Phillipsburg News

A Phillipsburg man is facing several drug charges after he was caught trying to peddle a total of 160 bags of heroin over the course of three transactions, according to court records.

The Warren County Community College Continuing Education Department is offering a course in which individuals can get their certification as a Medication Aide.

Some people would like to see Alpha's John Dolak Memorial Pool converted into a skate park.

Work will begin early Monday on the anticipated $30 million Easton-Phillipsburg toll bridge project, which is expected to cause Route 22 traffic problems so substantial that the agency doing the work has created a toll-free phone line and project-specific email to handle motorists' inquiries.

Commuters looking to avoid the Easton-Phillipsburg toll bridge construction that starts Monday shouldn't rely on the free bridge as an alternative, officials stressed Friday afternoon.

Donna Schaare, of Lopatcong Township, browses at Thomian Gallery & Gifts, 619 S. Main St., in Phillipsburg.

If St. Luke's Hospital in Phillipsburg follows through on a proposal to close its behavioral health unit, the consequences could be dangerous for area residents, Warren County Department of Human Services Mental Health Board Chairwoman Elaine Fehrenbach says.

Work on the Easton-Phillipsburg toll bridge, seen in February 2011, is going to require single-lane travel in each direction for six months in 2013 and nine months in 2014.

The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission announced that oversized vehicles and permit loads will be barred from using the Easton-Phillipsburg Toll Bridge once a multi-faceted rehabilitation project gets under way at the busy river crossing next week.

The highway was backed up past the Route 33 interchange in Lower Saucon Township as lane closures remained in place until 6:30, about 90 minutes later than normal.

By no means was John J. Coyle enthusiastic about retiring last week from his position as chief civil judge of the vicinage representing Warren , Hunterdon and Somerset counties.

The volunteer coaching staffs supervising town-sponsored recreational programs in Phillipsburg will likely be required to submit to criminal background checks.

For older people, nursing homes can be a very lonely life. A local volunteer group is changing that -- one patient at a time -- but it needs volunteers.

Take a look at some of the best in photographs sent to the Warren Reporter during the week of June 3-7, 2013.

The Northwest New Jersey Community Action Program, Inc. will be participating in the 2013 Summer Food Service Program from June 17 to Aug. 23. The Summer Food Service Program is a federal program of the Food and Nutrition Services, United States Department of Agriculture.

Lopatcong Twp. police were called to the Phillipsburg Pharmacy at 96 Baltimore St. in Phillipsburg for a report of two women who tried to fill a fraudulent prescription around midnight Saturday.

Take a look at some of the best in photographs sent to the Warren Reporter during the week of June 3-7, 2013.

Take a look at some of the best in photographs sent to the Warren Reporter during the week of June 3-7, 2013.

Work on the Easton-Phillipsburg toll bridge, seen in February 2011, is going to require single-lane travel in each direction for six months in 2013 and nine months in 2014.

Thomas Fisher, with Parsons Brinckerhoff Engineering, in November discusses the Route 22 toll bridge construction plans with Meg Dowd, of the Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce.