The Sussex County man had warrants on child neglect charges.

A drunken man asking a police officer for a ride instead was arrested for child neglect, according to Mansfield Township police.

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James J. Smith, of Andover, Sussex County, at 12:33 p.m. Jan. 9 allegedly approached the officer at the Family Food Mart, asking for a ride.

Police said Smith was "highly intoxicated" and wanted on warrants out of Sussex County for child neglect.

Police also found an open container of vodka in Smith's pocket.

Smith was arrested and turned over to the Sussex County Sheriff's Office.

Pamela Sroka-Holzmann may be reached at pholzmann@lehighvalleylive.com. Follow her on Twitter @pamholzmann. Find lehighvalleylive.com on Facebook.

 

The victim lied to officers about the nature of the incident, police say.

A 25-year-old Hackettstown man was charged Wednesday with stabbing another town man on Sunday, police said.

Steven Haar is charged with a stabbing in Hackettstown, police say. (Courtesy photo | For lehighvalleylive.com) 

Steven Haar agreed to meet with the 28-year-old victim and another person about 1:20 a.m. Sunday at Madison and West Moore streets to settle a dispute, town police said. During the meeting, Haar brandished a knife and stabbed the 28-year-old in the foot and the back, police said.

Haar left but was chased by the third person, police said.

The victim later lied to investigators, telling them he was stabbed during a robbery, police said.

Haar was arrested about 8:30 p.m. Sunday and charged with two counts each of possession of heroin, possession with intent to deliver heroin and distribution of heroin, police said. He was sent to Warren County jail in lieu of $10,000 bail, police said.

On Wednesday, he was charged with aggravated assault and possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes in relation to the stabbing, police said. Bail was set at $100,000, police said. He remains jailed, place said.

The Warren County Prosecutor's Office and Warren County Regional Crime Scene Investigations joined in the investigation, police said.

Hackettstown stabbing was an isolated incident, police say

"The Hackettstown Police Department would like to thank everyone who came forward with information regarding this incident," police Sgt. Darren Tynan said in the news release.

Tony Rhodin may be reached at arhodin@lehighvalleylive.com. Follow him on Twitter @TonyRhodin. Find lehighvalleylive.com on Facebook.

 

When Pohatcong Township police helped him warm up, they allegedly found a stolen handgun from Bethlehem and warrants out of Allentown.

Police say they were trying to help a homeless man warm up when they discovered he was packing heat.

Pohatcong Township police say they brought a homeless man back to headquarters to help him warm up when they found a stolen weapon in his possession and warrants for his arrest. (Lehighvalleylive.com file photo)

Daniel "Dana" A. Slegel, 46, faces a slew of charges after he was found to have a handgun that was stolen from Bethlehem, according to Pohatcong Township police. He was also wanted on a vehicle theft charge out of Allentown, and allegedly connected to a truck stolen in Bethlehem last fall.

Officers were called about 8:45 a.m. Wednesday by Pohatcong Plaza security, who after recent cold weather wanted police to check on a man they found living in a camouflaged tent in the woods between the plaza and Wal-Mart off Route 22, township police Chief Jeffrey Greenmeir said. He estimated Slegel has lived in the tent for about a month.

Slegel was brought back to police headquarters to warm up, where he gave a fake name, the chief said. An officer recognized Slegel and he was searched, revealing in his waistband the 9mm handgun stolen from Bethlehem, Greenmeir said.

Slegel, whose last known address is in Allentown, was also found to be wanted in the city for a parole violation and vehicle theft, police said.

Additionally, authorities also said Slegel was linked through DNA to a truck stolen from Bethlehem and found Nov. 24 in Pohatcong.

Slegel is charged with two counts of possession of stolen property -- one for the gun found Wednesday and the other for the truck found in November -- along with single counts of unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon by a felon, providing false information to police and possession of a stun gun.

Slegel was sent to Warren County jail in lieu of $20,000 bail.

Steve Novak may be reached at snovak@lehighvalleylive.com. Follow him on Twitter @type2supernovak. Find lehighvalleylive.com on Facebook.

 

The Warren County men were charged with harassment.

Two Warren County men are being charged after making a total of 44 phone calls to a woman within about an hour, Mansfield Township police say.

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Jon S. Overbaugh, 28, of Washington and Eugene N. Sasso, 22, of Hackettstown were each charged with harassment.

Police say Overbaugh made 12 phone calls to the victim within an hour and 15 minutes. Sasso had made 22 harassing calls within minutes, according to police.

Police did not state specifics of what was said during the calls, but described them as "harassing" in nature.

Summons complaints were issued to both Overbaugh and Sasso, pending a court appearance.

Pamela Sroka-Holzmann may be reached at pholzmann@lehighvalleylive.com. Follow her on Twitter @pamholzmann. Find lehighvalleylive.com on Facebook.

 

No seeds, no brackets. Just lots of anticipation and excitement.

There’s a general sense that the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex wrestling tournament needs something.

Something new.

Some say a new site, some say a new way of doing things, some say a new announcing policy, some say new aisle control to stop obstructed views, some say a 2-day schedule, some would insist (and they’d be right) on starting on time.

All that is pretty simple stuff and, might help, or might not, except the latter, which needs to be a requirement.

We’re not going to get into the merits of Hunterdon Central as a host; until somebody else steps up to host, it’s Central’s show. Central’s field house is fine for two mats. Six, less so, but nothing can be done to change short of building a new field house. That seems unlikely.

Along the line of more radical change, Delaware Valley coach Andy Fitz has long advocated making the event a dual-meet tournament. There would be more interest, probably. Phillipsburg-Kittatinny would have been a goodie Saturday.

But most of the best H/W/S teams do meet in duals anyway (Pburg meets Kittatinny away Feb. 3), so one wonders how much different a tourney would be. And we’ve really come to dislike endless days of dual-meet events; in some ways they are worse than the institutional chaos of H/W/S.

We have a really radical solution that would shake up the tournament, make it unique in the region (and state) and attract, we’d bet, all kinds of interest:

Make it a blind-draw event.

That is, no seeding, and the endless disputes over who’s No. 3 and who’s No. 4.

Take all the wrestlers ended at each weight – say, 15 kids at 106 – and throw the names on paper cards in a large bowl at the center of mat one. The first two wrestlers drawn wrestle each other in the opening round. Then the next two. And so on.

And – this is the key – no brackets. Do a fresh re-draw after each round all the way through the semifinals.

Make the draw a show, too. Have a really good announcer – hire Wilson’s Russ Lipari for the day, maybe – make it dramatic and exciting. Maybe have some music playing, Also, have a quick-typing aide on computer/printer to get each draw posted in the gym and hallways and to the media ASAP.

Imagine the anticipation and excitement before each draw. Imagine the spontaneity of the wrestling. Imagine the pure unpredictability of the day’s matches.

