Montague News

Two Republicans and a Democrat will compete for two seats on the Montague Township Committee in Tuesday's election.

Television viewers were riveted by the drama and horror of the Colorado "balloon boy," who reportedly had been trapped in a soaring helium balloon or plummeted to his death during the hours-long rescue mission.

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A winter weather advisory has been issued here for accumulations of one to four inches over higher elevations in the state's first snowfall of the season.

By BRUCE A. SCRUTON bscruton@njherald.com All but three clinics sponsored by the Sussex County Health Department to give regular flu shots have been postponed until later this fall because manufacturers have been diverted to produce the H1N1 swine flu vaccine.

The regular meeting of the Franklin Taxpayers Association will be at 6:30 p.m. the first Thursday of each month in the upper meeting room of the Franklin Area Library.

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

"Life in the Delaware River Valley can be traced back as far as 11,600 B.C.," said Dr.

Photo by Amy Paterson/New Jersey Herald The United States Marine Corps League Detachment 747 kicks off Montague Day and the 250th anniversary celebration with a flag salute Saturday at the Town Hall.

Photo by Amy Paterson/New Jersey Herald Yurika Watanabe, a freshman at Centenary College, writes one of Bristol Glen resident Carol DeWitte's answers onto a large crossword puzzle during Community Plunge Day Saturday.

Sussex County Interfaith Hospitality Network recently was awarded a $3,500 grant from the Episcopal Diocese of Newark.

The monthly report on black bear vs. human incidents in New Jersey shows the number of serious encounters continues to rise and includes two incidents in which bears approached or chased children.

A Montague man accused of shooting at a man outside his Philadelphia apartment will return to Pennsylvania to face serious criminal charges.

Police have identified Eileen Darnley, 46, of Otisville as the victim of Friday morning's fatal crash between a pickup truck and a pedestrian on Route 17.

Township residents will have a smaller window of hours available for their postal business the next few months.

Photo by Daniel Freel/New Jersey Herald Gene Ventimiglia, of Ventimiglia Vineyard in Wantage, pours some wine from the barrel sample for Bill Zander, of Hampton, as he gives a cellar tour Sunday, during the vineyarda s one-year anniversary celebration.

New Jersey Herald graphic There have been four fatal accidents in the county this year, and the county is projected to have the least deadly year on its highways in recent memory.

As part of the cross-country "Walking with Winnie" project, Ann Byrns and her mustang, Winnie stopped Thursday to rest overnight at Galloping Dreams Farm on Clove Road.

The Veterinary Technology Class of 2009 was honored in a pinning ceremony to confirm that the students completed all requirements for their major.

Photo by Amy Paterson/New Jersey Herald Ellen Courtright, a 99-year-old resident of the Sussex County Homestead, is overwhelmed as she shows her family, including Tom Gildersleeve, the award she received for being named resident of the year by the New Jersey Association of Homes and Services for the Aging.