A Somerset County Grand Jury indicted a Belle Mead pre-med student of Aggravated Manslaughter with Extreme Indifference(1st degree) on October 22, a charge that could carry up to 30 years in prison. Two additional charges: Reckless Death by Auto (2nd degree) and Knowingly Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Accident resulting in Death (2nd degree) could add an additional 10 to 20 years in prison if the 18-year-old college student — Siddartha P. Surapanani — is found guilty i

Kathleen Johnston Dyer, 81, of Belle Mead, New Jersey, died on August 25, 2026 while a resident at The Delaney of Bridgewater in Bridgewater. She died peacefully and quietly after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease with family members in close attendance.

A Superior Court judge ruled on Friday morning at the Somerset County Courthouse, NJ, that an 18-year-old Belle Mead resident must remain in custody while awaiting trial on vehicular homicide charges, rejecting defense arguments that a mental health episode led to the fatal July crash that claimed the life of a local woman.

Siddartha Surapanani, an 18-year-old Belle Mead, NJ, resident charged with vehicular homicide and fleeing the scene on foot, is a biology major in Seton Hall University's joint B.S./M.D. program, according to his LinkedIn page. The victim, Deepa Sripathy, 44, of Bridgewater, was pronounced dead at the scene. She was a married mother of two, according to her obituary.

On a quiet neighborhood lane in Bridgewater, NJ, a 25-year-old man allegedly in possession of an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle with magnified optics, was involved in 34-hour standoff with the Somerset County SWAT team, according to police and county dispatch reports. Police initially responded to a 911 call at 9 pm on Thursday at 7:45 pm. The SWAT team eventually forced entry into the home on Saturday at 6 am, after long hours of attempting to contact and negotiate with the susp

Ryan Joseph Amaral, 32, of Bridgewater, NJ, died on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in New Brunswick, NJ, enveloped in the boundless love of the family he lived for.

A 32-year-old Harley Davidson motorcycle rider from Bridgewater NJ is in serious condition after colliding with a pickup truck on East Mountain Road in Montgomery Township NJ on Friday, March 20.