Fans would want to be there from the start in case two favorites met in the first round and would eagerly await the draws for each round. Consolations would be simple: semifinal losers wrestle for third and everybody else gets 1 “official” consy bout; coaches could arrange “bonus” bouts.

Blind draw is the way England conducts its soccer cup tournaments and they have marvelous unpredictability and attract lots of interest.

It would not be fair to use blind draw in a tournament where there’s advancement to next level such as districts or regionals, of course, where pedigree and quality of competition must matter.

But in a one-off affair, when all that’s at stake is a county title (just as in the English soccer cups, where what is at stake is a trophy), why not use a blind draw? If the two best kids meet in the first round, well, it will make for some gripping wrestling, and dealing with uncertainty is something that every athlete needs to learn.

If a blind draw means a wrestler from out of nowhere wins a H/W/S title, well, terrific for him. It would be a thrilling moment, the kind of moment that this tournament needs.

Blind-draw would also eliminate contentious and difficult seeding meetings, a major plus for coaches.

Blind-draw would give every wrestler in the field the sense he can win, with a little luck and a whole lot spirit and skill. That would add excitement and a sense of wonder that the tournament does not have now.

And even in blind-draw the cream usually does rise; after all, Arsenal, not Colchester or Luton, has won the last two FA Cups.

But Wigan, a third-tier team, won in 2013. That was shocking, thrilling and exciting.

Those are all characteristics the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex tournament needs – and a blind draw would bring them all.

And it would certainly be something new – what the H/WS/ really needs.

Brad Wilson may be reached at bwilson@lehighvalleylive.com. Follow him on Twitter @bradwsports. Find Lehigh Valley high school sports on Facebook.

Many area students earn placement on the fall NCC dean's list.

The following students have been named to the dean's list for the fall semester at Northampton Community College.

Pennsylvania
 
Alburtis:
Nathan Arndt, Jenna Werley
 
Allentown:
Sheila Agosto, Jonathan Allen, Geraldi Almonte, Nicholas Barker, Jennifer Bauer, Makeva Brodie, Ashley Byard, Martha Castaneda, Angelia Cirillo, Evelyn Collins, Barbara Cotto, Sadilyia Davis, Kelvin De La Rosa, Tory DeAngelis, Elizabeth Dominguez, Daniel Eck, Zachary Feliciano, Alba Fernandez, Aracelis Ferreira, Brittany Fontoura, Alyssa Freedman, Yesica Garcia Sanchez, Evan Hall, Hadir Hassan, Hector Hernandez, Dylan Huber, Jessica Ionescu, Peter Juhasz, Jessica Kleckner, Mallory Lundquist, Alfredo Marcano, Katherine Mora-Roman, Rachel Morgan, Glenn Nelson, Ngon Nguyen, Ngoc-Linh Nguyen, Bianca Ortiz, Benjamin Pratt, Gianfranco Quinones, Sara Reichard, Rachel Rivera, Wendy Rodriguez, Shjon Ruditis, Cynthia Salazar, Aldana Sanchez Arias, Henrique Santos De Albuquerque, Arielle Schmitt, Natalie Schrantz, Zena Stoudt, Michelle Szyszkiewicz, Kathleen Telese, Caitlin Thalassinos, Jessica Torres, Tempest Towns, Rosauris Ventura, Kiana Wieder, Jolee Zandarski

Bangor:
Kateland Ackerman, Lana Black, Joshua Boisvert, Amal Brown, Rebecca Buss, Andrew Caiazzo, Chelsea Carver, Stephanie Cauley, Gabrielle Ciccolini, Jamie-Lynn Coe, Rita Curry, Katherine DeJonge, Nathan Dorshimer, Alyssa Fiore, Elizabeth Flannery, Alexandra Fritsch, Haley Gibson, Zachary Haake, Sarah Hawes, Carolynn Helmlinger, Shanna Hendershot, Ashlyn Hendershot, Devin Horn, Tyler Howey, Ashley Karinja, Debra Kotretsos, Antonios Kotretsos, Maria Kotretsos, Dallas LaBar, Renee Lilly, Victoria-Lynn Lipyanic, Joseph Livezey, Matthew McCoy, Anthony Mitchell, Samantha Moyer, Mikayla Mulea, Monica Murphy, Christina Pene, Brigitte Quintero, Tiffany Rosario, Henry Smolenak, Victoria Sokolowski, Tracy Stires, Pamela Stump, Laura VanHorn, Samantha ZeRuth
 
Bath:
Aidil Akgun, Victoria Allen, Alicia Balliet, Molly Boyanoski, Tara Calixto, Brittany Carlisle, Christopher Cavanagh, Michael Cericola, Adam Delong, Adriana DiOdoardo, Kristy Ernst, Corey George, Ryan Gilbert, Rachel Goll, Brooke Granitz, Ashley Grob, Meghan Heller, Murat Horuz, Gulten Horuz, Paige Knouse, Meryem Koca, Logan McCormick, Heather McGurk, Allezondra Metz, Karly Mraz, Kelsey Oberreiter, Jenna Padula-Schmoyer, Rebekah Raisner, Erin Saeger, Leauna Schaner, Joshua Schmoyer, Joshua Seeley, Tyler Seeley, Noelle Snyder, Wanda Sommer, Zachary Sommer, Bradley Stackhouse, Jolene Stearns, George Stilgenbauer, Jennifer Torres, Melissa Trevezo, Samantha Vincent
 
