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What measures one inch in diameter and kills more people than hurricanes and tornadoes combined in the U.S., is 50,000 times hotter than the sun and strikes this planet 3.6 million times every year? No doubt you have the answer, lightning.
Lightning kills -- follow simple rule to stay safe
What measures one inch in diameter and kills more people than hurricanes and tornadoes combined in the U.S., is 50,000 times hotter than the sun and strikes this planet 3.6 million times every year? No doubt you have the answer: lightning.
Continue reading "Adapting to Survive: Pool table maker changes its game"
Valerio Vindici, owner of Imperial Billiards in Hope Township, says he's had to diversify his product line.
Stress a laughing matter for Mt. Olive 'jolliologist'
MOUNT OLIVE -- This is, in fact, a laughing matter -- a group of people last week gathered at the Budd Lake First Aid Squad, walking around a meeting room with their hands in the air, hugging each other and hysterically laughing.
NJ mayors briefed on economic stimulus act
New Jersey political leaders say the state will receive more than $17 billion in total benefits from the federal economic stimulus act over the next three years.
LIGHTNING'S fickle and deadly ways are amply demonstrated in the following tragedies around the world in recent history.
State should untie local hands by eliminating mandates
We in New Jersey need to pay close attention to property tax relief developments in other states.
Hearts of Hope has music, food, fun
TODAY, MAY 9, from 1 to 5 p.m., the third annual Hearts of Hope Arts Festival will come to life along the banks of the South Branch River and on the grounds of the Califon United Methodist Church to raise awareness, money and community support for a worthy cause.
Six-vehicle crash on Rt. 202 in Branchburg results in multiple injuries
A six-car wreck at about 10 a.m. Thursday spilled across both directions of Route 202 just south of River Road and resulted in multiple injuries, township police said.
N.J. man sentenced for leaving rabbit in woods
FREEHOLD - A New Jersey man who abandoned his family's pet rabbit in the woods behind his home has been barred from owning animals for five years.
Body of teen found in Paulins Kill
By SETH AUGENSTEIN and TOM HOWELL JR. newsroom@njherald.com FRELINGHUYSEN - The body of a 16-year-old boy was found by police Tuesday morning, after he apparently jumped off a bridge into the Paulins Kill Monday afternoon.
Authorities search for 16-year-old at Paulins Kill
Divers and a New Jersey State Police helicopter searched Monday for a teenager last seen jumping from a bridge over the Paulins Kill in northern Warren County.
Temperatures soar as crowds flock to Lambertville Shad Festival
As the temperature topped 90 degrees, the 28th annual Lambertville Shad Festival welcomed visitors from all over New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania, from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
Warren sees five defeated budgets
Two years ago, Oxford Township voters approved a school budget that included a tax increase.
Tough choices: Small Jersey companies fo...
Al DiMeo prides himself on never having laid off a worker from his West Caldwell electronics business in 35 years, not even through the recession of the early '90s or during the aftermath of 9/11. But those days are gone.
Stillwater committee ponders safety options
The Stillwater Township Committee will continue to discuss its public safety options at tonight's meeting, after the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General announced it will pull state police coverage from the municipality beginning May 15.
During the governors visit with the New Jersey National Guard 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion troops training at Fort Sill in Oklahoma on Thursday.
NJ governor, local governments get authority to furlough workers
New Jersey's police union plans to sue the state to block public employee furloughs from taking effect.
Natasha Richardson, left, smiles for the cameras with her mother, Vanessa Redgrave, and her sister, Joely Richardson.
Monroe County woman airlifted to hosptial after Hope Township crash
A Stroudsburg, Pa., woman is in stable condition at Morristown Memorial Hospital after a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 80 in Hope Township, New Jersey State Police said.