The thirteen-star flag at the site of theMiddlebrook encampment in Bridgewater is displayed continuously.
Bridgewater is a relatively large, suburban township located in the center of Somerset County. The area of the present Township of Bridgewater was originally purchased from a localLenapeNative American tribe. Bridgewater was chartered byGeorge II of Great Britain in 1749 and incorporated on February 21, 1798, as one of New Jersey's104 original townships.[23] It is named after the town ofBridgwater in the English county ofSomerset.[27]
Tradition holds that it was at theMiddlebrook encampment the first officialflag of the United States was unfurled, after law to adopt a national flag had been passed by Congress on June 14, 1777. By special order ofCongress, a thirteen-star flag is flown 24 hours a day at the Washington Camp Ground, part of the former Middlebrook encampment, in Bridgewater. Since 1889, the first hoisting of the flag is commemorated annually each July 4 with a changing of the flag, a reading of theDeclaration of Independence and the delivery of a historical address.[28]
Until the 1960s, Bridgewater was largely known as a farming community. In the 1970s its population began to grow when residents of larger cities such as Plainfield and Newark started to migrate into Bridgewater as a result of the1967 Plainfield Riots and1967 Newark riots. Subsequently, Bridgewater started to receive an influx of residents who worked in the strong pharmaceutical, telecommunications and financial industries in Bridgewater and the Raritan Valley. More recently, there has also been growth as Bridgewater has become more popular with New York City commuters who use theBridgewater Station on New Jersey Transit'sRaritan Valley Line orInterstate 78 East to commute to New York City. Bridgewater is now a fairly developed suburban community, with only a few traces of its rural past still evident in the town (particularly in its northwestern section). Bridgewater is now Somerset County's second-most populous municipality, after Franklin Township.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 32.36 square miles (83.81 km2), including 31.89 square miles (82.59 km2) of land and 0.47 square miles (1.23 km2) of water (1.46%).[1][2]
While much of Bridgewater has a relatively flat terrain, the northeastern portion of the township is very hilly, with the First Ridge of theWatchung Mountains (sometimes known as the First Watchung Mountain) passing through the township. Additionally, the Second Ridge (Second Watchung Mountain) passes north of the township border. At the border with Warren Township, the Second Ridge features a prominent basalt cliff face at the formerDock Watch Quarry.
TheRaritan River and its branches and tributaries form much of Bridgewater's borders with other municipalities and a number of smaller rivers and streams run through Bridgewater. The Raritan itself runs along Bridgewater's southern border (except where Somerville and Raritan were carved out as separate boroughs) and theNorth Branch of the Raritan River forms the township's western border with Branchburg. The North Branch andSouth Branch of the Raritan River meet at the extreme southwestern corner of Bridgewater at the border with bothBranchburg Township andHillsborough Township; this point, known as the Raritan River Confluence, was once intended to be a major reservoir.
Bridgewater Township'sZIP Code is 08807, with 08836 used in the community ofMartinsville, and 08805 used in the Thomae Park section (mailing address of Bound Brook). Bridgewater's area codes are908 and732/848. Bridgewater is in Raritan Valley (a line of cities in Central New Jersey). Bridgewater lies in the western division of the Raritan Valley along with Branchburg and Raritan.
Duke Island Park in the Bradley Gardens sectionPost office off of N. Bridge St.
Bridgewater contains a number of communities and sections, many of which do not have officially defined boundaries. They include:
Bradley Gardens: Located in southwestern Bridgewater, bordered on the east by Raritan and Branchburg to the west. This is one of Bridgewater's older residential areas but also includes some newer developments as well as a commercial area along Old York Road.
Bridgewater Center: Located in the west-central part of Bridgewater, bordered to the northeast by Green Knoll (alongInterstate 287), to the southwest by Bradley Gardens (alongRoute 28), to the south by Raritan (also along Route 28) and Somerville (alongU.S. Route 22), to the northwest by Bedminster Township and the west by Branchburg.
North Branch (eastern portion): Most of North Branch is in Branchburg, but a portion lies to the east of the North Branch of theRaritan River, in Bridgewater Township.
