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Merck can be sued by investors over Vioxx, U.S. Supreme Court rules
Billions in value were lost. View full sizeAP File PhotoMerck pulled Vioxx from the market after studies showed it doubled the heart attack risk.The U.S. Supreme Court said today that investors who...
View ArticleTwo falls in two days lead to medical evacuations for Holland Township men
Unrelated incidents on Spring Garden and Spring Mills roads result in injuries, hospitalizations. Two Holland Township men in two days were flown to an area hospital after they were injured in falls...
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Protesters who oppose closing Hagedorn Psychiatric Hospital gather along...
As many as 100 people participated in this morning's protest in Hunterdon County. View full sizeExpress-Times Photo | JOE GILLKathy Kane, of Asbury, a human resources technician at Sen. Garrett W....
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Foster Wheeler reports drop in first-quarter earnings
But the local engineering forecasts improved market conditions. Photo Courtesy of Foster WheelerCEO Raymond MichovichFoster Wheeler AG today reported a slight decline in first-quarter earnings while...
View ArticleHigh Bridge man died of apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds
Randy J. Harner, 42, of the first block of Mark Drive, died of gunshot wounds. Authorities today identified the man found fatally shot in High Bridge on Thursday as a resident of this Hunterdon County...
View ArticleRaritan Township police: candy in pants, truck in wires, weapon at school
Raritan Township police announced responses to the three incidents. Raritan Township police announced responses to the following incidents:A 19-year-old Flemington man tried to leave a convenience...
View ArticleWashington woman allegedly drives drunk to Raritan Township Police headquarters
Netrini P. Patel, 31, said she was arriving for a municipal court hearing on a traffic summons at 7:30 p.m. Monday, police said. A Washington woman was arrested after she allegedly drove drunk to...
View ArticleMan in Raritan Township tries to lure 9-year-old into car, police say
When the man said, 'Get in the car,' the child ran home. A man tried to lure a 9-year-old child into a small gray or silver car about 7:15 p.m. Monday on Messenger Lane in Raritan Township, police...
View ArticleFax scam involves alleged Marine with $11.5 million
Raritan Township police warn recipients to throw away fax The Raritan Township Police Department knows firsthand about a fax scam involving an alleged United States Marine named William Barnes.The...
View ArticleOldwick man arrested after fleeing from Tewksbury Township police on his...
Jonathan D. Fleck, 23, was eventually stopped in the 100 block of Lamington Road near his home. An Oldwick man was arrested after fleeing police on a motorcycle, Tewksbury Township police said...
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Apartment fire reported in Hampton is out - UPDATE
A ladder truck was requested. View full sizeExpress-Times Photo | JOE GILLHampton firefighters work this morning to put out a fire in an apartment building on Robin Hill Road.No one was injured in a...
View ArticleAccident on I-78 East cleared in Clinton Township - UPDATE
Highway was backed up during early rush hour. An accident near Exit 18 eastbound on Interstate 78 in Clinton Township has been cleared.New Jersey State Police at Perryville said the accident was...
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Fire destroys home under renovation in Bethlehem Township, N.J.
No one is hurt in the blaze. The house was vacant. A motorist on Interstate 78 alerted authorities to the 3 a.m. fire. View full sizeExpress-Times Photo | TIM WYNKOOPNot much was left when fire crews...
View ArticleThree Republicans vying for two spots in Hunterdon County freeholder primary
The candidates are newcomer Christopher Foley and incumbents George Melick and William Mennen IV. Christopher Foley is seeking to replace either William Mennen IV or George Melick on the Hunterdon...
View ArticleTwo charged with causing disturbances at Clinton hotel
While responding to an incident in the bar at the Holiday Inn Select, police also encountered another man who was causing trouble, according to a news release. Two people were charged Sunday night...
View ArticleCouple return home to find bear in their Lebanon Township house
Patricia Hammer saw a black bear run from the rear of the house and jump through a screen window. A bear broke into the Lebanon Township home, and a couple discovered the animal rummaging through...
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Foster Wheeler's new CEO takes reins
Robert Flexon succeeds Raymond Milchovich at the Hunterdon County engineering company. Photo Courtesy of Foster WheelerRobert FlexonFoster Wheeler’s new CEO is on the job. Photo Courtesy of Foster...
View ArticleFive men charged in Hunterdon County child molestation
High Bridge police investigators and the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Special Victims Unit developed information about the crimes during an investigation in March. Five men are charged with crimes...
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Hunterdon County Marine with ties to Lehigh Valley is wounded in Afghanistan
Pfc. Joseph Faro, 19, joined the Marines after graduating high school last June. View full sizeExpress-Times Photo | BRUCE WINTERThe father of U.S. Marine Pfc. Joseph Lockwood Faro, Bob Faro, of Upper...
View ArticleDavid Larsen, Bruce Baker, Alonzo Hosford challenging Leonard Lance in...
Larsen and Hosford are from Hunterdon County. Baker is from Union County. U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance is facing a Republican primary challenge from three candidates in the 7th Congressional District.David...
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