Bethlehem:
Sameer Abdouche, Wyatt Abrachinsky, Cody Abrachinsky, Clarissa Adorno, Julio Altagracia, Filipe Amaral, Maryam Amiri, Audrey Amoroso, Kristin Andrews, Emily Anthony, Beatriz Arias, Ryan Armbruster, Ethan Arner, Nichole Arner, Yolanda Aviles, Christine Babbino, Jeffrey Baier, Stephanie Ballard, Michael Barbarics, Eric Barnello, Robert Beach, Dwight Beavan, Wendy Benedict, Kaitlyn Berdini, Andrew Bereznak, Andrew Bergey, Allison Beyer, Kimberly Billot, Michael Black, Lindsey Bogert, Vincent Bonavita, Robert Bradford, Dean Braim, Steven Brett, Alyssa Brown, Robert Buller, Thomas Byrnes, Carina Canney, Brieana Capetillo, Allyson Caprio, Allyson Carey, Daniel Castro, Colton Cavanaugh, Jackson Chan, Samantha Chanitz, Leila Chiles, Carsia Christian, Nicholas Ciafrei, Alyssa Ciardi, Matthew Clark, Christopher Clauser, Joshua Clymer, Eric Cobian, Megan Coleman, Lauren Colon, Rosalyn Concepcion, Ginna Corado, Gretchen Corcoran, Gilary Correa Sanchez, Cassandra Cosenzo, Dylan Craig, Mark Crenshaw, Lorrie Cyril, Joseph Czajka, Tara Danko, Elisabeth Danyi, Niya Darden, Alexis Davis, Victoria DeJesus, Sydney DeLeon, Marjorie DeRose, Amy Dech, Haydee Delgado, V. Dennis, Chinmay Deshmukh, Lydia Dewire, Marilyn Diaz, Juana Diaz, Miguel Diaz-Cumpa, Aaron Dolgos, Rebecca Dominguez, Kristina Donchez, Senoll Donley, Mairead Donohue, Ronni Dresher, Diana Egleston, Sara El Ghandour, Elizabeth Elm, Laila Elmouderrib, Daniel Enoh, Busra Eren, Jessica Esterly, Tasha Faletti, Brianna Fancera, Sarah Faust, Tristan Felchock, Haylee Fenner, Jessica Fenon, Heidy Fernandez, John Ferris, Jennifer Figueroa, Joel Figueroa, Amanda Fink, Ashley Finnigan, Courtney Floray, Magnolia Florian, Shawn Forouraghi, Michael Fortes, Myles Fraley, Lauren Francavilla, Rufina Francisco, Scott Freitag, Jean Freyberger, Brian Fry, Katelyn Fryzol, Hemenejilda Fuentes, Monica Galarza, Mary Gallagher, Shiloh Galloway, Richard Gamba, Ramon Garcia, Jonathan Garcia, Melissa Garcia, Angy Gendy, Olivia Georges, Chrystie Giangiobbe, Alysa Giedl, Jacob Gines-Santiago, Nichole Glass, Nicole Godown, Eva Gonzalez, Chad Goss, Megan Granda, Hannah Graser, Jennifer Gray, Madhav Gupta, Amber Hackett, Evan Hallman, Lauren Hammer, Amber Hanzarik, Reed Hardwick, Kayla Harper, Jonathan Hart, Alexandra Harte, Nicholas Hauer, Richard Hawk, Jessica Hayduk, Rosa Hernandez, Brian Hill, Breanne Hill, Donata Hilton, Christine Hitzel, Mark Hlavinka, Joshua Holi, Avangeline Horn, Clare Horvath, Sarah Horwath, Katlyn Hosterman, Norma Houston, Tracy Huhn, Carissa Iacona, Peter Ibrahim, Denise Ignacio, Sarah Irvin, Michael Jacobson, Angeles Jarnagin, Michael John, Danielle Johnson, Diane Jones, Inayah Jones, Sierra Kalamar, Naomi Kamara, Christopher Kapcsos, Kathryn Karpuk, James Kelly, Dennis Kemmick, Daniel Keyser, Sweeta Khalily, Trevor Kleckner, Chad Kleppinger, Danielle Klump, Matthew Kluska, Jordan Knipe, Tyler Koch, Aaron Kocher, Glenn Koehler, Breanna Korbobo, MaryBeth Kovacs, Kelli Kovacs, Alex Krasnansky, David Krauss, Diana Kreit, Rebecca Kresh, Matthew Krouse, Sean Kunkel, John Lahutsky, Allyssa Langer, Cathleen Lapointe, Jordan Laubach, Tyler Laubach, Matthew Lauer, Kristie Lazaro, Amanda Leather, Nicole Leguillou, William Leitner, Stefano Lentini, Kyle Lewis, Sydjea Linton, Katie Locher, Alesia Lomenzo, Christopher Long, Christopher Long, Doritza Lopez, Diego Lopez, Daisy Lopez, Kelvin Lopez, Dana Lucente, John Ludwick, Eduardo Lugo, Amy Lukow, Seth Lunger, Joshua Lutzi, Joshua Madera, Kiara Madison, Brittany Magaro, Patricia Magill, Brynn Mahoney, Jennifer Maldonado, Katey Mamuzich, Renee Mans, Adrianna Mantz, Christopher Marmol, Tiffany Martinez, Jacob Maskornick, Yvette Matos, Thomas Mazzante, Sarah McCauley, Ana McCaw, Shawn McClure, Hannah McMullan, Michael McSurdy, Sheri Melamedorf, Regina Mento, Kenan Meral, Toby Mertz, Natalia Mesa, Amy Miccicke, Antonio Mikail, Anthony Mills, Kelsey Mina, Peter Mitchell, Joshua Mitchneck, Zachary Mitsos, Chastity Moina, Eryka Molina, Naisha Molina, Jennifer Montalvan, Alexander Morales, Catherine Morales, Milagros Morales-Santiago, Andrew Morgan, Deidrick Morgan, April Morgan, Robert Morrison, Calli Mosebach, Elizabeth Mosh, Francesco Mowrey, Ingrid Mulligan, Manyina Munsense, Scott Nation, Sarayna Nick, Cindy Nieves, Ellyce Nieves, Mikaelle Nunes, Timothy O'Donnell, Jonathan O'Hearn, Elizabeth Ocasio, Casandra Ortiz, Rudy Ortiz, David Ortiz, Marisa Ortiz-Oquendo, Robert Ott, Alex Oyer, Sarah Pammer, Natalie Parker, Alissa Patterson, Kenneth Paulus, Stephanie Perez, Luke Perez, Nellyvette Perez, Yadira Perez Alers, Kaitlyn Peters, Benjamin Peters, Julia Piatt, Edmanuel Pilier Arias, Alexander Pinczok, Troi Pitt, Michelle Poehler, Rebecca Pounds, Joanna Quayle, Frances Quinones, Ana Quiroz, Alexander Ramos, Katrina Rankis, Zainab Razavi, Roosevelt Rebimbas, Leah Redline, Noah Reichard, Kevin Renna, Rowan Reph, Amber Rickert, Marcus Risper, Krista Risteter, Beatris Rivas, Miko Rivas, Iliana Rivera, Jessica Rivera, Robert Rivera, Nina Rivera, Kyle Rivera, Julian Rivera, Maribel Rivera, Kayla Rivera, Rachel Rivera, Enid Rivera, Corinne Roberts, Kayla Robinson, Jeffrey Rodman, Annette Rodriguez, Christopher Roman, Joel Rosa, Flor Rosado, Angel Rosado, Emily Roxandich, Megan Rusinko, April Rusinko, Thomas Rutherford, Rachel Sabella, Mitchell Sacco, Lauren Sanabria, Evelyn Sanchez, Rosanna Sanchez, Tatiana Santiago, Anthony Santilli, Edwin Santo Domingo, Deborah Santos, Dakota Sarbaugh, Adriane Schaffer, Galen Scheufler, Jaclyn Schnabel, Nicole Schultz, Karissa Schultz, Dejour Scott, Sean Seeger, Andrew Sellitti, Angelo Sesma, Susan Sewell, Marissa Shaw, Miroslava Sheregi, Ostara Sherman, Casey Shields, Ellyn Siftar, Catarina Silva, Hope Simons, Jacquelyn Sisle, Timothy Smith, Scott Smith, Samantha Smith, Nathan Smith, Allison Sommons, Courtney Soto, Alicia Soto, Kyle Spickofsky, Jesse Spinosa, Matthew Spirk, Jon Stahl, William Stahlberg, Paul Steiner, Amanda Stonehouse, Deborah Strauss, Theodore Strohler, Hemant Surti, Lauren Suter, Nicole Sweithelm, Aaron Tachovsky, Batool Tajdar, Laura Texter, Kevin Thomas, Ameenah Thompson, Dagny Timar, Dominique Toma, Sarah Tombler-Gimpel, Briana Totten, Brittany Trauch, Katelyn Trauch, Deena Trauger, Nicole Truesdale, Corey Trumbower, Liza Turk, Sara Turk, Kelly Valera, Abraham Vallejos Soto, Jacqueline Vargas, Stacey Vargas, Liberty Varoumas, Danaya Vaughn, Julie Vernarr, Karina Vidaurre, Nicholas Walker, Erica Wallace, John Wallace, Caitlin Wallbillich, Matthew Wallbillich, Hayley Walther, Yuheng Wang, Kristina Ward, Brenna Webb, Carrie Weiss, Patrick Wersinger, Yesenia Whalen, Annie White, Lindsay Wieller, Alexandra Wildman, James Willey, Jessica Witbro, Alexandra Woodruff, Hyon Wright, Qinghua Xu, Mary Yacoub, Anthony Yob, Anna Yurchishin, Mia Zangl, Jeannie Zettlemoyer, Robert van Thiel