Finderne: Located in southeastern Bridgewater between Bound Brook and Somerville. This is a diverse area with older neighborhoods bordering Foothill Road, newer developments, multi-unit housing near the Raritan River/Manville border, as well as commercial and industrial areas. The Middlebrook Crossing industrial park, the Promenade shopping center andTD Bank Ballpark, home to theSomerset Patriots, are located here.
Country Club/Meadow Road Area: This area is referred to by some as the "Country Club-Meadow Road area" or similar names, after the major north–south streets there. Some also refer to it as "the Van Holten area" after the elementary school located there. It borders Bedminster and Branchburg.
Milltown/Vanderveer Road Area: This area is northeast ofBradley Gardens bordering Raritan and Branchburg. It is mainly a residential community with many new homes.
Martinsville: Located in northeastern Bridgewater near Warren Township and Bernards Township. This is an affluent, predominantly residential area, though it does have its own commercial center along Washington Valley Road and its own post office and ZIP Code. This also is a very hilly area; it is the portion of Bridgewater through which theWatchung Mountains pass.
Sunset Lake: Built around a man-made lake in the extreme northern part of Bridgewater, near the interchange of Interstate 287 andInterstate 78. Some of its residents have the Basking Ridge ZIP Code 07920.
The2010 United States census counted 44,464 people, 16,111 households, and 12,035 families in the township. Thepopulation density was 1,387.9 per square mile (535.9/km2). There were 16,657 housing units at an average density of 519.9 per square mile (200.7/km2). The racial makeup was 76.46% (33,996)White, 2.38% (1,059)Black or African American, 0.10% (46)Native American, 17.83% (7,927)Asian, 0.00% (2)Pacific Islander, 1.46% (647) fromother races, and 1.77% (787) from two or more races.Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 6.76% (3,004) of the population.[24]
Of the 16,111 households, 38.3% had children under the age of 18; 64.1% were married couples living together; 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 25.3% were non-families. Of all households, 21.8% were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.21.[24]
25.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 30.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.2 years. For every 100 females, the population had 91.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 87.8 males.[24]
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010American Community Survey showed that (in 2010inflation-adjusted dollars)median household income was $108,680 (with a margin of error of +/− $5,095) and the median family income was $130,594 (+/− $6,507). Males had a median income of $90,875 (+/− $4,851) versus $65,501 (+/− $4,264) for females. Theper capita income for the township was $46,994 (+/− $1,811). About 1.6% of families and 2.9% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.[53]
There were 15,561 households, of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.6% weremarried couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.14.[50][51]
25.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.[50][51]
Themedian household income was $88,308 and the median family income was $99,832. Males had a median income of $67,089 versus $49,096 for females. Theper capita income for the township was $39,555. About 1.6% of families and 2.1% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.[50][51]
The township has long been a hub for pharmaceutical companies includingValeant,Allergan,Amneal Pharmaceuticals, many small and mid-size ones.Sanofi's US headquarters are in Bridgewater.[54] Bridgewater is also home to many Fortune 500 companies across various industries from software to financial services.
