Sussex County News

By BRUCE A. SCRUTON bscruton@njherald.com Nearly 40 Sussex County residents are being sought by the federal government wanting to give them a tax refund.

Sussex County, NJ Focus You can find local events in Sussex County from the Sussex County Democratic Party Calendar and the Sussex County website .

When all was said and done, New Jerseyans again decided to spend more green to be more green.

People gathered in Newton yesterday to remember a Sussex County Community College student who died in a car accident.

File Photo by Kelly Hill/New Jersey Herald Marge McCabe, administrator of the Sussex County Board of Elections, performs public testing on the iVotronic voting machines in preparation for last yeara s presidential election.

Congress has earmarked $4 million for New Jersey Highlands preservation in its Interior Department appropriations, effectively quadrupling its previous allotment.

Sussex County, NJ Focus First I list some events...then I highlight some Sussex County organizations and the Sussex County Food Co-op. Here are some events from the Sussex County Democratic Party Calendar and the Sussex County website : November 01, 2009 9th Annual Salute to Military Veterans - Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 2 pm.

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

Some Sussex County muncipalities will have curfews in pace for this Halloween weekend.

By CHRISTINA TATU ctatu@njherald.com With the year-long consolidation study complete, Sussex Borough and Wantage Township residents will answer the question this Election Day: a oeShould Wantage Township and Sussex Borough consolidate into the Township of Sussex-Wantage?a The answer isna t simple.

By TOM HOWELL JR. thowell@njherald.com NEWTON - When it comes to climate change, Bob Hornung does what he can to be part of the solution.

The Sussex County Department of Human Services within two weeks expended $110,355 in stimulus funds to aid families facing housing crises, according to administrator Stephen R. Gruchacz.

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.

Rob Nicholson's days as a Cub Scout kindled an interest in the environment that has endured into his current position as president and CEO of Eastern Propane Corp.

Organizers of the ninth annual One Stop job fair are cautiously optimistic that the economy will begin to improve this year, but for many of the job seekers, the reality remains -- jobs are fewer and competition is tougher than ever before.

Forecasters say the latest nor'easter headed to New Jersey will drop rain and snow throughout the state this weekend.

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.

NEWTON a ' The Sussex County Division of Social Servicesa TM food pantry has reached emergency proportions and desperately is in need of help.

To Jim O'Brien, it was a no-brainer. Four Northwest Jersey counties would join forces to create a regional juvenile lockup, an efficient, cost-effective use of public dollars, the Morris County freeholder figured.

Exotic dancers will continue to perform at what had been Sussex County's only go-go bar, but patrons must now bring their own alcoholic beverages to drink when they watch the shows, the bar's owner said.