Branchville News

The Byram Township Historical Society scheduled for 7:30 tonight with speaker Richard Stevens at the Byram Township Municipal Building, 10 Mansfield Drive, is canceled.

By BRUCE A. SCRUTON bscruton@njherald.com Nearly 40 Sussex County residents are being sought by the federal government wanting to give them a tax refund.

Photo by Amy Paterson/New Jersey Herald Peggy Cofrancesco and the Sussex County Farm and Horse Show Foundation will hold a Festival of Trees fund-raiser Nov.

Some Sussex County muncipalities will have curfews in pace for this Halloween weekend.

A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to 'A' from 'A-' and the issuer credit rating to "a" from "a-" of MAPFRE Insurance Company of Florida .

It's a food even a confirmed dumpster-diving bear can't refuse -- acorns -- and this year's bumper crop of the oaken fruit has caused a steady rise in reports of incidents involving bears.

A former Branchville man serving life in prison for kidnapping and killing a 17-year-old Parsippany girl in 1986 is not entitled to a new trial based on the arguments he raised in his last-ditch appeal, a state appeals court said Wednesday.

The public is invited to memorialize 44 people who dedicated themselves to their communities at the ninth annual Sussex County Emergency Services Memorial Tribute Friday.

Denville Rotary hosted its Welcome Barbecue for Rotary District 7470 inbound foreign exchange students on Sept.

Denville Rotary hosted its 'Welcome Barbeque' for Rotary District 7470 Inbound Foreign Exchange Students on Sept.

Sussex County Prosecutor David J. Weaver announced the sentencing of Christopher M. Pappa, who appeared before the Honorable N. Peter Conforti, JSC at the Sussex County Courthouse in Newton on Sept.

Two borough businesses have been working on a special project together the past three weeks, and the end result is pure green.

ANDOVER TWP. -- A traffic stop for a loud exhaust resulted in drug-related charges for two people Sunday after marijuana and 32 hypodermic needles were recovered from a vehicle in Andover Township.

By TOM HOWELL JR. thowell@njherald.com The number of bear-related incidents reported to the state Division of Fish and Wildlife from January to August is up this year compared to 2008, although there was a decrease in bear calls the last month compared to the same period last year.

Photo by Amy Paterson/New Jersey Herald Ed Szabo, center, talks about the achievements and contributions of the Stillwater Township Taxpayers Association over its long history.

The young boy looked up at his mother with a pained expression framing his tiny features.

Christopher Bazur looks forward to the one week a year when he's surrounded by peers struggling with the same challenges he fights daily.

A Morris Township man was charged with punching an off-duty police officer in the face as the officer tried to break up a large fight in a Rite-Aid parking lot in Newton, authorities said today.

The weather wasn't always great and the recession left people with less money to spend, but many folks still gave two thumbs up to this year's New Jersey State Fair/Sussex County Farm and Horse Show.

The number of serious bear incidents in New Jersey dropped by 25 percent this past month compared to the previous month, but are up by 14 percent for the year, according to the latest report released by the state Division of Fish and Wildlife.