Belvidere News

Warren County may end up with two fewer police departments in 2010 than it had at the start of 2009, and that stands to be a net gain for residents of three municipalities -- Washington Township, Washington Borough and Oxford Township.

Lyall V. "Buck" Mayberry passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009 at his home here.

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BELVIDERE, N.J. - Florida authorities have captured a man who allegedly set a fire that killed his elderly parents in their northwestern New Jersey home.

A state report titled "Fire in New Jersey 2008," available at nj.gov/dca/dfs, is a treasure trove of all things fire, from the day and the month most fires occur to an examination of fire fatalities.

The 75-year-old former owner of a drug store here who had also served as a councilman in Warren County was indicted for allegedly filing more than 20 phony insurance prescription claims, the Sussex County Prosecutor's Office said.

Jennifer Locascio, of Hope Township, sits at the defense table on Oct. 28 in Courtroom 1 of the Warren County Courthouse in Belvidere.

The murdered son of a New Jersey mayor was honored in a Veterans Day service in his home town Tuesday night.

The Warren County Health Department is expected to conduct an H1N1 vaccine clinic for infants and toddlers next week in Belvidere.

A new name will be added to the Warren County War Memorial this year. It will be that of a 28-year-old staff sergeant in the U.S. Army Reserve who died not in combat but in a 2007 murder in Norfolk, Va.

The town's largest taxpayer is expected to close its doors at the end of next year.

A yard sale to benefit the United Way of Sussex County will be held 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today in the parking lot of the New Jersey Herald.

Country Gate Players will hold open auditions Wednesday and Thursday for an upcoming production of "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory." Auditions are 7:30 p.m. at the Country Gate Playhouse, 114 Greenwich St., Belvidere.

Warren County has been seeking reduced or waived fees related to two upcoming capital projects, but officials with Belvidere and the local sewer authority want to see more money in their coffers.

Money Management International, through a partnership with the Sussex County Coalition for Financial Education, will provide free credit counseling to Sussex County residents from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday at the Center for Prevention and Counseling, 61 Spring St.

A West End show delivered more than attendees may have bargained for Saturday. The Redball Military Transport club brought together dozens of restored military vehicles and rows of Army surplus gear to the West End Fairgrounds in Gilbert.

The second man charged in a string of burglaries and attempted burglaries in Warren County was arraigned Wednesday in state Superior Court in Belvidere, according to court records.

Police and some quick-thinking good Samaritans rescued a 53-year-old Warren County man who was partially submerged and clinging to a bridge pier Thursday in the Delaware River.

A Warren County man was rescued from the Delaware River today by police and three good Samaritans, according to a report by LehighValleyLive.com. Gene W. Hooper, 53, of Hutchinson Road in Harmony Township, was clinging to a Belvidere-Riverton Bridge pier when a crossing bicyclist heard Hooper's call for help and alerted authorities, the report ...

BELVIDERE a ' The Family Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey for Warren County is seeking volunteers for the Child Placement Review Board.