Phillipsburg News

Bobbi Santini, founder of Feline Urban Rescue and Rehab, holds Missy, a black and white kitten during a pet adoption day last June at the Stewartsville branch of PNC Bank.

Between tearful pauses, the mother of an infant shaken so violently that doctors thought she was permanently blinded told a judge this morning that the pain the father inflicted will never go away.

A 20-year-old Phillipsburg man accused of slamming his head off the hood a woman's car then struggling with police attempting to bring him into custody has been indicted, according to court records.

Approved by Phillipsburg Town Council in December, the town's purchase of the former Ingersoll Rand tract is still not a done deal, Mayor Harry Wyant Jr.

After his wife died in January 2010, the 6-foot-4-inch Phillipsburg man dropped nearly 50 pounds in a year and a half.

A tractor-trailer hit a curb after trying to make a U-turn on North Main Street in Phillipsburg early this morning, rupturing the fuel tank of his vehicle and spilling roughly 106 gallons of diesel fuel on the road, according to police.

Two women were arrested after they were caught shoplifting at the Kohl's Department Store in the Phillipsburg Mall, police said.

"Copper theft was the motivation," Phillipsburg Mayor Harry Wyant Jr. said after tonight's town council meeting.

Author Gay Talese is 80. Country singer Garth Brooks is 50. Actor-comedian Chris Rock is 47.

A homeless Phillipsburg man faces trespassing charges after town police said they found him incoherent on Thursday and sitting on the stairs of building in the 100 block of Sitgreaves Street.

Twelve students from Saints Philip & James School in Phillipsburg have won the National History Day Competition and will move on to the regional competition in Princeton in March.

Mario's Italian Hot Dogs and Grill in Phillipsburg serves a pizza bread pocket stuffed with peppers, onions, deep-fried potatoes, and a deep-fried all-beef hot dog.

Former caregivers Debra Sloan of Alexandria and Bridget Grimes of Phillipsburg will spend the next three years in state prison, following their sentencing Thursday by state Superior Court Judge John Pursel.

Members of Warren County Community College's mathematics honor society, Mu Alpha Theta, recently volunteered to help the homeless at the United Way's Day of Caring in Phillipsburg.

Two Easton men face charges in the theft of nearly $3,500 in metal from Morris County businesses, police in Mount Olive Township said today.

A 49-year-old Phillipsburg woman who hit a parked vehicle in Green Alley had a blood-alcohol content three times the legal limit, police say.

With only a few days before the Superbowl, you already have your menu set, the invites sent and might be preparing the annual pool.

If you're headed west into Pennsylvania on Route 78 this morning, Tuesday, Jan. 31, watch for delays approaching the toll bridge over the Delaware River between Phillipsburg and Easton.

Ed Johns, of Alpha, has MS but he always has time to make others feel good. For the past six years, he has visited the residents of the Brakley Care Center in Phillipsburg on all the major holidays, such as Christmas, Easter, Mother's Day, Valentines Day, to spread some cheer.

Courage to Connect New Jersey started its presentation last week at Pohatcong Township Elementary School by citing an 1895 New York Times article discussing the municipal consolidation of the Oranges.