Breinigsville:
Aura Enache, Marc Stasko, Chloe Taylor, Deborah Thomas
 
Brodheadsville:
Jocelyn Abreu Jerez, Stephen Dennish, Sophia Dominick, Kim Donlon, Samantha Edwards, Shelsea Gonzalez, Tommaso Maddalena, Karen Marks, Patrick Marty, Joseph Nicnick, Rachel Roskamp, Corinthia Saunders, Vincent Sgarlata, Catherine Stephens, Vassiliki Theodoropoulos
 
Catasauqua:
Sundiata Brown, Brianna Cipollone, Jessica Easterling, Alex Pushcarovich, Courtney Shappell, Michael Shutta, Wilma Tejeda
 
Center Valley:
Colleen Carbo, Adam Hritz, Mohammed Jafar, Carly Yiaski
 
Cherryville:
Charles Gaynor
 
Coopersburg:
Alesha Carreras, Sherman Compton, Skyler Gilda, Jacob Kulanko, Hayley Lott, Daniel Pichardo, Siara Singleton, Tina Thomas, Jared Yext
 
Coplay:
Nicholas Brogan, Katarina Delnero, Erik Gwozdz
 
Danielsville:
Tiffany Albert, Rachel Brown, Hailey Carson, Jonathan Fehnel, Brittany Frable, Megan Heffelfinger, Amanda Ingram, Candace Kleintop, Autumn Klucsarits, Jennifer Purcell, Zachary Richard, Valedy Ross, Fallyn Scheetz, Ashley Schell, Elas Seip, Christopher Serman, Sarrah Shiner, Monica West
 
East Bangor:
Ryan Chadwick, Brittany Heard, Taylor Jones, Bailey Lipyanic, Abby Rode, Erika Tohlman
 
Easton:
Lori Abel, Anna Abernathy, Yedaiah Alleyne, Louis Andreotti, Judith Arroyo, Ryan Ashby, Miljorie Averion, Sean Bailey, Mona Ball, Pa Alimamy Bangura, Alexa Barry, Jennipher Barton, Emilia Barutia, Teresa Bauchspies, Nicholas Baurkot, Jennifer Beam, Elaine Bedics, Alyssa Benetz, Travis Benson, Lawrence Berlen, Ruth Bishop-Vargo, Kevin Blonski, Joseph Boderck, Maria Bonsignore, Chinngaihnem Bowen, Karla Bracho, Julieta Bravo Cisneros, Brenda Bravo Cisneros, Dawn Bronico, David Brown, Kendall Brown, Solaika Brunet, Charles Bruno, Mackenzie Caffrey, Issavo Callocunto Camasca, Jonathan Cardona, Shyra Cardwell, Judea Cardwell, Nancy Carmona, Thomas Carroll, Ryan Carsey, Tyler Castellucci, Veronica Castro, Jessica Chamberlin, Melanie Chamberlin, Betzabe Chavez Aguilar, Helena Chernyak, Jaztine Chie, Brittany Chormanski, Tyler Clarke, Ariel Conaway, Melanie Conceicao, Olivia Conner, Alexis Cooper, Korinne Corallo, Dixon Cordero, Mary Coryell, Nicholas Cox, Amy Crivellaro, Nicole Cruts, Stephanie Cruz, Denys Danylenko, Ivan Daroch, Katerinne Davila, Sergio Davila Martinez, Julian De La Calzada, Lynn DePhillipo, Ryan Delancey, Asmita Dhital, Diana DiNicola, Joanna Diaz, Rachel Dilts, Rachel Dischinat, Natalie Dixon, Brittany Dodge, Richard Domaleski, Stacey-Ann Downes, Angela Duelley, Merritt Ebner, Christine Edouard, Stephen Engler, Maria Escobar Alday, Cynthia Evancho, Ruth Evinger, Amber Fagan, Liam Farrell, Jami Farrell, Jennifer Fazekas, Samantha Feenstra, Ashley Fehnel, Daniel Fils-Aime, Elizabeth Fischer, Derek Flavelle, Amber Flores, Matthew Follin, Cory Fredericks, John Fritchman, Korie Fritzinger, Dashawn Furman, Michaelangelo Gabat, Katie Geisberger, Shannon Geist, Fatima Georges, Jahnny-Mire Getz, Keeana Giammarinaro, Alexander Gibson, Robert Giesen, Matthew Gillespie, Lenore Giraldo, Susan Goble, Brian Godley, David Goldman, Elizabeth Gordon, Doreen Gramling, Patrick Grifone, Kiersten Gross, Diana Gutierrez, Beau Haag, Bryce Haag, Layne Hagenbuch, Robert Haley, Erika Hammerstone, Victoria Hample, Nicole Handlovic, Alec Hank, Rebecca Hartman, Kyle Heins, Lauren Heller, Jessica Hergenrother, Emily Hernandez, Amber Hess, Kammie Hoffman, Denise Hopkins, Russell Horridge, Khaliyah Hussey, Franz Iaroch, Angel Ibarra Negron, Hudda Ilyas, Kaela Imboden, Joanna Isaacs, Hadeel Issa, Nicholas Issermoyer, Fausto Javier, Deanna Jenkins, Evelyn Jimenez, Tytana Jones, Brenda Jordan, Gurwinder Kaur, Jacob Kelly, Shania Kelly, John Kelly, Sean Kempf, Gabrielle Kennedy, Louise Kessel, George Khoury, Adam Kindt, William Klein, Brianne Knapp, Julia Kostelny, Tyler Kozic, Alyson LaDuca, Joshua Lacey, Brandi Lake, Olivette Lambert, Chaz Laslo, Linoshka Leon, Elizabeth Leskosky, Caiyu Li, Samantha Light, Erika Llagas, Felicia Lopez, Angela Loukas, Kimberly Mabie, Rocio MacEachern, Ian MacIsaac, Janelle Mammana, Jennica Maragulia, Stephanie Marason, Benjamin Marcus, Michelle Marmolejos, Michael Marrero, Emerita Marrero, Jessica Martin, Amber Mattes, Eric Maynard, Kayla McCullough, Jennifer McCullough, John McDonald, Robert McElroy, Kristen McInerney, Alexis McKenna, Michael Meischeid, Alexandra Mejia, Priscilla Melhem, Allison Mercovich, Koren Miller, Melissa Mohammed, Melennie Morales, Elizabeth Morales, Miranda Morris, Kelly Moyer, Lacey Moyer, Giyaina Munoz, Lauren Munoz, Mary Kathrine Muretta, Leah Mutz, Sana Nadeem, Coty Napolitano, Leydy Naranjo Vergara, Americo Nepa, Sharon Neuhaus, Chiu-Ming Nguyen, Thao Nguyen, Alegandra Nieto, Alessia O'Brien, Phyllis O'Brien, Adesh Odyssey, Melissa Orellana, Christy Ortiz, Daniel Ownbey, Melissa Palomino-Cobian, Catalina Perez, Caitlin Perfetti, Monica Perla, Rebecca Pham, Tracy Pioppi, Paul Plantone, Cherie Privitera, Nausheena Rahim, Jeremiah Reardon, Erika Reid, Joseph Reifer, Abygale Repsher, Shannon Rivera, Nicole Rodriguez, Maria Rodriguez, Monica Roscioli, Hunter Runge, William Rush, Sapphire Salandy, Cynthia Salcedo, Isha Sampson, Amanda Santelli, Rachele Santiago, Christina Santoro, Laura Sarria, Nicholas Schatzki, Heidi Schoentube, Laura Senat, Nicole Serra, Liddys Sevilla, Gregory Shaffer, Rebecca Shalhoub, Timothy Silliman, Christopher Smith, Casandra Smith, Shaye Smith, Dajon Snead, Marc Sortino, Noah Sparandeo, Julia Stahl, Nicholas Stocker, Blair Strain, Lauren Strawn, Laura Suiter, Tanya Swartz, Jennifer Szobota, Angela Tello, Amy Thomas, Sara Thorpe, Schara Tims, Holly Torcivia, Taylor Trach, Shelby Tretter, Thomas Troxell, Matthew Tuerk, Simone Tukeva, Nicole Turcic, Rebecca Tyrrell, Alexander Unrue, Cody Van Syckle, Shannon Vasiliauskas, Elizabeth Walker, Ryan Walker, Clinton Wambold, Chanel Warga, Trevor Watlington, Brianna Watson, Preston Weidner, Anthony Weirbach, Joseph Weiss, Alexandra Wellen, Kimberly Werkheiser, Jessica Whitman, Kayla Wilson, Nina Wilson, Rachel Wilson-Weller, Melanie Wittemann, Jena Wolfe, Jess Woodruff, Heather Worthington, Andrew Yost, Brian Yost, Nureen Zia
 
