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Town redevelopment is still on the drawing board, but it could soon leap out of blueprints and onto the street grid.

Former Governor Donald DiFrancesco will be the keynote speaker in a 9/11 ceremony at SCCC on Sunday.

Singers of all ages are invited to enter the Sussex County Idol competition for a chance to win cash and prizes, including recording time at a professional studio.

Former Gov. Donald DiFrancesco will be the keynote speaker on Sunday at the annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at Sussex County Community College.

Two years ago, 18-year-old Danielle DeGarmo met a pregnant classmate who had been kicked out of home in Pennsylvania and enrolled at Newton High School.

A Sparta couple permanently injured during a head-on crash in 2006 -- resulting in a 10-year prison sentence for the accident's other, intoxicated driver -- is suing a local bar and their own insurance carriers ...

DOVER -- Two town residents were being held on high bails Tuesday night in the Morris County jail, charged in separate incidents of attacking people with butcher knives in town on Labor Day.

Affordable housing advocates have taken the offensive in the ongoing war of residency and status in the state.

Live music will fill the county seat for the next six Fridays, as the second annual Lunchfest free concert series kicks off this week on the Newton Green.

Sussex County Sheriff's Officer Joe Cahill was ready to settle down after 10 years of service with the National Guard -- but duty called once more.

A 40-year era has come to an end for a community fixture. Rainbows of Learning has moved out of the First United Methodist Church on Ryerson Avenue, after some disputes between the landlord and tenant.

In order to have a more even speed limit on Newton-Sparta Road and safer driving conditions, the county approached Andover Township, Newton and Sparta to lower the speed limit on what is the most traveled road ...

Increasing student retention rates, expanding scholarships and working more closely with Bighorn Basin high schools are among the goals of Paul Prestwich, the new president of Northwest College in Powell.

So everyone is gone and you're left to finish up everything else yourself. The list doesn't seem to be getting any shorter even though you feel like you're day and night.

A Lafayette man is suing his former mental health counselor, saying she sexually assaulted and harassed him and also stalked him after their relationship ended, according to a Superior Court civil lawsuit filed ...

July 31 James Cronin, age 50, of Vernon, was sentenced to three years probation, credit for time served in jail 44 days, 90 days S,L,A.P., $3,555 in fines and a six month loss of driver's license.

The New Jersey Herald wants to chronicle the rich history of Sussex County and it's looking for your help.

By TOM HOWELL JR. thowell@njherald.com Three people accused of beating an Oklahoma man on a sidewalk in Vernon - leading to his death - are expected to appear in Sussex County court today after their ...

A Wantage man was sentenced to three years in state prison for attempting to defraud a drug test by the county probation department by using another person's urine on May 14, the Sussex County Prosecutor's ...

Three people charged in the beating death of a man outside a Vernon bar early Sunday are likely to claim self-defense, an attorney for one of them said today.