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 Us, Bridgewater Township Police Department. Accessed February 11, 2013.
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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."
Our Schools, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District. Accessed June 27, 2022.
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."
Home Page, Finderne First Aid & Rescue Squad. Accessed March 3, 2013.
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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."
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Home Page, Green Knoll Fire Company. Accessed March 3, 2013.
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About, Green Knoll Rescue Squad. Accessed September 12, 2017.
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Home Page, Garden State Sikh Association Gurudwara. Accessed September 12, 2017.
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"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."
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."
"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' from Bommarillu in front of a video camera that was mounted on the steps of his Bridgewater home."
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."
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."
Home Page, North Branch Fire Company. Accessed March 3, 2013.
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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, via Newspapers.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."
"School News Briefs", Courier News, January 30, 1976. Accessed June 27, 2022, via Newspapers.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."
Teng, Andy. "Intern to take Romanian recess from high court", CourierNews October 20, 1990. Accessed July 4, 2024, via Newspapers.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."
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 in Frankenstein, 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 in The Toy, now before the cameras in Louisiana Louisiana and scheduled to be released in November, according to Columbia Pictures."
Hochman, Louis C. "Bridgewater mosque will be built, as township settles suit for $7.75 million", NJ Advance Media for NJ.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."
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."
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."
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. "
"The N.B.A. Playoffs; Murdock Regrets a Gesture In Emotion of the Moment", The New York Times, May 3, 1998. Accessed February 15, 2012. "While he was growing up in Bridgewater, N.J., sports gave Eric Murdock a chance to forget that his father abandoned him, sometimes even that his mother had died when he was 6 months old, killed by a car as she crossed a street."
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 book Rosalind Franklin and DNA."
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."
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."
About TD Bank BallparkArchived 2016-10-06 at the Wayback 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."
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."
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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 the Wayback 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."
About TD Bank BallparkArchived 2016-10-06 at the Wayback 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."
Temple GuideArchived October 13, 2017, at the Wayback 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."
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."
David Wiesner, Rutgers University School of Communication and Information, backed up by the Internet 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."
