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The township's emergency responders are going to be compensated for their volunteer work.

A respected feminist and author will be a featured speaker at Greene's Beans Cafe in Sparta this weekend.

Voters of two towns could give their emergency volunteers some financial perks at the polls next week.

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Photo by Amy Paterson/New Jersey Herald Rita Nelson, of Frankford, shows the coupon for Hershey's candy she will use to buy supplies for Halloween at ShopRite, in Newton.

Several Sussex County municipalities are hoping long-standing curfews will discourage would-be mischief makers this Halloween weekend.

Just shy of its fifth anniversary in Hardyston, the YMCA is considering adding a second Sussex County facility in Sparta.

The public is invited to memorialize 44 people who dedicated themselves to their communities at the ninth annual Sussex County Emergency Services Memorial Tribute Friday.

SPARTA -- The township will set up a collection site at the police department, 65 Main St., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov.

It's a food even a confirmed dumpster-diving bear can't refuse -- acorns -- and this year's bumper crop of the oaken fruit has caused a steady rise in reports of incidents involving bears.

A paving stone plant is the latest proposal for the Limecrest Quarry property. It also will be the sole focus of a town land use board hearing tonight.

A winter weather advisory has been issued here for accumulations of one to four inches over higher elevations in the state's first snowfall of the season.

Snow was falling in parts of northwest New Jersey today. Precipitation from a nor'easter that soaked most of the state Thursday fell as snow in the Garden State's higher elevations.

Have you ever seen a ghost or had a paranormal experience? Do you live in a haunted house? Send us your story in 200 words or less to newsroom@njherald.com , with "ghost" as the subject if you are interested in having your story told in the newspaper.

Photo by Amy Paterson/New Jersey Herald Paul Baldwin, Newton's water supervisor, climbs out of a pressure-reducing station, in Andover, after explaining how the underground system works.

A 10-mile commute to Newton is a lot easier than trekking 85 miles to Trenton. Just ask Robert Gilson, 51, of Sparta, the newest judge on the bench at the state Superior Court in Newton.

Driver's license suspensions can ruin lives in Sussex County, attorneys say. Don't do the crime if you can't do the time, the saying goes, but children and other innocents are affected by the financial hardships that accompany mom's or dad's inability to get to work in rural-suburban areas without adequate public transportation, these attorneys ...

The former treasurer of a New Jersey cemetery association has admitted stealing more than $600,000 in cemetery funds.

Time is ticking away for first-time homebuyers to take advantage of the $8,000 federal tax credit and local Sussex County offices of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage have geared up to help buyers meet the deadline.