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By DANIELLE DUFNER
April 10, 2024
NEWTON, NJ - The Newton Town Council proclaimed April 2024 to be Child Abuse Prevention Month. The proclamation was read into record during the April 8 meeting by Mayor John Paul Couce. “Whereas, child abuse and neglect is a complex and ongoing problem in our society, affecting many children ...
NEWTON, NJ – The Braves softball team edged out Hackettstown Tigers, getting a W for their home opener Monday 6-5. Catherine Vena scored twice. In her four times at bat she had two doubles and a walk. Jaida Long also faced the Tiger’s pitchers four times. She had four hits; two doubles and ...
WAYNE, NJ – The call came in just after 8:00pm on Thursday evening for a working structure fire on Van Duyne Avenue in Wayne and volunteer Companies #1 and #2 responded. Wayne Police arrived on scene first and confirmed a working fire and that all occupants had escaped the home. Chief Paul Gleba ...
NEWTON, NJ - The Newton High School baseball team hosted rivals Kittatinny Cougars on Saturday, April 6 and lost 6-5. The Braves got on the board in the second inning, scoring one run to the Cougars’ four. They added another three in the fifth inning and one more in the sixth to tie the score at ...
Essex County’s Branch Brook Park boasts 5,300 cherry blossom trees - more than the nation’s capital - and starting Saturday, April 6, it will celebrate with its 48th annual Cherry Blossom Festival. For the record, East Potomac Park, in Washington, D.C., has just 3,800 trees, according to the ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School boys lacrosse lost 13-1 when they played away against Kinnelon on Thursday, in the second game of the season. The Braves netted their only goal of the game in the second quarter but Kinnelon had already stacked up six points. Kinnelon stacked up seven more goals ...
Ten families comprising 25 adults and three children in Newark were displaced due to structural damage resulting from the 4.8 magnitude earthquake that was felt across the region on Friday morning, the city's public safety director said. Firefighters responded to 313, 315, 317 7th Avenue on a ...
SUSSEX COUNTY, NJ –The region continues to rumble with another 4.0 earthquake approximately 4.3 miles southwest of Gladstone in Somerset County at 5:59 p.m. according to the USGS. Residents reported hearing loud noise, similar to the initial quake but shorter in duration. The USGS has reported ...
HACKETTSTOWN, NJ - The Newton High School baseball team played away against Hackettstown in the first game of the 2024 season and lost 6-3 on Thursday. The Braves got on the board in the first inning with one run scored to the Tigers’ three. The Tigers added another three in the third inning, ...
ROXBURY, NJ – Morris Habitat for Humanity is now accepting applications for an affordably priced home in Roxbury, the second one being built by Roxbury High School students for the organization. The house, described by Morris Habitat as a “moderate-income, 2-bedroom home on West Dewey Avenue in ...
SUSSEX COUNTY, NJ – Area residents felt the rumbling of a 4.8 earthquake at 10:23 a.m. According to the National Centers for Environmental Information, the epicenter was 7 km north of Whitehouse Station, in Hunterdon County. Newark Liberty Airport is on a “Full Ground Stop” temporarily halting ...
NEWTON, NJ - The Halsted Middle School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), led by Theresa Iliff, launched a Community Service Project centered around National Suicide Awareness. They honored Anthony Monderine who was an FBLA alumnus who attended Sayreville War Memorial High School and ...
ROXBURY, NJ – Morris Habitat for Humanity is now accepting applications for an affordably priced home in Roxbury, the second one being built by Roxbury High School students for the organization. The house, described by Morris Habitat as a “moderate-income, 2-bedroom home on West Dewey Avenue in ...
North Star Theater Company (NSTC) presents DEATHTRAP a Comedy-Thriller by Ira Levin. Directed by Christa Piper, DEATHTRAP will be performed at Shaffer Hall at St Mary’s Episcopal Church 85 Conestoga Trail, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 on April 12,13,19,20 at 7:30 pm and 14, 21 at 2:00 pm Sidney ...
