Belvidere News

Town officials postponed a decision Monday on a salary increase for Police Chief Kent Sweigert.

When other towns began enacting rules essentially preventing sex offenders from moving in, Washington Borough did the same to avoid becoming what some officials feared would be a haven for sexual predators.

POHATCONG TOWNSHIP 33 arrested in drug sweep focused on Phillipsburg area Thirty-three people were charged Wednesday and Thursday in a crackdown on a Phillipsburg area drug network, authorities said.

A company that once operated a 1,600-acre asbestos mine in Vermont has agreed to pay up to $300 million to clean up that site and nine others where hazardous materials were disposed.

The Stillos ran a drug ring from their 4 Municipal Drive home, authorities say. Express-Times Photo BILL ADAMS Warren County Prosecutor Thomas Ferguson, right, and Assistant Prosecutor Tara Kirkendall talk about the drug bust Thursday.

MORE CHANCES TO COMMENT Belvidere to begin safety, drainage improvements along Water Street >> Q. >> >> Police seek help with break-ins WASHINGTON TWP.

MORE CHANCES TO COMMENT Belvidere to begin safety, drainage improvements along Water Street >> Q. >> >> FROM STAFF REPORTS WASHINGTON Farmers' Market Fridays return to Route 57 just west of Route 31 at 3 p.m. today and continue through Oct.

MORE CHANCES TO COMMENT Belvidere to begin safety, drainage improvements along Water Street >> Q. Should the Bethlehem Area School District have waived summer school fees for a sexual assault victim who failed some of her classes? >> Warren Tech graduation 12:00 a.m. ET Congratulations grads 12:00 a.m. ET >> New Jersey Board of Public Utilities ...

The family of a boy mauled by three dogs in July 2004 outside their Knowlton Township apartment can take their landlords to civil trial, an appellate court ruled Tuesday.

About half the Warren County Community College students surveyed last year admitted to binge drinking away from the nonresidential school.

A 60-year-old Megan's Law registrant who is forbidden from having unsupervised contact with children was found at his Washington Township home with a 4-year-old boy during a home visit by his parole officer, authorities said Friday.

Highlights of New Jersey's proposed $28.6 billion budget include: -- Suspends property tax rebates for all but senior citizens and the disabled, saving about $1 billion.

Police are looking for a 23-year-old Easton man accused of slashing a Phillipsburg man in the face early Saturday morning.

BELVIDERE -- A former middle school teacher in New Jersey who sexually assaulted her female student has been spared additional jail time.

From left, John Feret , Evelyn Godreua, James Halliday, Elmer Henry, Marvin Hilts wait in line to receive medals at a Warren County event honoring veterans.

A Warren County Road Department supervisor pleaded guilty today to two counts of theft.

A search will continue at about 10 a.m. today along the Delaware River for a man who went missing last night after he jumped from an abandoned railroad trestle that spans the river between Upper Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County , and Knowlton Township, Warren County, according to New Jersey state police.

Soon... you'll be able to spot some hard hats around the Warren County Courthouse.

Town officials would have more authority over lifting age restrictions tied to a 259-home development under proposed legislative changes sent down this week from the governor's office.

New Jersey's Supreme Court today ruled that municipalities cannot ban sex offenders from living near schools, parks and other places children gather, the Associated Press reports.