Montague News

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.

Montague is celebrating its 250th anniversary in style this year, thanks to the recent release of Arcadia Press's "Montague," the first book to be exclusively dedicated to the township's history.

A 62-year-old Montague man is being held in the Sussex County Jail on allegations he shot at a man in Philadelphia during an argument March 26 outside the man's home.

A convicted sex offender was arrested for allegedly having sexual contact with a 6-year-old boy, police said today.

A fire, sparked by a lightning strike, destroyed a James Street home Tuesday morning.

By TOM HOWELL JR. thowell@njherald.com Republican and Democratic candidates duked it out for party nods Tuesday, but additional names will fill up the ballot in November.

Democrats can run in Nov. election Three Democratic candidates from across Sussex County have received enough write-in votes to have their names placed on the November ballots.

By ELISA D. KELLER ekeller@njherald.com MONTAGUE - Montague's provisional ballots in the close race for Montague Township Committee's Republican nominations have yielded the same results as Tuesday's primary election.

By ELISA D. KELLER ekeller@njherald.com MONTAGUE - The next several days could mean a world of difference for the Republican candidates running for Montague Township Committee in November's election.

Nestled in the corner of Drip Great Coffee's counter in downtown Madison are enticing-looking indulgences which are actually good for the body and kind to the environment.

The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission announced today that it plans to reopen both vehicular travel lanes on the Milford-Montague Toll Bridge by the close-of-business on Wednesday, May 20.

A $19 million overhaul of the Milford-Montague Toll Bridge over the Delaware River has been mostly completed, and both lanes of the span are expected to be reopened to traffic on Wednesday, according to the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission.

For the second time this month, a police officer standing at the side of the road manning a radar trap was forced to jump out of the path of a speeding vehicle.

A teenager is facing an attempted murder charge for allegedly trying to run down a provincial police officer at a speed trap.

OTTAWA a ' A 19-year-old Montague Township man has been charged with attempted murder after an OPP officer was nearly struck by a vehicle while hunting for speeders on Roger Stevens Drive on Friday.

Students of Constitutional Law and Studies in Shakespeare classes, taught by professor Brian Carso and English Department Chairwoman Rebecca Steinberger, respectively, joined forces to stage the four separate mock trails of literature's vixens and villains.