Emmaus:
Courtney Becker, Michelle Campbell, Sabrina Kennedy, Jennifer Mazzitelli, Giannina Sicurello, Edwin Wertman
 
Fogelsville:
Ashley Kalmar, Brittany Lewis
 
Fountain Hill:
Daysha Diaz, Bianka Feher, Cassandra Fitzgerald, Florence Ochieng, Libby Ortiz, Patrick Willis
 
Freemansburg:
Danielle DePietro, Soni Diaz, Alexandria Fink, Esteban Garcia, Donald Groover, Jamid Knight, Tara Pelosi, Claudia Ramos, Brent Stoy
 
Germansville:
Rachel Martinez
 
Hellertown:
Robyn Bender, Jon Berger, Justin Blobe, Rowan Carey, Sara Coughlin, Jean Cressman, Daryl Cruz, Vanette Csaszar, Dylan Dawson, Sueanne Dugan, Paul Evans, Cheryl Falco, Kaycie Farb, Dannah Freeh, Emily Gibson, Micheal Gibson, Anna Gonzalez, Sera Heil, Chanell Henry, Carlee Hutterer, Camille Kacerik, Taryn Koch, Alexa Korinchak, Katie Kudera, Samantha Laub, Kaitlin Link, Amanda Link, Eilidh Lipp, Robert Marcantoni, Jade Martino, Anthony Mavaro, Tyler Millets, David Nonnemaker, Nikole Orlemann, Eric Parsons, Shania Reily, Quaddriyah Rivers, Rachel Seibert, Abigail Surovi, Matthew Taggart, Jerith Tousey Schmidt, Gage Trimmer, Orion Tucker, Hannah Weierbach, Anne Weiswasser, Lorrie Werkheiser, Kristin Wetzel, Aaron Wieand, Gina Winger, Anna Wojciechowski, Sara Yitzchaki
 
Kunkletown:
Denise Balanca, Jessica Bentzoni, Tiffany Bernardo, Emily Borger, Courtney Burger, Robert Charlton, Matthew Ciszak, Jennifer Cronshey, Elliot Custred, Jesika DeDonato, Carolee Destefano, Jessica Eberhardt, Nicholas Fink, Michele Gelineau, Stephanie Giannakis, Rosa Gioia, Brittney Gonzalez, Jessica Hollins, Christine Howles, Erika Johnson, Jeffrey Lisk, AnneMarie Long, Paul Mastronardi, Jade Mennella, Melinda Mojica, Kathleen Mooney, Maria Pavlides, Kimberly Perry, Catherine Riley, Michelle Ruiz, Lincoln Saunders, Phillip Servian, Luis Silva, Seth Todora, Marissa Ziev

Laurys Station:
Patrick Sellers
 
Lehighton:
Shamarr Campbell, Macie Hourt, Ashley Kline, Valerie Sellix, Christopher Seyfried; William Shearer
 
Macungie:
Abril Diaz Villegas, Denise Getchell, Sonia Kunz, Alexander Miller, Amanda Reinhard, Mabel Rodriguez Marte
 
Martins Creek:
Barry Cusano
 
Mount Bethel:
Rachel Ackerman, Kimberly Arantes, Tessa Bakke, Jamila Best, Sarah Estevez, Hannah Estevez, Elyse Gibson, Thomas Hardardt, Audrey Hendarsah, Gail Laudenbach, Christopher Laurie-Lakhram, Jacob Lyon, Dustin Madrigal, Hayley Mimlitsch, Gage Paraschos, Kimberly Pulliam, Austin Rafter, Brianna Ramthun, James Ramthun, Megan Temples
 
