Deadly New Jersey Barn Fire Probed    Posted on 2012-01-23
Source: The Horse
Fire authorities in New Jersey are investigating a fire that claimed the lives of 22 show horses stabled at a Sussex County boarding and training barn on Saturday.... Full story...

Murder suspect due back in court    Posted on 2012-01-22
Source: New Jersey Herald
The Hopatcong man accused of shooting a 22-year-old borough woman to death in 2010 is due back in court today for a pre-trial conference, according to a prosecutor.... Full story...

Fire that killed 22 show horses 'not suspicious'    Posted on 2012-01-22
Source: NorthJersey.com
Investigators say a fast-moving New Jersey barn fire that killed 22 show horses this weekend does not appear to have been deliberately set.... Full story...

Sussex County barn fire that killed 22 show horses does not appear to be suspicious    Posted on 2012-01-22
Source: The Jersey Journal
An early-morning fire Saturday destroyed a barn on Pelletown Road in Lafayette, killing 22 show horses, authorities said.... Full story...

First 'major' snowfall this winter blankets Mercer    Posted on 2012-01-22
Source: The Jersey Journal
Yamir Chapman, 9, shovels the sidewalk outside Mason's Barber & Beauty Shop on Pennington Avenue.... Full story...

Hamburg has plans for police savings    Posted on 2012-01-22
Source: New Jersey Herald
Savings from the newly created civilian police director's job will help defray the cost of an upcoming property revaluation and sewer repair, Mayor Paul Marino said Friday.... Full story...

Twenty-two show horses die in Sussex County barn fire    Posted on 2012-01-21
Source: The Jersey Journal
Twenty-two show horses owned by the Hahn family of Lafayette died in a rushing barn fire on Pelletown Road in Lafayette early Saturday morning, officials said.... Full story...

Snowstorm on the way    Posted on 2012-01-20
Source: New Jersey Herald
It's going to look a lot like Halloween around the county on Saturday. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch, probably to be upgraded to a winter storm warning, for four to eight inches of snow to begin falling after midnight Friday...... Full story...

Park land offered by power companies    Posted on 2012-01-20
Source: New Jersey Herald
The two companies seeking to build a high-voltage transmission across Pennsylvania and New Jersey that would cross the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area are offering to buy land adjacent to the existing park and give it to the National Park Service...... Full story...

Sierra Club Calls Highlands' Gas Pipeline Delay 'Temporary Victory'    Posted on 2012-01-20
Source: Patch.com
The Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company is applying for an exemption from the Highlands Act for their infrastructure expansion project that will enable increased exports of natural gas produced through the dangerous technique of hydraulic fracturing or fracking...... Full story...

More    Posted on 2012-01-18
Source: New Jersey Herald
After receiving comments from the state, the township committee and planning board held a joint meeting Thursday to discuss possible adjustments to its right-to-farm ordinance to match the state model.... Full story...

Hopatcong School Collects More Than 100 PJs    Posted on 2012-01-17
Source: Patch.com
The following is from Hudson Maxim school. In November, Hudson Maxim Elementary School teachers Mrs.... Full story...

jobs4jersey.com Demonstrated in Sussex County; "OnRamp" Search-Engine links Job-Seekers to Jobs    Posted on 2012-01-17
Source: State of New Jersey
NEWTON/HAMPTON, N.J., Jan. 12, 2012 _ Commissioner Harold J. Wirths joined state and local officials in Sussex County today to demonstrate a new job-search engine available through the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development's Jobs4Jersey...... Full story...

Freeholder Walton defends changes at Health Division in Hunterdon    Posted on 2012-01-17
Source: NJ.com
As part of continuing changes in the county Division of Public Health Services in the Public Safety Department, the Freeholders have decided to lay off Dr.... Full story...

Facebook comment leads to arrest for terroristic threats    Posted on 2012-01-17
Source: New Jersey Herald
A 20-year-old Sparta man was arrested Monday and sent to Sussex County Jail after he posted a death threat on a juvenile girl's Facebook page, township police said.... Full story...

HIghlands group to consider pipeline    Posted on 2012-01-17
Source: New Jersey Herald
By BRUCE A. SCRUTON bscruton@njherald.com The Highlands Council has scheduled a vote for Thursday on another leg of the Tennessee Gas pipeline upgrades, this one for just over seven miles through Passaic and Bergen counties.... Full story...

Sussex County man was allegedly drunk when he collided with...    Posted on 2012-01-16
Source: NJ.com
A 63-year-old Sussex County man faces assault by auto charges after police say he crossed the center line and hit a motorcyclist while driving under the influence Sunday in Allamuchy Township , ultimately causing a four-vehicle wreck.... Full story...

Few 'healthy watersheds' statewide    Posted on 2012-01-16
Source: Asbury Park Press Online
Visit our web site at 3 p.m. Tuesday to chat live during Gov. Christie's address to the Legislature.... Full story...

Referendum on Vernon mayor's pay possible    Posted on 2012-01-15
Source: New Jersey Herald
The Township Council may not get the final say after all on a proposed 67 percent salary increase for Mayor Victor J. Marotta.... Full story...

Winter still holds hope for snow    Posted on 2012-01-14
Source: Daily Record
Just like the summer time is a time to take a break and look for a change of pace, winter offers the same option.... Full story...

Free legal consultation from Project Self-Sufficiency in Newton    Posted on 2012-01-14
Source: The Jersey Journal
Free one-on-one meetings with an attorney are available between the hours of 6- 9 p.m. on Thursday evenings, Feb.... Full story...

March for Babies to be held April 29    Posted on 2012-01-14
Source: New Jersey Herald
This year in New Jersey one in eight babies will be born prematurely, fighting for their lives and some faced with serious birth defects.... Full story...

Grand marshal named for St. Patrick's Day Parade    Posted on 2012-01-13
Source: New Jersey Herald
Peggy Cofrancesco will be honored as the grand marshal of this year's Sussex County St.... Full story...

Former Sussex County man killed in car accident on Route 15 in Lafayette    Posted on 2012-01-12
Source: NJ.com
A map view of Ice Road and Route 15 in Sussex, where a 77-year-old man was killed in a two-vehicle accident Wednesday.... Full story...

Sussex County freeholder appointed to Highlands Council    Posted on 2012-01-12
Source: NJ.com
A new member of the state's Highlands Council, whose confirmation this week was vehemently opposed by environmentalists, said he plans to abide by "the law of the land." "I was appointed to do the right thing for the water," Sussex County Freeholder...... Full story...