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Five-vehicle accident snarls Interstate 78 East traffic, but no one hurt,...
The rear-end crash backs up traffic for miles during the morning rush hour, police say. A five-vehicle accident Friday morning near Exit 17 of Interstate 78 in Clinton Township slows traffic for about...
View ArticleHunterdon County prosecutor calls for public's help after another fatal...
An unidentified 33-year-old woman from Raritan Township died of an apparent overdose at her home Monday, Anthony Kearns III announced in a news release. Heroin has taken the life of another Hunterdon...
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Hammer attack gets man year in jail, Hunterdon prosecutor says
Craig Drummond, 52, violated a restraining order when he broke into a home and attacked two people. Craig Drummond, 52, of Hopewell, N.J., was sentenced Friday for breaking into a Lambertville home...
View ArticleFormer youth baseball league official admits stealing more than $100,000 from...
The defendant previously served as treasurer of the Flemington-Raritan Baseball League. A 43-year-old Hunterdon County man has admitted to stealing more than $100,000 from a youth baseball...
View ArticleDriver admits to assault by auto in 2013 crash, Hunterdon prosecutor says
John Cryan, 55, had his license suspended before leaving the scene of a crash that seriously hurt another driver, the prosecutor says. A 55-year-old man could lose his license for life after pleading...
View Article91-year-old woman's purse grabbed in Frenchtown; police describe assailant
The man is described as white, 19 to 20 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall, 170 pounds, slim build, no facial hair and wearing a green hooded jacket, police say. A man stole a purse from a 91-year-old...
View ArticleGary Passarelli has trial date in Hunterdon County homicide, report says
Gary Passarelli is accused of striking 35-year-old John Niko on the head repeatedly with a blunt object and stabbing him several times May 31, 2013, in Raritan Township. Hunterdon County homicide...
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Hunterdon County man pleads guilty to endangering the welfare of a child,...
Dale Grover Jr. pleaded guilty March 19, according to the prosecutor. He was accused of sexual contact with a child under the age of 13, authorities said. Dale Grover Jr. pleaded guilty March 19 to...
View ArticleVandals caught on camera in Clinton Township school parking lot
Security cameras spied six people entering the Round Valley School parking lot between 8 and 9:30 p.m. Friday. Clinton Township police are investigating vandalism that occurred Friday night in a...
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Know who snatched a 91-year-old woman's purse? There's a reward offered
The robbery occurred 12:30 p.m. Sunday outside the Frenchtown Market as the woman was walking from her car. Frenchtown police and the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office are investigating a...
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Two wolf dog hybrids loose in Holland Township, police say
Police advise that anyone who sees the dogs should not approach them, and any small animals should be secured until the dogs are found. Holland Township police say two wolf dogs, like these...
View ArticlePair of wolf dog hybrids loose in Holland Township found, police say
"All wolf hybrid dogs are accounted for and secured," police stated in an advisory alert. Holland Township police have found two wolf dogs that were loose Saturday, according to a police alert...
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Wolf dog owner admits he's made mistakes but loves his pets
Cliff Zager, 58, has owned wolf dogs in Holland Township for ten years. Cliff Zager's wolf dogs in 2009.Photo courtesy Holland Township Police Had he to do it over again, Cliff Zager would have...
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2 captured after fleeing Union Township speeding stop, state police say
Two people ran into the woods near an I-78 interchange but were arrested within 20 minutes, a state police spokesman said. Two people were arrested within 20 minutes after they fled into the woods in...
View ArticleHackettstown man not badly hurt in wild Tewksbury Township crash, police say
The 22-year-old falls asleep behind the wheel and the vehicle he is driving strikes a guide rail, an embankment and a tree before overturning into a stream, township police say. A 22-year-old...
View ArticleDropped blowtorch starts brush fire that damages 21 acres in Hunterdon County
A woman attempted to slow the fire's spread through her backyard with a garden hose, according to reports. A fire that damaged 21 acres and a home Monday in eastern Hunterdon County was started by a...
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325 bags of synthetic marijuana seized from car in Clinton Township, police say
Four men from Maryland are charged after the car was found with the driver passed out in a Round Valley Reservoir parking lot. Four Maryland men are charged after Clinton Township police allegedly...