Nazareth:
Tessa Allen, Alyssa Amadore, Nicholas Arlotto, Kaitlyn Austin, Corey Bartholomew, Johanna Bernsdorf, Andrew Bisson, Richard Breiner, Marissa Brewer, Michael Brindisi, Blake Brown, Araine Brown, Tahizy Bugbee, Angelina Cardinal, Hillary Carrigan, Evan Carrigan, Kalie Chapman, Crystal Considine, Daniel Cook, Vivian Coto, Holly Custodio, Cody Dally, Lisa DeFlores, Kaitlynn DeMarco, Alexandria DiGrazia, Sean Fairman, William Fassl, Mason Fetherman, Zachary Fires, Jessica Flurer, Sierra Flurer, Sarah Fordjour, Kylie Frace, Rachel Fredericks, Victor Gaeta, Amber Geake, Christina Giacoletti, Mitchell Goldstein, Armando Gonzalez, Stephanie Grow, Dawn Grusso, Lauren Hamershock, Kayla Hammer, Deidre Hartley-Jennings, Renata Heinrichs Vieira, Raymond Helgert, Brandon Hodge, Christian Jackson, Brian Jandrew, Nolan Koch, Dustin Kollmorgen, Alena Korp, Jared LaBar, Alyssa Martinetti, Jake Massey, Sabrina Meixsell, Ronald Miara, Nina Micek, Alicia Minnich, William Nicholas, Ryan Perna, Jewel Plumhoff, Taylor Presby, Mary Reichel, Hilary Remaly, Lauren Resh, Aaron Richardson, Margaret Richter, Johnny Ringo, Michael Ronca, Kameryn Roth, Nathan Rubio, Barry Russo, Kyle Ruth, Stephen Sagazio, Colin Schantzenbach, Rebecca Schippang, Matthew Schlegel, Keizer Seani, Kathryn Seaton, Corey Sebring, Ariana Sequino, Kayla Short, Nevin Smith, Jacob Snyder, Lindsey Stangl, Jacob Thomas, Alexa Thomas, Joseph Trabucco, Heidi Trach, Andrew Trumbore, Jerry Van Horn, Domenique Vega, Morgan Wallace, Charles Weaver, Alexa Wenz, Kyle Werner, Megan West, Sarah Wheatley, Alexis Wida, Linda Williams, Cecelia Wright
 
New Tripoli:
Amanda Ebeling
 
Northampton:
Matthew Achey, Chelsea Aguila, Dylan Andrews, Mikaela Barthol, Christina Bauer, Maria Belovich, Brahim Boudad, Alec Bowman, Joelle Brida, Dakota Budnik, Sabrina Chatih, Alison Check, Alyson Cholewinski, Montanajo Ciecwisz, Caitlin Clark, Natalie Conrad, Jacqueline Coupe, Sherry Creyer, Kayla Csencsits, Casey Danner, Nitza Dejesus, Sean Demczyszyn, Paige Denton, Ashley DiCicco, Dominic Farkas, Lauren Glose, Matthew Greggo, Kaitlyn Hall, Deborah Hansler, Aeryle Hassler, Jennifer Hoffert, Nicholas Howe, Zachary Huber, Christopher Hunt, Brittany Keyser, Katie Krantz, Zachary Kutos, Samantha Leiby, Patrick Madden, Jared Masonheimer, Kara Mathesz, Leah McCready, Shelby Middleton, Danielle Mitchell, Jana Oliver, Michele Osztrosits, Jehovahbambi Owoeye, Debra Pease, Nathaniel Pease, Leticia Perez, John Philapavage, Lissy Ramos, Jennifer Reznick, Aubrey Ristaino, Jessica Rosario, Jessica Rosenberg, Jenna Schlener, Brandy Schoenberger, Peter Shively, Amira Shokr, Tiffany Silfies, Kelsey Simpkins, Jessica Sine, Bethany Skrapits, Zachary Smith, Zachary Stamper, Joshua Stoll, Kelly Strybuc, Eric Stuber, Thomas Sutliff, Sydney Thorsen, Vincent Torelli, April Viola, Lindsey Viscomi, Meagan Wagner, Molly Washok, Mary Weaver, Tasha Werkheiser, Lauren Yelles, Chelsea Yenca, Ella Zalyubovskaya, Katherine Zangari
 
Orefield:
Michael Ciccone
 
Palmer Township:
Amelly Cortes
 
Palmerton:
Brittany Cinamella, Lyndsey Nemeth
 
Pen Argyl:
Megan Bennicoff, Heidie Buss, Nicolas Calabrese, Ashley Dorshimer, Kayle Ealey, John Feller, Lorynn Foti, Chad Gares, Miranda Geake, Rachel Haklits, Ryan Havens, Kirsten Hege, Lorrie Jones, Bahereh Khodadoost-Heath, Alexa Klezer, Briana Leighton, Eliana Moreno, Lindsay Pacifico, Sheryl Piccinino, Marie Rosanne Quicho, Kayla Smith, Bethany Taggart, Hannah Weaver, Matthew Williams, Justin Williams, Allison Witmer, Jennifer Wolf
 
Portland:
Karisa Paul
 
Quakertown:
Dakin Doyle, Holli Johnson, Iris Lawrence, Angela Mirarchi, Lauren Raimunde
 
Riegelsville:
Zachary Lawhorn, Adam Marshall
 
Roseto:
Emily Corby, Jill Frost, Teri Giamoni, Evelyn Hornchak, Yoke Kunkle, Joseph Pfeifer
 
Saylorsburg:
Eric Alsberge, Alicia Altemose, Eric Bond, Michael Jan Busi, Timothy Carrier, Alaina Chaszar, Steven Correia, Julia Craig, Michael Czerepka, Mickey Davidson, Lauren DiLeo, Rachel Fernbach, Caroline Gillenkirk, Jason Gilmore, Ethan Gordon, Connor Gregson, Heather Holzmann, Mitchell Indelicato, Mason Iovino, Jessica Jusino, Tiffanylynn Kozic, Kaitlin Lees, Stephen Maurer, Dillon McHugh, Olivia Mease, Adam Melendez, Meagan Murphy, Nikki Newhart, Pamela Oswald, Sara Reichard, Heather Shutt, Kylene Slater, Cassandra Snook, Christian Tassinari, Jillian Thierry, Christine Trauger, Kalli Walling, Mark Wehrenberg, Rachel Wenrich, Aleksej Wilczek
 
Schnecksville:
Justin Grim, Emmalee Lesko
 
Sciota:
Havva Acar, Casey Miller, Edgar Stierley

Slatington:
Andrew Algard-DeRemer, Nicholas Algard-Ligato, Kelsey Kuntz, Lee Riley

