Augusta News

This year in New Jersey one in eight babies will be born prematurely, fighting for their lives and some faced with serious birth defects.

In the race for state Assembly in District 24, Republican incumbents Gary Chiusano and Alison Littell McHose , Democrats Leslie Huhn and Jim Nye , and Independents Mark D. Quick and Rose Ann Salanitri are running for two seats in the Nov.

Dog show judge Denny Mounce made the trip from balmy Round Top, Texas, where the weather was 82, to Augusta, New Jersey, for the Friday and Saturday Palisades Kennel Club dog shows.

It was by chance that Fran Braciodieta woke up early enough Tuesday to hear her miniature horse being attacked by a black bear.

Surging flea populations this fall have Sussex County residents itching to eradicate the little beasts with the advice of local veterinarians and experts, who can help them extinguish the prolific pests.