Ogdensburg News

Submitted photo From left, Joe Capitulik, David Capitulik and Robert Capitulik at a family reunion Saturday night.

By SETH AUGENSTEIN saugenstein@njherald.com Sussex County's southern and eastern towns are on board with the Highlands Act.

The Ogdensburg Borough Council has unanimously voted against disbanding the police department.

SPARTA a ' There will be a workshop on preventing identity theft from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Sparta Presbyterian Church Annex, 32 Main St.

NEWTON a ' The Sussex County Open Space Committee meeting scheduled for Thursday has been canceled.

Thursday, November 12, 2009, 11:12am A Winthrop man was arrested for being a fugitive from justice and an Ogdensburg woman was charged with providing false information on Wednesday, according to state police.

By SETH AUGENSTEIN and ROBERTA FUGATE newsroom@njherald.com OGDENSBURG - Results of a feasibility study recommend the borough disband its police department and pay neighboring Sparta Township to provide its law enforcement.

Photo by Daniel Freel/New Jersey Herald Emergency responders man a roadblock in Franklin on Monday night.

Photo by Amy Paterson/New Jersey Herald Peggy Cofrancesco and the Sussex County Farm and Horse Show Foundation will hold a Festival of Trees fund-raiser Nov.

He was turned over to Sparta police on an outstanding warrant. -- John Oros, 21, of Hackettstown was charged Saturday with driving while intoxicated following a traffic stop on Route 46 for erratic driving at 2:26 a.m., police said.

With less than two weeks before the election, nearly 50 people filled the Ogdensburg Firehouse Tuesday evening to participate in the annual "Candidate's Night" sponsored by the Ogdensburg Historical Society.

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.

The public is invited to memorialize 44 people who dedicated themselves to their communities at the ninth annual Sussex County Emergency Services Memorial Tribute Friday.

The Ogdensburg Historical Society will host its annual "Candidates Night" at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Ogdensburg Firehouse, 1 Firehouse Lane.

Driver's license suspensions can ruin lives in Sussex County, attorneys say. Don't do the crime if you can't do the time, the saying goes, but children and other innocents are affected by the financial hardships that accompany mom's or dad's inability to get to work in rural-suburban areas without adequate public transportation, these attorneys ...

Photo by Amy Paterson/New Jersey Herald Louie Simmons, left, and Mike Orlowski, of the Hampton Township Fire Department, put out a blaze Tuesday in the mock bedroom without a sprinkler during a demonstration at the Public Safety Training Academy facility in Frankford.

OGDENSBURG - Steven and Laurie Wehner of Ogdensburg announce the engagement of their daughter Melissa Wendt to David Raszetnik, son of Charles and Bethann Raszetnik of Landing.

With some help from a federal grant, the Ogdensburg Fire Department will be able to purchase safety equipment for borough firefighters.

By TOM HOWELL JR. thowell@njherald.com The number of bear-related incidents reported to the state Division of Fish and Wildlife from January to August is up this year compared to 2008, although there was a decrease in bear calls the last month compared to the same period last year.

Peter Mankin talks about his experience with drugs and alcohol and the realization that he was going to die if he didn't get sober.