Hackettstown News

He was making his third local visit in the weeks leading up to Tuesday's gubernatorial election and the Republican crowd was happy to see him.

By TOM HOWELL JR. thowell@njherald.com A freelance cameraman from Warren County has filed a federal lawsuit claiming he was assaulted by a special officer in Newark while filming a demonstration against street violence outside a city church James Quodomine, 57, of Independence, says CBS hired him to film the demonstration at St.

A reading and signing this week of a book by Centenary College's president benefits a fund named for her brother, who was killed in the Sept.

Traveling by black bus and beckoning passers-by to "vote for change," a new sheriff came to the township Thursday.

HACKETTSTOWN -- The Hackettstown PBA 369 is sponsoring an autumn food drive to benefit the Trinity United Methodist Church Lords Pantry of Hackettstown.

Republican candidate for New Jersey governor Chris Christie addresses a group of supporters at a campaign event in Toms River Township, N.J., on Wednesday.

CHESTER TWP. - With consolidation of services the talk in many towns, the Mendhams and Chesters are no exception.

HACKETTSTOWN -- The Centenary College Student Government Association will be running a Halloween celebration at 10 a.m. Oct.

Donald L. "Hank" Hankinson died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009 at Brakeley Park Care in Lopatcong Township.

4 at 4 p.m. and Nov. 5 through 7 at 8 p.m. at the school, 70 Whippany Road, Morris Township.

Republican Chris Christie addresses residents Thursday at the House of the Good Shepherd retirement community in Hackettstown.

MOUNT OLIVE -- A Hackettstown driver who rear-ended a police car that was stopped at a red light at 12:20 a.m. today was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, police said.

HACKETTSTOWN - A Hackettstown man was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault after he allegedly struck a police officer in the jaw and tried to spit on him on Brook Drive on Tuesday evening, police said.

From medical marijuana and same-sex marriage to state funding for New Jersey schools, two state Senate candidates laid out their differences this morning during a debate at Hackettstown-area radio station WRNJ-AM 1510 .

A total of 27 municipalities in Warren and Hunterdon counties will share in about $104 million of grants to improve local roads, the New Jersey Department of Transportation announced Wednesday.

Equine studies seems like a rare class for a college, much less a high school. But Centenary College last week agreed to extend its horse-related education to Hackettstown High School, expanding the relationship between the two town institutions, according to a college news release.

Stella G's blends folksiness with some refined menu choices, a combo that seems just right for Hackettstown's increasing level of culinary sophistication.

Other health news -- hospitals in Sussex County earn high marks in a state review.

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Oceanography, pre-veterinary medicine, American pop music. Four Morris County area high schools have expanded their course catalogs to include these and some 140 other specialty courses by joining a virtual high school.