Hopatcong News

Cynthia Randina was hired Monday as the next Hopatcong superintendent of schools.

The Hopatcong Council introduced an ordinance Wednesday that if approved would allow a company to install a data-only fiber optic cable on existing poles along borough streets, part of a statewide information superhighway.

Fourteen local veterans will be recognized at the annual Morris County Memorial Day ceremony on Friday.

Sparta resident Socrates Platides was back before the Township Council last Tuesday demanding a stronger response by the township to the continuing disruption of his neighborhood caused by PSE&G. According to Platides, the disuption is being caused by trucks heading to and from the PSE&G construction site in Hopatcong.

Sparta Woman Charged With Arson Pleads Not Guilty Lindsay Kiensicki remains hospitalized after suffering third-degree burns in a Feb.

Christopher Kelly, 33, of Hopatcong, faked a burglary of his own house, stealing his girlfriend's money to pay off a debt, Hopatcong police say.

Some 26 Hopatcong homes were hit with paintballs between 11 p.m. Sunday and the early morning hours of Monday, causing broken windows and dents, and police are asking the public for any information to help solve the case.

A man was killed by a train Tuesday evening on a bridge over the Passaic River in Wayne, said a N.J. Transit spokeswoman.

Photo courtesy of Hopatcong Police Department - Christopher Kelly was arrested and charged after he staged a burglary in his home in order to get money to pay someone back.

Editor's note: The following information was provided by Hopatcong's Tom Lupo. Sterling Hill Mining Museum in Ogdensburg held its first-ever Camp-O-Ree for nearly 300 participants from the Sussex District of the Boy Scouts of America.

Officer Sadowski responded to a residence on Santa Fe Trail for a report of a burglary.

This week at Pavinci Italian Grill located on 453 River Styx Grill Hopatcong NJ 07843 there is a lot going on.

Hudson County Community College's Holistic courses will begin and run every Thursday, starting Thursday through June 20.

The Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority will conduct a free Household Hazardous Waste Disposal and Computer/Electronics Drop-off event on Sunday, May 19, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Jefferson Township Department of Public Works, 1033 Weldon Road, Lake Hopatcong.

A pair of 19-year-old men were arrested after a confrontation with Hopatcong police on May 10, Lt.

The Venetian in Garfield was the fashionable place to be last Thursday as Posh Boutique in Montville staged a dress and bikini fashion event hosted by "Real Housewives of NJ" stars Melissa Gorga and Kathy Wakile.

Is there enough activity in your town to keep teenagers entertained? Last week former professional basketball player Chris Herren spoke with nearly 2,000 community members and students over two days in western Morris County, and told his story about drug addiction and how it nearly took his life.

Buckle up, it's the law. And for 12 days between May and June, that law will be heavily enforced in Hopatcong, according to Lt.

Dylan Flinchum, 4, of Andover, has a terminal brain condition. For the second straight year, family and friends packed Hopatcong for Dylan's Dinosaur Stomp 5K Run & Family Day.

Ubardo Cartagena, 51, entered the plea before Judge N. Peter Conforti in state Superior Court in Newton for the fourth-degree crime of driving while suspended.