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By PAT SHARKEY
July 30, 2022
BEACH HAVEN, NJ - Two teens have been charged with aggravated arson in Beach Haven according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Beach Haven Police Chief James Markoski. Billhimer and Markoski announced that on July 23, 2022, Justin Liebhauser, 19, of Randolph, New Jersey, and ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton Police Department, along with the Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office, are investigating the shooting that left a man unconscious on the ground at the back of the police station. On Friday, July 29 around 1:22 p.m. the unidentified man was found by a Newton Police Officer ...
NEWTON, NJ—Town of Newton officials announced the outdoor movie "Encanto" scheduled for Friday, July 29 will play at Memory Park Saturday, July 30 instead beginning at 8 p.m. Rain caused the cancellation town officials said. The community is reminded to leave pets at home where they are the ...
NEWTON, NJ—A Hopatcong man charged with murdering his mother’s girlfriend will be at the Sussex County Courthouse for an initial conference on Friday, July 29 at 3 p.m. Nicholas J. Powers, 26 was indicted on three counts of murder by a Grand Jury after he confessed to killing Patricia Owens on ...
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey has launched a Naloxone Distribution Program statewide, which lets qualifying agencies request the potentially life-saving medicine online, when needed, for free. Naloxone, which is approved by the Food and Drug Administration, reverses an opioid overdose when ...
NEWTON, NJ – Most kids probably are not ready to think about school supplies yet, but many local retailers already have shelves full of back-to-school necessities. This year, families will get to save some money as the state has announced a tax holiday for school supplies purchased from August 27 ...
NEWTON, NJ—The man who hit and killed a motorcyclist last November pled guilty and was sentenced on July 15. Appearing in front of Judge Michael C Gaus at the Sussex County Court House in Newton, Ronnie Branch, 24, was sentenced to five years in New Jersey State Prison, with 31 days of jail time ...
TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) are asking residents and businesses to conserve water, because of the hot and dry weather the state is dealing with right now. "Now is the time for New Jersey to be especially mindful of water usage ...
NEWTON, NJ – The Newton Board of Education has five seats on the ballot in November and five candidates. There are three 3-year seats, on 2-year seat and one 1-year seat and none will see any challenges. Edward Caffery, Mary E. Zayac and Raymond Morris are looking forward to three years of ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ — New Jersey is offering as much as $4,000 off the purchase price of a new electric vehicle (EV), Gov. Phil Murphy said as he launched the third year of the Charge Up New Jersey electric vehicle incentive program. Murphy also announced during an event Monday in Asbury Park ...
NEWTON, NJ—The nominations are now open for the GNCC Annual Awards for businesses, organizations, and individuals. Awards are available to chamber members and non-members and the categories include: Beautification Award Business of the Year Chamber Member of the Year Community ...
BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — I recently took a bus to NYC rather than deal with all the tolls, parking, gas and hassles. My bus was late, so I was left standing for maybe a half-hour at the corner of a busy intersection down the hill from where I live. I took count of how many drivers jumped the red ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Town of Newton will host the 2022 National Night Out on Tuesday, August 2 at Memory Park. The free event will run from 6 through 8 p.m. There will be inflatables, a dunk tank, demonstrations from the town’s Police, Fire and EMS departments along with a DJ and some ...
NEWTON, NJ- Town of Newton clerk's and registrar's offices will open at 1 p.m. on Monday, July 25, according to town officials.
SPARTA, NJ - One firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion but no other injuries were no reported in a fire that broke out at the Sparta Classic Diner late Thursday night. Sparta Cpl Arlene Lippencott was the first to respond to the fire alarm received by dispatch around 11:55 p.m. When she ...
NEWTON, NJ—Spring Street is a little prettier since the town has plants and flowers were delivered and installed in 58 new self-watering planters lining the street. The planters were designed with a wicking system and water only needs to be added once a month in drought conditions. These use ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School football team, led by Head Coach Matt Parzero will be hosting the sixth annual youth football camp from July 25 through July 28. This year, guest speakers at the camp will be former New York Giant, Lee Rouson and Ricky Krautman, Syracuse University kicker and ...
NEWARK, NJ — A new portal bridge proposed to expand rail travel between Newark and New York City is making headway after Gov. Phil Murphy and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday for the project’s first phase. The signing of the memo advances the Portal ...
NEWTON, NJ- The Town of Newton tax collection and water/sewer offices will close at 12:45 p.m. on Thursday, July 21. The offices will reopen on Friday at 9 a.m. according to town officials.
FRANKLIN BOROUGH, NJ — On Sen. Steven Oroho’s first day as a legislator in Trenton in 2008, he found himself scratching his head when it came to the state’s finances. “The night before, they came up with a new school funding formula, it increased spending by $1 billion,” Oroho ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Town of Newton is hosting its annual Town-wide garage sale this weekend starting Friday, July 22 and going through Sunday, July 24. This event, according to the Town of Newton’s website will be taking place rain or shine. Maps for the event are now available. The map lists all ...
SUSSEX COUNTY, NJ - The Sussex County officials reported on July 20, there were 68 additional COVID-19 cases and no deaths. As of July 20 there were a total of 40,431 cases of COVID-19 in the county, 504 deaths and 38,288 recovered coronavirus patients. On June 30, 2022 Sussex County Health ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - University of North Carolina (Gov. Livingston, Berkeley Heights, NJ) shortstop Danny Serretti was selected by the Detroit Tigers with the 177th pick in Major League Baseball's 2022 draft. Serretti, a 2018 graduate of Gov. Livingston High School, was a first team All ...
BYRAM, NJ – Several days of milling and paving on Tamarack Road in Byram Township will impact local traffic beginning July 25. Tamarack Road residents are asked to remove all vehicles from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The township said access to driveways may be impacted. Residents on side roads may also ...
NEWTON, NJ—The annual Taste of Newton event is returning this September 12 and the GNCC is looking for sponsors to be a part of it. “I’d like to invite you to show your support of our local restaurants and culinary businesses by becoming a sponsor of this popular event,” writes Kimberly ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella is warning parents to check their children’s social media accounts for messages from an East Rutherford man charged with crimes against a child. Damien A. Imbriano, 22, was charged with Debauching the Morals of a Child, Providing Obscene ...
SPARTA, NJ – Three years after the project began, Industry is welcoming guests. When Rachael and Steve Scro first broke ground on September 26, 2019 the concept for the restaurant was Modern Farmer. While the vision of offering a good meal with locally sourced food, artfully prepared and served in ...
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Vice President Kamala Harris gave a 30-minute speech to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) National Convention at the Atlantic City Convention Center. With several thousands in attendance, Harris encouraged attendees to action including ...
TRENTON, NJ — The retired, long-time head of Roseland-based Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Josh Weston, knows about facts and figures, dollars and cents. He doesn’t like one bit what he sees going on with the leaders of the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA), the union representing New ...
SPARTA, NJ- Nearly to the day of its founding 75 years ago, the Sparta Ambulance Squad was recognized for achieving the quarter century milestone at the township council meeting on July 6. The squad was established on July 8, 1947 and while facing many challenges over the years, they have ...
