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Local officials could prevent the most serious sex offenders from living within 500 feet of schools, playgrounds or child care centers under a bill that cleared its first legislative hurdle Monday.

On May 20, volunteers celebrated 35 years of "spinning their wheels" for the Phillipsburg Area Meals on Wheels during a luncheon held at Flynn's on the Hill.

What: An old pool hall/penny candy store that may sell the world's best hot dogs topped with a secret finger-licking onion sauce.

PARADISE TOWNSHIP Two people lost money at a Monroe County casino in the past week, but it was to thieves, not slot machines, authorities said.

New Jersey's Supreme Court today ruled that municipalities cannot ban sex offenders from living near schools, parks and other places children gather, the Associated Press reports.

Phillipsburg Patrolman Kevin Cyphers attempts to corral the bull Wednesday night.

New Jersey will fund half of the expansion and renovations to Phillipsburg's wastewater treatment plant, town officials said Tuesday.

Engineers and planners studying Route 22 traffic in the Phillipsburg area are ready to present their ideas for reducing congestion and improving safety along the busy corridor.

An overturned tractor trailer on Route 78 eastbound in Alpha close to the toll bridge from Pennsylvannia has closed two lanes and caused a 1.5-mile delay, police said.

Former Warren County landfill employee indicted on theft charges >> Q. John Elias was in prison for a nonviolent crime when officials mistakenly released him early.

Despite flat state aid, several Phillipsburg sending school districts managed to keep taxes level for 2009-10, proposed budgets show.

Alpha has been approved for a $665,000 grant for road work on Edge Road. The project involves complete road reconstruction from the intersection of Edge and New Brunswick Avenue, to the intersection of Edge and Stillvalley Road.

This and the fourth set of Space: 1999 DVDs completes the first season of the series.

According to borough officials, one of the biggest and least expected challenges in Alpha's $2.7 million budget is salt.

A township man with a criminal history dating back 16 years is charged with kidnapping, sexually assaulting and robbing a Washington Township, N.J., woman Thursday afternoon.

Phillipsburg and Pohatcong Township police departments stand to gain about $64,000 in federal grant money as part of President Obama's $787 billion stimulus package.

Christie , a global leader in visual solutions for business, entertainment and industry, is proud to announce the certification of cinema re-sellers American Cinema Equipment, Inc.

Rick Itteroy of Nazareth sits with his greyhounds Moon and Winston at Phillipsburg Mall.

Some votes will be off limits for Phillipsburg school board representatives of districts whose students attend Phillipsburg High School.

The state Assembly on Thursday amended legislation that would allow towns to make half their required payments into the state pension system this year.