Bridgewater Commons is a large regional shopping mall anchored byBloomingdale's andMacy's, with agross leasable area of 994,000 square feet (92,300 m2).[55][56] There are also several smaller but substantial shopping areas such as Bridgewater Promenade,[57] Chimney Rock shopping center,[58] and Somerset shopping center.[59]
Washington Camp Ground (also known asMiddlebrook encampment), north of Bound Brook, is a preserved portion of the land on which the army of George Washington encamped during the winter of 1778–1779, though the general himself stayed in a house in Somerville.[60]
Bridgewater Township is governed within theFaulkner Act (formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law), under theMayor-Council system of municipal government plan 2, as implemented on January 1, 1984, based on actions of the Township Committee.[65] The township is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government.[66] The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the five-member Township Council. All members of the governing body are chosenat-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election in odd-numbered years. The mayoral seat comes up for vote every four years and council members are elected to serve four-terms of office on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election together with the mayor and three seats up for vote two years later. At a reorganization meeting held in January after each election, the committee selects a council president and vice president from among its members.[7][67]
As of 2024[update], themayor of Bridgewater Township isRepublican Matthew C. Moench, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027. Members of the Bridgewater Township Council are Council President Timothy Ring (R, 2027), Council Vice President Howard V. Norgalis (R, 2025), Michael Kirsh (R, 2027), Allen F. Kurdyla (R, 2025) and Filipe Pedroso (R, 2025). The Bridgewater Township Council has been fully under Republican control since at least 2013.[68][69][70][3][71][72][73][74]
Since January 2020, the township administrator isMichael Pappas, a former member of Congress.[75]
Bridgewater Township is split between the 7th and 12th Congressional Districts[76] and is part of New Jersey's 23rd state Legislative District.[77]
Prior to the 2010 Census, Bridgewater Township had been part of the 7th Congressional District and the11th Congressional District, a change made by theNew Jersey Redistricting Commission that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.[78]
Somerset County is governed by a five-memberBoard of County Commissioners, whose members are electedat-large to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year. At an annual reorganization meeting held on the first Friday of January, the board selects a Director and deputy director from among its members.[84] As of 2025[update], Somerset County's County Commissioners are:
Constitutional officers, elected on a countywide basis are: Clerk Steve Peter (D,Somerville, 2027),[94][95]Sheriff Darrin Russo (D, Franklin Township, 2025)[96][97] and Surrogate Bernice "Tina" Jalloh (D, Franklin Township, 2025)[98][99][92]
As of March 2011, there were a total of 28,049 registered voters in Bridgewater Township, of which 6,468 (23.1% vs. 26.0% countywide) were registered asDemocrats, 7,618 (27.2% vs. 25.7%) were registered asRepublicans and 13,947 (49.7% vs. 48.2%) were registered asUnaffiliated. There were 16 voters registered to other parties.[100] Among the township's 2010 Census population, 63.1% (vs. 60.4% in Somerset County) were registered to vote, including 84.7% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 80.4% countywide).[100][101]
Bridgewater vote by party in presidential elections[102]
In the2012 presidential election, RepublicanMitt Romney received 52.1% of the vote (10,664 cast), ahead of DemocratBarack Obama with 46.7% (9,561 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (227 votes), among the 20,592 ballots cast by the township's 29,510 registered voters (140 ballots werespoiled), for a turnout of 69.8%.[103][104] In the2008 presidential election, RepublicanJohn McCain received 11,346 votes (51.3% vs. 46.1% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 10,357 votes (46.8% vs. 52.1%) and other candidates with 267 votes (1.2% vs. 1.1%), among the 22,110 ballots cast by the township's 27,378 registered voters, for a turnout of 80.8% (vs. 78.7% in Somerset County).[105] In the2004 presidential election, RepublicanGeorge W. Bush received 11,641 votes (55.5% vs. 51.5% countywide), ahead of DemocratJohn Kerry with 9,104 votes (43.4% vs. 47.2%) and other candidates with 170 votes (0.8% vs. 0.9%), among the 20,985 ballots cast by the township's 25,218 registered voters, for a turnout of 83.2% (vs. 81.7% in the whole county).[106]
United States Gubernatorial election results for Bridgewater Township[107]
