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A two-week crackdown on seatbelt violations yielded much more than just a handful of summonses in Hopatcong, as 61 motorists were ticketed for not wearing safety belts.

The 28-mile Lackawanna Cut-Off started at Port Morris, New Jersey, travelled west through scenic Morris, Sussex and Warren counties on its way to the Delaware Water Gap.

Police have found and charged a man they believe was caught on camera in a home surveillance video earlier this month and learned he also is a fugitive in Warren County.

Wayne Edward Schmidt, 52, will be returned to the jail he ran from eight years ago, according to Somerset County Jail Warden Gregory Briggs.

Six high school seniors from Lake Hopatcong and Oak Ridge will learn about the intricacies of government on the local, county and state level when they come together for the week-long American Legion Jersey Boys State at Rider University beginning Monday.

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

High schools across the county this week will mark the end of students' four-year journeys by awarding diplomas.

With the change in seasons approaching, the Hopatcong Farmer's Market will kick off its second year on Sunday, June 16. "We are really looking forward to it," Borough Councilman Michael Francis said.

It is flown in schools, at sporting events, outside homes and businesses, and is seen as a symbol for freedom and unity around the world.

Eight years after a Somerset County Jail inmate bolted while being returned to the jail from the work release center, Wayne Schmidt is behind bars again.

A scholarship program started by a 1995 Hopatcong graduate has chosen to honor a 2013 Hopatcong senior.

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

The milkman cometh! Tevye, the woeful milkman of the classic musical " Fiddler on the Roof ," will take center stage at the Chester Theatre Group on Friday, June 28 for eleven performances that conclude on Sunday, July 14th.

Less than a month after Hopatcong Chief of Police Robert Brennan lambasted a local business for not properly disposing of a damaged American Flag , a box has been established in the lobby of the Hopatcong Police Department for just that purpose.

Last week, Hopatcong Mayor Sylvia Petillo said that the borough has been selected as one of seven Sussex County towns to be included in the county's "Complete Streets" study.

A Hopatcong man received 180 days in jail and five more years of probation for stealing watches out of cars and DVDs from a home, according to the Sussex County Prosecutor's Office.

For the third time in as many years the Chief's Challenge, a race to benefit Hopatcong's youth, is asking residents to take a part of their Sunday and enjoy music, refreshments, prizes and the general camaraderie of a community looking to support its high school student athletes.

In an attempt to stop some of the revenue bleeding and beef up the borough's tax rolls, the Hopatcong Council took additional steps last week to purge itself of unused and nonconforming properties.

A Hopatcong resident may have fallen prey to a mail order scam, and police are alerting residents to be cautious of potential employment opportunities that could be illegal in nature.