Warren County News

The decision gives panicky parents a break should they be unable to comply with the year-old state law that requires children ages 6 months to just under 5 years old to get vaccinated by Dec.

By TOM HOWELL JR. thowell@njherald.com A Warren County man is being held in Florida for allegedly setting a house fire in June that killed his elderly parents and seriously injured his brother in Mansfield Township.

A Warren County middle school teacher who was convicted in New Jersey and Pennsylvania of sexually assaulting one of her female students has lost her appeal to have the longer 15- to 30-year sentence reconsidered in Pennsylvania.

Two federal agencies, the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Farm Service Agency will host five public meetings to introduce new opportunities for farmers available through Farm Bill programs.

C.T. Tucker, lead singer of Blue Sparks From Hell, who perform at Wild West City in Stanhope this week.

Felony murder charges have been filed against a man who allegedly set a fire that killed his elderly parents in their northwestern New Jersey home.

Another candidate announced his bid Monday for the seat of outgoing Warren County Sheriff Sal Simonetti.

The New Jersey candy factory that produces M&M's flipped the switch today on a new solar array that provides clean energy.

The annual fire report was released on Monday by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, showing Salem County had a relatively quiet year with just under 3,000 incidents.

A Blairstown man who tried to bribe Hanover's former mayor with a $20,000 cash payment in exchange for help with zoning approval to build a convenience story on a gas-station lot was sentenced to three years of probation.

Former Greenwich Township schools PTO President Liz Kemp wants a chance at New Jersey's drug court to avoid a likely prison sentence if convicted on charges she grew marijuana.

Convicted domestic terrorist Ray Luc Levasseur isn't attending a University of Massachusetts forum on his landmark 1989 sedition trial, but police officers say they'll be picketing anyway.

A state appellate court has upheld prison discipline against three-time killer Craig Szemple, who was given detention and ordered to undergo a year of urine monitoring for failing to take his blood-pressure medication.

The Warren County Division of Aging and Disability Services has scheduled 29 Medicare Outreach sessions to answer questions about the medical insurance program, Freeholder Everett A. Chamberlain announced this week.

Jennifer Locascio, of Hope Township, sits at the defense table on Oct. 28 in Courtroom 1 of the Warren County Courthouse in Belvidere.

The Warren County Health Department will hold H1N1 vaccination clinics for infants and toddlers.

Are you over the age of 16? Looking for a way to give back to the community? Bloomsbury Rescue Squad is actively looking for new members.

Chris Christie's election victory was a "watershed moment" for social and fiscal conservatives who have long struggled to succeed in New Jersey's politically liberal landscape, Republicans say.

One thing the candidates have in common is an aversion to expanding the budget. Republican John DiMaio, a former Warren County freeholder and owner of a construction company, was appointed to his seat in the Assembly in February when Marcia Karrow was appointed to the Senate seat vacated by Leonard Lance, who was elected to Congress.

Several Warren County elections left incumbents out in the cold Tuesday after nearly 49 percent of voters cast ballots.