In the2013 gubernatorial election, RepublicanChris Christie received 72.7% of the vote (9,213 cast), ahead of DemocratBarbara Buono with 25.7% (3,261 votes), and other candidates with 1.5% (193 votes), among the 12,834 ballots cast by the township's 29,774 registered voters (167 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 43.1%.[108][109] In the2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 9,542 votes (61.7% vs. 55.8% countywide), ahead of DemocratJon Corzine with 4,491 votes (29.0% vs. 34.1%), IndependentChris Daggett with 1,238 votes (8.0% vs. 8.7%) and other candidates with 89 votes (0.6% vs. 0.7%), among the 15,462 ballots cast by the township's 27,822 registered voters, yielding a 55.6% turnout (vs. 52.5% in the county).[110]
United States Senate election results for Bridgewater Township1[111]
Bridgewater is part of theBridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, which serves students inpre-kindergarten throughtwelfth grade from Bridgewater andRaritan Borough.[113][20][114] As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of 11 schools, had an enrollment of 8,254 students and 754.4 classroom teachers (on anFTE basis), for astudent–teacher ratio of 10.9:1.[115] One of the largest suburban districts statewide, the district is the largest in Somerset County.[116] Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from theNational Center for Education Statistics[117]) are Adamsville Primary School[118] (532 students; in grades PreK–4), Bradley Gardens Primary School[119] (263; PreK–4), Crim Primary School[120] (342; K–4), Hamilton Primary School[121] (477; K–4), John F. Kennedy Primary School[122] (427; K–4), Milltown Primary School[123] (402; PreK–4), Van Holten Primary School[124] (334; K–4), Eisenhower Intermediate School[125] (704; 5–6), Hillside Intermediate School[126] (574; 5–6), Bridgewater–Raritan Middle School[127] (1,384; 7–8) andBridgewater–Raritan High School[128] (2,747; 9–12).[129][130][131][132] All schools in the district are in Bridgewater except for Kennedy, which is in Raritan. The overwhelming majority of students in the district are from Bridgewater, with approximately 1,000 students from Raritan. Seats on the district's nine-memberboard of education are allocated based on population, with eight seats allocated to Bridgewater Township.[133]
The headquarters of the Somerset County Library System is located in Bridgewater.[140]
In 2013,Stephen Kovacs joined the staff of Medeo Fencing Club in Bridgewater as a coach.[141][142] He was accused in 2021 by detectives from the Bridgewater Township Sex Crimes/Child Abuse Unit ofsexually assaulting two teenage fencing students in Bridgewater multiple times in 2020 and 2021; he died in Somerset County Jail in January 2022.[143][144][145][146]
The township's Communications Center handles all emergency calls with 11 full-time dispatchers and five part-time dispatchers as of 2013.[147] The Bridgewater emergency dispatch is being transitioned to Somerset County at an unknown time frame, joining nine other county municipalities that have emergency calls handled centrally and dispatched to each individual police department. The move is expected to save the township $4.5 million over 10 years, saving $4.50 on the average tax bill.[148]
Bridgewater has 75 officers who are a part of the Bridgewater Township Police Department, which includes a patrol division, a detective bureau, a traffic unit, a communications bureau, a youth services bureau, and other divisions.[149]
Bridgewater is served by five volunteerBLS rescue squads, which provide EMS coverage as well as vehicle extrication, water rescue, and other rescue services.ALS (paramedics) are dispatched from Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital – Somerset. During daytime hours, RWJ – Somerset also provides basic life support coverage for a portion of the township.[150]
As of May 2010[update], the township had a total of 239.75 miles (385.84 km) of roadways, of which 189.03 miles (304.21 km) were maintained by the municipality, 23.49 miles (37.80 km) by Somerset County and 27.23 miles (43.82 km) by theNew Jersey Department of Transportation.[161]
Bridgewater is crisscrossed by several major highways.Interstate 287 is the main limited-access road that passes through the township, whileInterstate 78 traverses the northern part briefly without any exits. BothU.S. Route 22 andRoute 28 take an east-westerly alignment, whileRoute 202-206 run north–south.
Bridgewater Township is serviced by three local airports,Solberg-Hunterdon Airport to the west in Readington,Somerset Airport to the north in Bedminster Township, andCentral Jersey Regional Airport to the south in Manville. These airports are open to the public and offer charter flight services as well as flight training and other aviation-related services. They operate in all weather conditions and have instrument approaches available for use by pilots in bad weather.