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New Jersey man indicted for allegedly sexually assaulting minors
If convicted, he faces five to 10 years in prison on each of the most serious charges. Frank J. Curialle Jr. Courtesy Photo A grand jury indicted a Bethlehem Township, N.J., man on charges he...
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Wal-Mart takes in fake $20 bills, prompting police investigation
The fake bills totaled to a "considerable amount," police said. File Photo Police are searching for who purchased items with counterfeit $20 bills at Wal-Mart last week in Hunterdon County. Franklin...
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Ex-Hunterdon prosecutor continues fight over officials' dropped charges,...
Bennett Barlyn has claimed the indictments against County Sheriff Deborah Trout and others were dismissed for political reasons, and that he was fired after complaining about it. Hunterdon County...
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Clinton man charged with prostitution
Almed Scott, 32, allegedly advertised services online and engaged in prostitution in his apartment. A 32-year-old Clinton man is charged with prostitution following an undercover investigation...
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Treasurer stole $68,000 from horse show group, Hunterdon prosecutor says
Brady was honored in February 2014 -- a month before the theft was discovered -- for outstanding service to the organization, according to an nj.com report. Catherine L. Brady, 46, of Glen Gardner, is...
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Man chases teen girls down Main Street for staring at him, Clinton police say
The girls were sitting in Citispot Tea & Coffee on April 3 when the man -- later identified as Zachary Lagasse -- approached them. A 23-year-old Clinton man claims he chased after two 14-year-old...
View ArticleFlemington deli closes after owner posts 'White History Month' sign, report says
Jim Boggess is "heavily in debt" and getting shutoff notices for both his business and home, he wrote. Jim Boggess has fallen on hard times. Boggess garnered quite a bit of attention when he posted a...
View ArticleNew Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno to speak at Raritan Valley Community College...
Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno will deliver the commencement address 10 a.m. May 16 at the ceremony on the soccer field of the college's Branchburg campus, 118 Lamington Road. New Jersey's second-in-command...
View ArticleChainsaw injury sends Clinton Township man to hospital: police roundup
Police also reported finding three kinds of drugs and arrested two after investigating suspicious behavior at a Route 22 car dealership. A Clinton Township man was taken to the hospital Saturday...
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Fourth-grader's plea for pointers nets Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno visit
A Bloomsbury Elementary School student running for lieutenant governor in a mock election asked New Jersey's Kim Guadagno for tips on winning the office. Fourth-grader Phoebe Montemurro was looking...
View ArticleHunterdon prosecutor's office has K-9 unit in training
Detective Edward Pawlick and a German shepherd named Finn will be able to aid in drug detection and tracking criminals and missing people. The Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office has two officers in...
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I-78 truck fire snarls traffic briefly in Hunterdon County
A tractor-trailer fire Thursday afternoon briefly closed all eastbound lanes of Interstate 78 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey State Police said. A tractor-trailer fire Thursday afternoon briefly...
View ArticleInterstate 78 reopens in Readington after helicopter landing following...
The driver of the vehicle is flown to a hospital, police say. Interstate 78 was closed in both directions just after 6 a.m. Friday as a NorthSTAR helicopter landed on the highway near Exit 24 in...
View ArticleReport: House fire quickly extinguished in Lebanon
The fire was at 53 Main St. on Sunday, according to the Hunterdon County Democrat. A fire was discovered inside an exterior wall of the Mondoro family residence about 10:40 a.m. Sunday, and...
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Interstate 78 East lane closed after tractor-trailer crash in Bethlehem...
The lane reopens by 7:10 a.m., the New Jersey Department of Transportation reports. New Jersey State Police are investigating a two tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 78 East in Bethlehem Township,...
View ArticleEPA proposes removing Hunterdon County landfill from Superfund list
The Crown Vintage Landfill in Alexandria Township was added to the list of contaminated sites in 2005. A decade after it was added to the federal list of contaminated areas, environmental officials...
View ArticleFifty acres near 'one of New Jersey's most beautiful places' preserved
The gorge rises from the South Branch of the Raritan River, which is a source of drinking water for more than 1.5 million New Jersey residents. It's not just for aesthetic reasons that the New Jersey...