Stockertown:
Mary Durkin, Tiffany Pierson, Megan Rodenbough, Nicole Santiago

Tatamy:
Steven Beyer, Shanea Burry
 
Upper Black Eddy:
Aaron Weaver
 
Walnutport:
Cody Becker, Ginna Berfield, Katrina Christoff, Jamie Collo, Michaela Ebert, Kristin Giniewski, Jonathan Hilt, Brian Hosak, Andrew Kasza, Peter Kelchner, Michael LeBus, Emery Mako, Jackie Miller, Leyna Motyka, Michael Rex, Kristin Smith, Valli Vehafric

West Easton:
Hope Stillwell
 
Whitehall:
Nour Achi, Simani Brown, Bria Dews, Alyssa Feher, Carmen Gabino Saint-Fleur, Matthew Hassick, Ashley Hunsicker, Michele Laubach, Lana Mallouhi, Daniela Palomino Gaviria, Jamie Polzer, Diana Roustic, Susan Spencer, Tuan Truong, Blossom Tull, Rachel Williams
 
Wind Gap:
Veselin Bashev, Sibela Bayraktarova, Brooke Bostic, Bruce Brumbaugh, Joseph Capasso, Dominique Chamberlain, Terry Cornell, Nicholas Detrick, Danielle Drosnock, Jennifer Finn, Heather Fisher, Derek Geake, Amanda Gillingham, Michael Goiran, Natalie Gold, Ryan Grube, Corey Hendershot, Samantha Hess, Nikolay Iliev, Robert Kasebier, Nicholette Luthcke, Darina Mladenova, Nathaniel Olzinski, Chloe Ottaviano, Meghan Pacovich, Wyatt Patton, Kierstin Saeger, Matthew Schrey, Kelly Smith, Alexia Sparrow, Madison Sterner, Zeyka Strandzheva, Rebecca Tamm, Christian Tirrito, Elaina Voletto, Barbara Wilczewski
 
Zionsville:
William Burkit, Matthew Furlong
 
New Jersey
 
Belvidere:
Jessica Teabo
 
Bloomsbury:
Amanda Matlee
 
Milford:
Kaitlyn Fishbourne
 
Phillipsburg:
Joshua Brown, Kelly Francis, Samantha Palma, Angela Rodaligo, Ryan Sailer-Taynor, Daniel Torretta, Nicole Venezia
 
Pittstown:
Jillian Reedy
 
Port Murray:
Robert Capaldo
 
Stewartsville:
Kyle Boylan, Kenneth Robjohns

Earlier this week, some computer models were predicting a powerful Nor'easter to form off the Atlantic coast and head in our direction, bringing a sloppy mix of snow, sleet and rain. Watch video

Parts of northern New Jersey got brushed with a brief round of snow showers early Thursday, enough to whiten some roads during the morning commute.

The snow should all be gone by noon, as temperatures warm up to the mid-30s and the sun makes an appearance, forecasters say. After that, New Jersey is in for a warmer Friday, a rain storm late Friday into early Saturday and possible snow showers on Sunday. 

Earlier this week, some computer models were predicting a powerful Nor'easter to form off the Atlantic coast and head in our direction, bringing a sloppy mix of snow, sleet and rain. Those forecasts have since been refined, and New Jersey is likely to escape with only a batch of light rain Friday night into Saturday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

"It's increasingly looking like a rain event" for most of the Garden State, Lance Franck, a meteorologist with the weather service, said Thursday morning. There's still a possibility the precipitation could start out as a mix of snow and rain in Sussex and Warren counties, as well as in the Poconos in eastern Pennsylvania, because temperatures in that region will be close to the freezing mark, Franck said.

'Tricky' winter storm taking aim at N.J. this weekend

Once the temperatures warm up late Friday into early Saturday, the precipitation should be all rain, Franck said. Early projections call for about a half-inch of rain.

The moisture will be coming from a low-pressure system developing off the coast of North Carolina, then moving north and east towards Nova Scotia, Franck said. The storm won't have the characteristics of a typical nor'easter, he said, because it won't pack winds from the northeast.

Instead, warm air will be flowing up from the south, because of the energy created by another low-pressure system moving east from the Great Lakes region, Franck said. The warm southerly air is what's keeping temperatures in New Jersey warm enough for the coastal system to generate rain instead of snow. 

New Jersey has a shot at some snow showers on Sunday, as colder air is expected to move in and a fast-moving clipper system rolls in from the Great Lakes, Franck said, similar to the clipper system that gave parts of the Garden State a dusting of snow Tuesday night.

Franck said it's too early right now to predict how much snow we could get from Sunday's system.

As for Thursday's snow showers, 1.3 inches fell in the morning in Highland Lakes in Sussex County, and 1.4 inches fell in Canadensis in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, Franck said.

Rockaway Township in Morris County and Oakland in Bergen County recorded 0.7 inches of snow Thursday morning, according to the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network.

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There is some movement at the bottom of the rankings.

Not much change in this week's rankings as the schedule was relatively light until Thursday's busy day.

There is some movement at the bottom of the rankings.

Click through the gallery at the top of this post for the newest top 10.

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The 30-year-old victim was flown by helicopter to St. Luke's University Hospital in Fountain Hill.

A 30-year-old Phillipsburg man is accused of stabbing his live-in girlfriend following a heated dispute Thursday morning, police said.

Lee Capers (Courtesy photo)  

Lee Capers, 30, of the 300 block of Heckman Street, allegedly stabbed 30-year-old Carmen Figueroa with a knife around 7 a.m. inside the home.

When officers arrived, Capers had already fled in the victim's Chevrolet Trailblazer, police said.

The victim was flown by helicopter to St. Luke's University Hospital in Fountain Hill. Her condition was unknown Thursday morning, but Warren County Prosecutor Richard Burke said her injuries -- at least two stab wounds, one to the back and one to the chest -- are not believed to be life-threatening.

Phillipsburg Police Chief James Faulborn said officers by 7:19 a.m. found the Chevrolet in the 500 block of Fisher Avenue. A Washington Township police K-9 tracked from that location and found a knife in a drainage ditch near the railroad tracks that cross Roseberry Street.

At 8:31 a.m., Capers was found and arrested at Route 22 East and St. James Avenue in Pohatcong Township. He is charged with aggravated assault and charges related to unlawful possession of a weapon. He was committed to Warren County jail in lieu of $150,000 bail, police said.

Faulborn did not provide specifics on what led to the argument between the couple.

The incident remains under investigation by the Warren County Prosecutor's Office and Phillipsburg Police Department. Police said they obtained search warrants for the crime scene and the victim's vehicle.

Phillipsburg police arrest man after reported stabbing

The incident prompted a "soft lockdown" of Green Street School, Phillipsburg Middle School and the Early Childhood Education Center, Superintendent George Chando said. The soft lockdown, which means only students and staff are allowed in the building, ended just after 8:30 a.m.