It was one of the filming locations for theColumbia Pictures 1994 comedy filmNorth, which used the Bridgewater Commons Mall as the setting for a discussion between characters.[175]
In August 2011,Hurricane Irene submerged the formerAmerican CyanamidSuperfund site, causing chemicals to leak into the nearbyRaritan River. It could cost Pfizer up to $205 million and take a decade to clean up nearly all of the contaminated American Cyanamid site in Bridgewater—of which 560 acres (230 ha) are in the township and 10 acres (4.0 ha) are inBound Brook—according to a company study awaiting federal approval.[176][177]
In early 2011, the application was made to turn the Redwood Inn, a former inn/reception center, into the township's first mosque.[178] The township council passed an ordinance that required houses of worship, country clubs, and other such businesses only be built on locations with access to major roads, which would directly impact the application by the mosque.[179] The planning board immediately dismissed the application, averting state statute that would become effective on May 5 that would have made rejection much more difficult. The applicant, Al Falah Center, then filed a lawsuit against the township.[180]
In December 2014, the case was settled out of court, with the township agreeing to purchase a 15-acre (6.1 ha) lot between Routes 202–206 and Route 287 for $2.75 million and give it to the organization to build a mosque, as well as provide $5 million paid by its insurer for reimbursement for legal fees and alleged damages. In return, the case was dropped and the township was given ownership of the original Mountaintop Road property, with the zoning ordinance law left intact.[181]
Barbara Cohen (1932–1992), author ofchildren's literature who wrote more than thirty books in a range of genres, frompicture books (The Carp in the Bathtub, 1972) to retellings ofBiblical stories (e.g.,The Binding of Isaac, 1978;David, 1995) to classical literature (Four Canterbury Tales, 1987) to young adultdystopias (Unicorns in the Rain, 1980)[188]
Scott Schwartz (born 1968), former child actor who appeared in 1980s filmsThe Toy andA Christmas Story, the latter as Flick, the boy who gets his tongue stuck to a telephone pole[207]
David Wiesner (born 1956), author and illustrator of children's books and publications, whose work has won several honors, including threeCaldecott Medals[211]
^Staff."Patriotic Reading Again Saves Site",The New York Times, July 4, 1970. "Middlebrook Heights, N. J., July 3 (UPI) A reading of the Declaration of Independence tomorrow will preserve for another year the historic campsite here where George Washington is believed to have first flown the 13-star flag officially before his troops."
^Raum, John O.The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1, p. 259, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed February 11, 2013. "Bridgewater township contained a population in 1850 of 4,070; in 1860, 4,947; and in 1870, 5,884. Somerville, the county seat, is in this township and contained in 1850, 1,300 inhabitants. This village is of modern date. Martinsville and Bound Brook are also villages in this township."
^Staff.A compendium of the ninth census, 1870, p. 260.United States Census Bureau, 1872. Accessed February 11, 2013. Total shown for Bridgewater is 5,883, including 556 in Bound Brook, 1,009 in Raritan and 2,236 in Somerville. Total shown was calculated via subtraction.
^About TD Bank BallparkArchived 2016-10-06 at theWayback Machine,Somerset Patriots. Accessed November 8, 2016. "The 6,100-seat ballpark is owned by Somerset County and run by the Somerset Patriots, who have consistently drawn over 5,300 fans per game and 370,000 fans per season since 1999."
^Miller, Zach."Yankees to add Somerset Patriots and Hudson Valley Renegades as affiliates, report says",Courier News, November 6, 2020. Accessed November 7, 2020. "The Yankees are adding two nearby minor league baseball teams as affiliates in 2021, according to a report Friday from Baseball America. The Somerset Patriots will be the team's new Double-A affiliate and the Hudson Valley Renegades will be the new Single-A affiliate, according to the report."
^Deak, Mike."Former NJ congressman Mike Pappas named Bridgewater Township administrator",Courier News, December 2, 2019. Accessed February 11, 2020. "Bridgewater – Former U.S. Rep. Mike Pappas has been named the new township administrator effective Jan. 1. Pappas, whose appointment was announced by Mayor-elect Matt Moench, will replace James Naples in the post of overseeing the day-to-day operations of the township."
^Biography, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman. Accessed January 3, 2019. "Watson Coleman and her husband William reside in Ewing Township and are blessed to have three sons; William, Troy, and Jared and three grandchildren; William, Kamryn and Ashanee."
^Bridgewater-Raritan Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification,Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District. Accessed March 21, 2020. "Purpose The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District. Composition The Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Bridgewater Township and Raritan Borough."
^Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District 2014-15 Report Card Narrative,New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 23, 2020. "The Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District is a suburban school district located in Somerset County. We serve students from the Township of Bridgewater and the Borough of Raritan. The district is comprised of eleven schools and 3 ancillary buildings, with 1200 staff members serving 9000 students in grades pre-kindergarten through 12."
^About Us, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District. Accessed June 26, 2022. "The Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District is the largest district in Somerset County and one of the largest suburban school districts in the State. We have approximately 8,800 students attending seven primary (K-4) schools, two intermediate (5-6) schools, one middle school, and one high school."
^Board of Education,Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District. Accessed March 21, 2020. "Welcome to the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District Board of Education. We are a 9-member board with 8 members elected from Bridgewater and one member elected from Raritan. Members are elected to three-year terms on the November general election day."
^"CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department",Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
^"Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test"The Washington Post, September 29, 2005. "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
^Who We Are, Temple Sholom. Accessed September 12, 2017. "The mission of Temple Sholom is to foster a warm, vibrant, and egalitarian Conservative Jewish community in the heart of Somerset County.... In 1966, Temple Beth Israel merged with congregation Anshe Chesed and Temple Sholom was born."
^Temple GuideArchived October 13, 2017, at theWayback Machine, Sri Venkateswara Temple (Balaji Mandir) and Community Center. Accessed September 12, 2017. "Our Temple was designed by Indian Temple Architects (Sthapati) according to ancient Indian Temple building codes and was inaugurated (Kumbabhishekam) in 1998."
^Home Page, Garden State Sikh Association Gurudwara. Accessed September 12, 2017.
^Levine, Audrey."Plans Being Shared on Cyanamid Remediation; Pfizer is working on plans for remediation of the American Cyanamid Superfund Site.", Bridgewater Patch, December 7, 2011. Accessed January 8, 2015. "Nestled in the southeast section of Bridgewater, and crossing into Bound Brook, is a 570-acre superfund site—and its owner, Pfizer, is moving forward with remediation and future plans to ensure it becomes a useful property for the residents and Raritan Valley community as a whole.... The plan, if approved, will cost $155 million for design and construction, and a total of $205 million once completed with the inclusion of maintenance and monitoring."
^Hochman, Louis C."Bridgewater mosque will be built, as township settles suit for $7.75 million", NJ Advance Media forNJ.com, December 2, 2014. Accessed January 8, 2015. "The Al Falah Center has agreed not to build a mosque on Mountaintop Road — and will instead build one on a $2.75 million 15-acre lot the township will buy for it under the terms of a settlement, MyCentralJersey.com reports."
^"Former Philadelphia Warriors player Hank Beenders dies at 87",Burlington County Times, October 27, 2003. "born in Haarlem, Holland, he lived in Brooklyn, and in Scotch Plains before moving to Bridgewater 36 years ago."
^Duncan, Russell."Tunis Campbell (1812-1891)",New Georgia Encyclopedia. Accessed July 23, 2020. "Tunis Campbell was the highest-ranking and most influential African American politician in nineteenth-century Georgia. Born on April 1, 1812, in Middlebrook, New Jersey, he was the eighth of ten children of free Black parents."
^Seiler, Andy."Red Hot: Bridgewater man produces major new rock album as a fund-raiser for AIDS",Courier News, October 24, 1993. Accessed July 23, 2020, viaNewspapers.com. "'My family always asks me, "What are you going to do next?" and I say, "I don't know,"' said Heck, a Bridgewater native and, currently, an aspiring actor in New York City.... Heck compared his persistence to his days as an All-American and All-State lacrosse player at Bridgewater High School East."
^Staff."Terrapins land the top class",ESPN College Soccer News, July 31, 2008. Accessed June 5, 2011. "The eight-member class features Parade All-American midfielders Kaoru Forbess from Benton, Arkansas, and Matt Kassel from Bridgewater, New Jersey, forward Casey Townsend from Traverse City, Michigan, and goalkeeper Zach MacMath from St. Petersburg, Florida."
^"School News Briefs",Courier News, January 30, 1976. Accessed June 27, 2022, viaNewspapers.com. "Paul R. Laird, Bridgewater, recently won a one-half cost of tuition scholarship of $1,200 to Lebanon Valley College, Annville, Pa., as a presidential scholar."
