaths.The New Jersey Department of Health ...SOMERVILLE, NJ - More than 100 public school teachers from throughout Somerset County made it abundantly clear yesterday that they're not happy about having to return to their classrooms in September, fearful that school buildings are unsafe because of the potential for COVID-19 infection.Carrying protest signs and chanting "Not Until It's Safe" the group gathered on ...TRENTON, NJ – Gov.