Sussex News

The Sussex-Wantage joint consolidation study commission hired former Sussex County administrator Greg Fehrenbach of Government Management Advisors LLC to serve as its study consultant.

Three suspects arrested for the death of a pipeline worker in Vernon waived their right to an extradition hearing, hastening their return to Sussex County from New York, authorities said.

Rhetoric is ratcheting up as towns across rural areas of New Jersey receive bills from the state treasurer charging for state police patrols.

A 43-year-old Hopatcong man was charged Wednesday with sexually assaulting a boy on the Sussex Branch Trail in Byram.

By TOM HOWELL JR. thowell@njherald.com WANTAGE - ' Township resident Arnie Vandermark turned to his nephew on Friday and asked him if he brought a change of underwear to his first-ever skydive.

NEWTON -- Three men have been charged with trying to escape from the Sussex County jail, authorities said Monday.

Newton) Three inmates are charged with trying to break out of the Sussex County Jail.

After placing fourth and sixth with the Smith Bros. No. 74 in the NMX Go Green Thunder Series races at Fonda Speedway this year, Brett Hearn made a change.

The firefighter, whose name was not released, suffered from smoke inhalation and was taken to St.

Two single-branch banks in Sussex County, Highlands State Bank and Noble Community Bank, jointly announced yesterday that their boards of directors have approved a merger of equals transaction.

The Government Records Council has ruled Sussex Borough violated the state's open records policy when the clerk ignored a request to send documents electronically.

A Sussex man was killed in a motorcycle crash Monday night, state police said. Police said Ronald H. Runnalls, 65, was riding a Harley-Davidson west on Deckertown Turnpike just after 9:30 p.m. when he lost ...

MONTAGUE -- A 65-year-old Sussex man died Monday night when his motorcycle crashed into a tree on Deckertown Turnpike, state police said.

When it was first constructed in 1918, Alexander Linn Hospital looked like a large Victorian style boarding house.

Ryan Olsen, 22, was pronounced dead at the scene and was one of three people in the car, officials said.

MINE HILL -- The Knights of Fire Chapter III motorcycle club of Morris, Sussex, and Warren counties will hold its third Run for Ryan charity motorcycle ride on Aug.

The North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority approved projects costing $10 billion in 13 counties on Monday, including a $70 million slice for Sussex County.

A UPS truck that hit some low-hanging power lines sent a utility pole crashing through a brand-new sports car at a Wantage car dealership and knocked out power for several hours Wednesday afternoon.

FRANKFORD -- Authorities identified the body of the 20-year-old woman whose body was found in a parking lot of the Sussex County Fairgrounds as that of Ashley Smith of Antwerp, N.Y. Smith's body was found ...

An estimated 1,500 state employees have opted to participate in an early retirement incentive program offered by the state to trim the size of government, according to a letter the state treasurer sent ...