Most Read Basking Ridge Stories of 2012

The most read stories during 2012, on a month-by-month basis, included what might be expected — Sandy's knockout blow to the area, major crashes on I-78 — and a few other topics that maybe were not quite as serious.

Some may recall a sad moment, or an incident maybe they'd like to forget. But, hey, the Basking Ridge Patch's most popular Readers' Choice contest in March proved once and for all that Italian food still rules in New Jersey!

January 2012:

Truck Driver Dies After Accident on Route 202

February:

Police: Rear Passenger Killed in I-78 Accident

March:

What's the Best Italian Restaurant in Basking Ridge?

April:

Colleagues 'Deeply Saddened' By Local Doc's Death

May:

SUV Rolls Over at Ridge HS

June:

Man in Custody After Standoff in Bernardsville

July:

Report: Katie Holmes Hires N.J. Lawyer for Cruise Divorce

August:

Lyons War Vet Allegedly Covered Up Heroin Death

September:

Estimates for Mosque Worshippers Questioned

October:

November:

Power Slowly Returning in The Hills

December (as of Dec. 22):

Driver Extricated After Trapped for Hours in Crash