^Derek Luke, Monmouth University Hawks. Accessed April 8, 2016. "Hometown: Bridgewater, NJ; High School: Bridgewater-Raritan"
^Johnson, Lawrence B."Saul B. Marantz, 85, Pioneer In Hi-Fi Audio Components",The New York Times, January 23, 1997. Accessed August 7, 2016. "Saul B. Marantz, a pioneer in the development of high-fidelity audio components, died last Thursday at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville, N.J. He was 85 and lived in Bridgewater, N.J."
^"Richard P. McCormick: 89, father of the Rutgers president", History News Network, January 18, 2006. Accessed September 4, 2019. "After living most of his adult life in Piscataway, Dr. McCormick moved with his wife Katheryne to Bridgewater in Somerset County in 2003."
^William O'Brien, Driver Database. Accessed September 4, 2019. "Hometown Bridgewater, New Jersey"
^Teng, Andy."Intern to take Romanian recess from high court",CourierNews October 20, 1990. Accessed July 4, 2024, viaNewspapers.com. "What's more exciting working at the U.S. Supreme Court, or helping to draft another country's constitution? It's a moot question for most people. Unless you're Mark Oldman.... While the trip may be a highlight for him this semester, it's certainly not the only one, said the longtime resident of the Martinsville section of Bridgewater."
^"Youth icon Varun Sandesh talks about his movies and his cricket", IdleBrain.com, November 28, 2007. Accessed January 28, 2014. "He acted the scene to the best of his ability but did not stop with that - he sang the song and danced to the tune of 'Apudo Ipudo Epudo' fromBommarillu in front of a video camera that was mounted on the steps of his Bridgewater home."
^Thomas Jr., Robert McG."Anne Sayre, 74, Whose Book Credited a DNA Scientist, Dies",The New York Times, March 18, 1998. Accessed September 4, 2019. "Anne Sayre, a short story writer turned scientific sleuth who helped establish the important role played by the British crystallographer Rosalind Franklin in the discovery of the structure of DNA, died on Friday at a hospital near her home in Bridgewater, N.J. She was 74 and the author of the 1975 bookRosalind Franklin and DNA."
^Cornell, Phil."So you want to be a movie star; Youngster from Bridgewater filming in Louisiana as Richard Pryor's co-star",Courier News, May 3, 1982. Accessed January 18, 2018. "When he appeared on Broadway last year inFrankenstein, Bridgewater youngster Scott Schwartz didn't have much time to ponder the effects of fame.... Schwartz, a Talamini Road resident and student at Eisenhower Junior High School, will star with Jackie Gleason and Richard Pryor inThe Toy, now before the cameras in Louisiana Louisiana and scheduled to be released in November, according to Columbia Pictures."
^Freeman, Muriel."Upton Sinclair: Recalling a Muckraker",The New York Times, December 17, 1978. Accessed May 4, 2015. "Martinsville - Upton Sinclair, muckraker extraordinaire and the author of more than 100 books, died in Bridgewater Township on Nov. 25, 1968, at the age of 90."
^Frezza, Harry; and Deak, Mike."Jeff Vanderbeek, former Devils owner, to coach Somerville H.S. football"[permanent dead link],Courier News, January 21, 2015. Accessed September 4, 2019. "Jeff Vanderbeek is a 1975 graduate of Bridgewater-Raritan East High School.... He returns to a place he lived until 1969 when the family left their East Spring Street home a few blocks from Brooks Field to live on Northern Drive in Bridgewater."
^David Wiesner, Rutgers University School of Communication and Information, backed up by theInternet Archive as of March 29, 2007. Accessed April 16, 2007. "David Wiesner was born and raised in Bridgewater, New Jersey, and graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Illustration."
^Goodnough, Abby."In Person; So What Will He Do After November?",The New York Times, September 28, 1997. Accessed September 4, 2019. "Mr. Wilson, who grew up in Bridgewater and left New Jersey only to attend college at the University of Vermont, said that knowing so many people makes his job harder than that of Mr. McGreevey's campaign manager, Doug Heyl, who is from South Carolina."
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