Hamburg News

From his perch along Water Street, Newton Officer Steven VanNieuwland has seen an ebbing of driver compliance with the handheld cell phone ban in New Jersey.

About 400 people took advantage of sunny skies and attended the Hamburg Day celebration Saturday, but 25 people were the main attraction.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the accidental death of a day laborer who was killed when he was run over by an excavator at a construction site in Hamburg, authorities said ...

When students at Immaculate Conception begin school this fall, a familiar face will greet them as their new principal.

Denville Board of Adjustment -- Meets the first and third Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m., at the municipal building, 1 St.

Temperatures not seen for the past 75 years scorched Sussex County on Monday, forcing numerous schools to close early and sending people scampering for the nearest air-conditioned spot.

For environmentalists, new water restrictions adopted by the state Department of Environmental Protection last month do not go far enough in protecting clean streams.

It's official. After two years as acting captain, Jan Wright has been named the new chief of police for the Hamburg Police Department.

Despite the threat of rain, the bands played and the mudbugs boiled at the 19th Annual Crawfish Festival.

As summer quickly approaches, travelers facing ever-increasing fuel costs are expected to choose vacation spots closer to home, which might bring a boon to local tourist attractions.

Friends of the Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge Salamander Crawl will be held May 31, at 9:30 a.m. at the Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge, 1547 Route 565, Vernon.

“The Bright Star is a well established part of the Monroe-Woodbury community. It has been serving commuters, teachers, shoppers, and locals for...”

Two New Jersey men were arrested and hit with multiple felony drug possession charges after they were allegedly caught with as many as 50 bags of heroin. via Middletown Times Herald Record

Compitiello was represented by public defender Kevin McLaughlin, and the state was represented by Assistant Prosecutor Rachelle Jones. via New Jersey Herald

“Historically, the voter turnout in school elections is far below that in any other elections, and I think it is important that we reverse that trend.”

Of all the elections held during the course of a year, school elections give residents their only opportunity to have a direct say on local taxes by voting on the school budget. via New Jersey Herald

A Wantage man was arrested on drunken driving charges Thursday after an off-duty Hamburg officer reported an erratic driver on Lafayette Road, police said. via New Jersey Herald

Six Sussex County residents arrested in a drug sweep last year claim a witness pocketed money intended for drug stings and used crushed drywall to simulate crack cocaine, according to civil papers filed in ... via New Jersey Herald

“I travel every chance I get, so a study tour for teachers was something I couldn't pass up”

A trip to Japan in June will allow Hamburg fifth-grade teacher Darby Kolb to combine two of the things she loves most: teaching and traveling. via New Jersey Herald

A Hamburg man was arrested on drunken driving charges early Sunday after patrols stopped on Route 15 to render aid as he changed a shredded tire on his Honda Accord, police said. via New Jersey Herald

Sgt. Scott Arentowicz spotted four boys within the fenced and locked stake park, ordered them to leave and arrested them. via Daily Record

“I wish, looking back, they had picked a town and tested it side-by-side”

Attorney John Williams has a nickname for three dozen people he is defending in and around Sussex County: "Chun clients." It's hardly an inside joke. via New Jersey Herald