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'Water war' address mistake draws New Jersey police
Suspected as intruders, teenage girls in Clinton Township told police they had gone to the wrong home in an attempt to get a friend in water war. They just wanted a water war. Clinton Township police...
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Have you seen this man? He robbed a 91-year-old woman in Frenchtown, police say
The woman was accosted March 22 outside Frenchtown Market. Authorities on Thursday released this sketch of the man believed to have robbed a 91-year-old woman March 22 outside Frenchtown Market in the...
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Armed robbers hold up bank in Hunterdon County
The robbery occurred at just after noon at Unity Bank on Route 22 and Fire Lane in Readington Township. Readington Township police, the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office and the FBI are...
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Lessons incorporating bald eagle camera win Raritan Township teacher recognition
Computer teacher Diane Cook was recognized for incorporating a webcam watching bald eagles. A Raritan Township schoolteacher has been granted an opportunity to join wildlife biologists to band young...
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Interstate 78 East crash ties up traffic in Hunterdon County - UPDATE
The left lane is shut east of Exit 18. New Jersey State Police are investigating a crash on Interstate 78 East in Clinton Township. (NJ Advance Media file photo) There was a five- to 10-minute delay...
View ArticleI-78 East closed in Hunterdon County after tractor-trailers crash, state...
No injuries were reported in the 5:50 a.m. crash. Two tractor-trailers collided and one flipped Saturday morning on Interstate 78, closing the highway's eastbound lanes, New Jersey State Police said....
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Box truck roll-over causing delays on I-78 westbound in Hunterdon County
A box truck has rolled over along I-78 westbound in Hunterdon County, causing a traffic delay for miles, state police say. New Jersey State Police say a box truck rolled on westbound Interstate 78,...
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Prosecutor urges parents to monitor computer use amid ongoing investigation
A 65-year-old Somerset County, New Jersey, man was in custody Monday on a charge of endangering the welfare of a child filed in Hunterdon County. A Somerset County, New Jersey, man was in custody...
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Interstate 78 East closed by tractor-trailer wreck in Union Township,...
Delays run 15 to 20 minutes as an accident investigation gets underway. New Jersey State Police are investigating a crash near Exit 12 on Interstate 78 East in Union Township. (NJ Advance Media file...
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Two lanes reopen after tractor-trailer crash shuts I-78 East in Union Township
The right lane remains closed. New Jersey State Police are investigating a crash near Exit 12 on Interstate 78 East in Union Township. (NJ Advance Media file photo) UPDATE: Interstate 78 East fully...
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Interstate 78 East fully reopens but backup 8 miles long, NJDOT says
The crash about 5 a.m. initially shuts all eastbound lanes. New Jersey State Police are investigating a crash near Exit 12 on Interstate 78 East in Union Township. (NJ Advance Media file photo) A...
View ArticlePhillipsburg man flown after Interstate 78 accident, police say
The crash just before 5 a.m. in Hunterdon County closed all eastbound lanes of the highway for about an hour, New Jersey State Police said. A Phillipsburg man was flown for treatment after crashing...
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Two New Jersey State Police vehicles involved in crash on Interstate 78,...
No one is hurt in the accident in Union Township, Hunterdon County, police say. UPDATE: N.J. troopers crash while coming to aid of motorist on Interstate 78, police say A New Jersey State Police...
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N.J. troopers crash while coming to aid of motorist on I-78, police say
The rear-end accident happens at mile marker 14.7 in Union Township, police say. A New Jersey state trooper's slowing patrol car was struck from behind Wednesday morning by another state trooper on...
View ArticleTruck overturns, spills maple syrup on I-78 off-ramp in Hunterdon County
The maple syrup has spread over approximately 50 square yards, and emergency crews reported diesel fuel is also leaking from the truck. A tanker truck carrying maple syrup overturned on the off-ramp...
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New Jersey State Police vehicle involved in crash on Interstate 78
The accident happened shortly after 9 a.m. Only minor delays are being reported at this time. File photo At least one lane is blocked on eastbound Interstate 78 at exit 11 in Union Township for an...
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