SPARTA, NJ – In what could have implications beyond Sparta, Hon. Stuart Minkowitz has ruled that people who have joined a Facebook page can be removed from the planning board. Mega warehouse developer Diamond Chip Realty sued the Sparta Township Planning Board claiming eight members should be ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School Lacrosse team won 14-3 over Hackettstown in the 2024 season home opener played on Newton’s turf today, despite the weather. The Braves came out strong, scoring five goals in the first quarter and another three before halftime. Hackettstown got on the board in ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ — A borough man is now charged with murder in the death of his 9-year-old son. The boy's burned body was found inside a car intentionally set ablaze in a parking lot at Sayreville War Memorial High School, authorities said. Manuel Rivera, 43, is charged with first-degree murder, ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School Girls Track team is heading into the 2024 spring season with a new head coach, Mike Galonski. An alumni of Newton High School’s Class of 2010, Galonski has been volunteering with the track team since 2014 and was the assistant coach last year under the direction ...
SPARTA, NJ – Under a bright blue sky Sparta Police Department bade farewell to Lt. John Lamon. After having served the community for "30 years and two months" Lamon was celebrated with a “walk out” of the police department headquarters with his fellow officers, family, friends, township first ...
NEWTON, NJ—The residents of the Town of Newton hopped out on a sunny day to Newton High School to hunt for eggs during the annual Easter Egg Hunt on the turf field this past Saturday and it was packed. As the children and their parents waited for the hunt to start at 10 a.m., there were jump ...
Willie Nelson's annual Fourth of July Picnic, which reached its 50th year in 2023 and is almost always held in Texas, will celebrate Independence Day on Camden's waterfront this summer. Nelson, who turns 91 in April, wanted to be close to Philadelphia for this year's picnic, which will be held ...
NEWTON, NJ - The Newton Roller Hockey program is holding a fundraiser “Do Good with Chipotle.” On Saturday, May 4 Chipotle will donate 25% of their sales to Newton Roller Hockey. Order online for pickup using the code WM4XA8V or show the attached flyer at the restaurant to participate in the ...
TRENTON, NJ -- A court decision issued by U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi on Friday has effectively upended the decades-long system under which candidates for office compete to receive the "county line" for their respective party's support in a primary election. The court case was initiated ...
NEWTON, NJ – The Newton High School golf teams beat Hopatcong at Farmstead Golf and Country Club on Wednesday and beat Sparta at Newton Country Club on Tuesday. Braves’ boys results against Hopatcong: 1st Cooper Armstrong with a 38 tie 1st CJ Nicholas with a 38 tie 3rd Bruno Groth ...
SPARTA, NJ – After getting reports of an aggressive and erratic driver, Sparta Ptl Philip Longo and Ptl Andrew Spitzer stopped Oksana Page, 39, on the CR 517/ Sparta Junction exit from Route 15, police said. On March 8 around 9 p.m. the officers responded and identified the White Range Rover ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Easter bunny is making his way into the Town of Newton on Saturday, March 30 for Newton’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt. Starting at 10 a.m., the hunt will be held on the Newton High School turf field for children 10 and under to collect candy-filled eggs. After the hunt is over and ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Elizabeth Tartakovsky, a Livingston High School Class of 2018 graduate and recent Harvard alumna, is heading to Paris this summer after qualifying to represent Team USA at the 2024 Olympic Games as a fencer in the Women’s Saber Individual & Team event. According to USA ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School Softball team is ready to get back on the diamond for the new 2024 Spring Season under the coaching of Paul Filan for the fifth year. “We bring back a good amount of experience and production from last year and we have two newcomers who are going to have an ...
NEW JERSEY – Winning tickets have been sold in New Jersey for the March 26 Mega Millions and March 25 Powerball lottery drawings. Mega Millions winning numbers are 7, 11, 22, 29, 38, with Mega Ball 4. Powerball winning numbers are 7, 11, 19, 53, 68 with Power Ball 23. A single winner ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School Lacrosse team is getting geared up for the 2024 spring season with third year returning Head Coach David Gallucci. “Having only a few seniors is obviously concerning but we have a lot of talent in our junior and sophomore class and the seniors that we do have, ...
