Sparta News

Melvin Santana, 25, of Passaic, was charged with driving while intoxicated on Sunday at 10:18 a.m. following a motor vehicle stop for alleged speeding on Sparta Road, police said.

Who hasn't bought a few moments of peace from a screaming toddler with a lollipop or splurged on a pair of sneakers just to hear your son say, "Mom, you're the best!" When you're busy or stressed, it's tempting to buy your 2-year-old that stuffed pony just so you can get through Wal-Mart without the Embarrassing Public Tantrum.

Marc G. Dalio is thrilled to be back on the Ritz Theatre's stage in their production of "Aida." "I love coming back to the Ritz," Dalio said in a phone interview.

The five Superior Court judges in Newton will stay put in the coming year, although a new face could come to the bench when an appeals court judge retires in November, state judiciary officials said Thursday.

New Jersey Herald graphic There have been four fatal accidents in the county this year, and the county is projected to have the least deadly year on its highways in recent memory.

Sussex County Prosecutor David Weaver has been confirmed by the state Legislature for another five years as the county's highest-ranking law enforcement officer.

Photos by Amy Paterson/New Jersey Herald Nina Palumbo, an artist from Sparta who suffers from multiple sclerosis, left for Mexico with her husband, Salvatore, on Sunday for stem cell treatment.

A staff member at K.E.E.P. Inc. in Sparta suspected to have the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, was instead diagnosed with an unconfirmed alternative influenza virus Wednesday afternoon, local health officials said.

NewJerseyStage.com announces its annual Wave Gathering Festival preview featuring customized schedules, artist search engine, area and festival information, and much more.

The township Ambulance Squad has set up temporary shop in an adjacent former firehouse on Sparta Avenue following a fire Monday that damaged the squad's headquarters and destroyed two ambulances, the mayor said today.

SPARTA - Up to 20 people, including a yoga class, were inside the Sparta Ambulance Squad building on Monday evening when a fast-moving fire engulfed the service bay area.

As the Susquehanna-Roseland power line issue buzzes through northwestern New Jersey, PSE&G has made some tactical land purchases along the 45-mile route -- at no likely financial risk.

On Friday, 275 runners from area police departments and state police will join more than 3,000 volunteers from all branches of law enforcement for the 26th annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics.

Sparta attorney Andy Fraser noticed something interesting when a man showed up for sentencing in municipal court on a DWI: The guy wore a Coors Light T-shirt. Fraser, the municipal prosecutor, said the judge pointed to the wardrobe choice as yet another example of poor judgment.

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The most dangerous and congested intersection in the county was revamped, and a clear new way to travel on state Route 15 was ceremonially opened Monday.

Who: North 1 champion Ramapo vs. North 2 champion South Plainfield . When/Where: 4 p.m. today/Clearman Field, Belleville.

SPARTA -- Standing on the old roadbed of Wilson Drive, state, county and local officials Monday cut the ribbon on an intersection project that will make the morning drive easier for some of the thousands who use Route 15 to commute daily to Morris County.

Soap opera star Jerry verDorn is thankful that he asked his doctor for a special blood test in 1993 that would indicate his risk for prostate cancer.

Photo by Amy Paterson/New Jersey Herald Doreen Berg, of Sparta, talks about Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, the chronic pain disease she was diagnosed with four years ago.