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A ROUTE 206 PICKUP TRUCK FIRE IN NEWTON YESTERDAY DID SOME DAMAGE TO OVERHEAD LINES- WHICH LED TO PHONE AND INTERNET OUTAGES FOR CENTURY LINK CUSTOMERS..... A SPOKESWOMAN FOR THE INTERNET PROVIDER SAYS BOTH ITS COPPER AND FIBRE LINES ABOVE THE FIRE SUFFERED DAMAGE....

The defense for accused murderer Giuseppe Tedesco, 26, was in court Wednesday to ask for more time to rewrite reports from private investigators following the death of a prosecution witness.

The trial for the Hopatcong man charged with the murder of a borough woman has been pushed back from its initial June 5 start date, Sussex County Assistant Prosecutor Seana Pappas said Tuesday.

Nearly four decades ago, Jim Downing was peeling potatoes onto the New Jersey Herald newspaper when he glanced down to see a real estate advertisement.

Sussex County Prosecutor David J. Weaver announced that the Sussex County Grand Jury handed up an indictment to the Honorable N. Peter Conforti, JSC, at the courthouse in Newton on May 3. The indictment charges Richard Dobrowolski, age 43, of Vernon, N.J., with six Counts of Violating Community Supervision for Life, all fourth degree crimes.

John Harrigan, of Vernon, arrived early for Gov. Chris Christie's last town hall event in Morris County, intent on asking the governor about state aid for a proposed 66-acre veterans cemetery in Sparta.

The first customer at the new Morris Habitat ReStore, Susan Boyton from Boonton with Rich Ostberg, ReStore Director and Cindi Pieper-Flynn, Assistant Manager There for the ribbon cutting at the new Morris Habitat Restore are Councilman Jim Loveys; Joe Vindigni, NAI Hanson Real Estate, Jeannie Tsukomoto, from the Morris Habitat Board; Mayor Michael ... (more)

"The Joy Continues" as the Sussex County Oratorio Society celebrates its 60th anniversary on Saturday at 7 p.m., at the First Presbyterian Church in Newton.

Jesse Garron will perform his Tribute to Elvis Presley at the Newton Theatre on Sunday, May 20 at 3 p.m. This is a debut performance at the venue.

Project Self-Sufficiency will offer an 8-week training program for women, including lessons in computer skills, job search methods, and interview techniques, along with on-the-job training at a community work site on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., from July 10 - Aug.

Mike Halkirt and John Anthony Stuart each provided a hat trick for the Rangers .

Polls open Tuesday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. for voters in Newton. to elect two members to the Town Council.

Ogdensburg Elementary School, whose sports teams are known as the Bears, received an uninvited visit Friday night from a young visitor who apparently was intent on getting a tryout.

A New Jersey man is facing DUI charges after Bethlehem Police found him passed out in a McDonald's drive thru lane.

Convicted murderer Paul Foglia, called a "killer, a bastard, a child's life destroyer" by his 13-year-old son, was sentenced to life in prison for a second time Wednesday.