Also assisting were the Lopatcong Township Police Department and Pohatcong Police Department, as well as the Phillipsburg Emergency Squad and Phillipsburg Fire Dept.

Pamela Sroka-Holzmann may be reached at pholzmann@lehighvalleylive.com. Follow her on Twitter @pamholzmann. Find lehighvalleylive.com on Facebook.

"These two wayward souls found each other and a shared penchant for stealing," according to New Jersey State Police.

"A couple that blends together stays together." At least according to the New Jersey State Police.

In a tongue-in-cheek post on the agency's Facebook page, troopers say they are looking for help identifying a man and woman accused of shoplifting blenders from Wal-Mart stores around North Jersey.

"Not everyone in this world is lucky enough to find their soul mate," the state police post says. "As fate would have it, these two wayward souls found each other and a shared penchant for stealing Ninja Blenders."

The thefts were reported between Dec. 1 and Jan. 12 at Wal-Marts in Mount Olive Township in Morris County, just east of Hackettstown, and the Sussex County municipalities of Franklin and Hampton Township.

The alleged bandits' faces were caught on surveillance cameras and they are believed to have a dark-colored 2013 or '14 Ford Fusion, police said.

"These are #AnselAdams quality photos people, so please share," the post says, also adding the hashtag #NinjaThieves.

Anyone with information about the thefts is asked to call Detective Darran Crane or Detective Mike Braccioforte in the Sussex barracks at 973-383-1514.

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The Northampton County Detachment #298, Marine Corps League recently installed its officers for 2016.

Jim Mineo The Northampton County Detachment #298, Marine Corps League recently installed the following 2016 officers. 

Thomas Hess, of Easton, Judge Advocate; James V. Mineo, of Palmer Township, Paymaster; John V. Mitzak, of Phillipsburg, Commandant; Joseph M. Pokojni Sr., of Palmer Township, Senior Vice Commandant; Joseph A. Cuvo, of Easton, Adjutant; Robert Hockenbury, of Hellertown, Sgt At Arms; Robert D. Gavin, of Nazareth, Chaplain; Buddy Yeager Jr., of Lancaster, Vice Commandant.  Installing officer was Neil B. Corley, National Sergeant At Arms.

All active duty and honorably discharged US Marines or FMF Navy Corpsman are eligible for membership, please contact Jim Mineo. 

It was reported just before 5 p.m. Thursday on the Third Street ramp to Route 22 East in town. Watch video

A Warren County Transportation bus occupied by passengers was involved in a two-vehicle crash around dusk Thursday in Phillipsburg.

The bus driver appeared uninjured, and two passengers walked off the bus onto a second Warren County Transportation bus to continue on to their destination.

The other vehicle in the crash, reported just before 5 p.m., was a Honda CR-V with temporary New Jersey registration. It was not immediately known how many people were in the car or whether there were any injuries.

Phillipsburg stabbing victim was suspect's girlfriend, cops say

Phillipsburg police declined to comment at the crash scene, on the Third Street ramp to Route 22 East beneath a Route 22 overpass. A department shift supervisor did not immediately return a message seeking information. 

Warren County Transportation is provided through a contract with Easton Coach Co., according to the service's administrator, the Warren County Department of Human Services.

Easton Coach supervisors were unavailable for comment after business hours Thursday night. The driver declined to comment.

3 evaluated after 5-vehicle crash at Easton gas station (PHOTOS/VIDEO)

Rossnagle's Service Center towed the Honda, which ended up wedged against a concrete wall supporting the highway overhead. The bus was drivable, with damage apparently limited to the driver's side front.

In addition to police, responders included the Phillipsburg Fire Department and Phillipsburg and Greenwich emergency squads.

Authorities had the crash cleared by about 5:30 p.m.

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The Vikings survived an off shooting night to improve to 9-1.

Voorhees 53, Warren Hills 44 – Rapid Recap

It wasn’t always easy on the eye, but Voorhees High School’s girls basketball team left Warren Hills with the most important thing on Thursday night: a victory.

The Vikings, ranked No. 1 by lehighvalleylive, defeated a scrappy Blue Streaks team 53-44 in a Skyland Conference Valley Division game.

Turning point: Warren Hills led 25-20 after a putback by junior Olasubomi Ajayi for the first points of the second half.

Voorhees, however, went on a 13-2 run to take a 33-27 lead on a floater by senior Erin Jones.

The Vikings led the rest of the way.

Top performers: On a brutal shooting night for almost every girl in uniform, Jones managed to score 20, going 7-for-16 from the floor.

Senior Rylie Howey had 12 points for Warren Hills, 10 of which came in the fourth quarter.

What it means: The Vikings showed the ability to win on an off-night and improved to 9-1 overall and 4-0 in the division.

Warren Hills (4-4, 1-3) has had a difficult eight-game slate to start the season, but again showed the capability to play with anyone.

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The Vikings fought off a scrappy effort by the Blue Streaks.

The No. 1 Voorhees High School girls basketball team fought off a solid effort by host Warren Hills on Thursday night, defeating the Blue Streaks 53-44.

Follow the links below for full coverage of the Skyland Conference Valley Division game:

Rapid Recap: Voorhees grinds way to victory at Warren Hills

Voorhees girls basketball calms down to combat cold shooting

Warren Hills girls basketball keeps rising to early tests

Box score

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We're just about halfway through January, and snow is a rare commodity in New Jersey. Except for a few quick snow squalls that barely coated the ground in a few places this week, Old Man Winter has been a no-show. Watch video

We're just about halfway through January, and snow is a rare commodity in New Jersey. Except for a few quick snow squalls that barely coated the ground in a few places this week, Old Man Winter has been a no-show.

If this trend continues for another two weeks, the Garden State could tie a record for having its least snowy January since these types of records were kept -- back in the winter of 1894-1895.

PLUS: Sharp change in weather will follow warm, sunny Friday

So far this month, New Jersey has averaged a measly 0.2 inches of snow statewide, according to State Climatologist David Robinson at Rutgers University. Broken down by region, North Jersey has averaged 0.5 inches, Central Jersey has averaged 0.1 and South Jersey has averaged zero.

If this keeps up, January 2016 would rival January 1934, when the statewide average was 0.2 inches of snow. Not far behind those virtually snowless months were 1995 (0.4 inches), 1913 (0.5 inches), 1950 (0.7 inches) and 1924 (0.8 inches), according to Robinson's snowfall data.

Do we have any shot of snow any time soon?

Well, after getting a batch of heavy rain Friday night into early Saturday, some snow could be heading our way on Sunday. But it's expected to be very light and confined primarily to the northwestern part of the state, said Rob Reale, a meteorologist at WeatherWorks in Hackettstown.

"It's not going to be a widespread system," Reale said, adding that the northwestern region could get a coating of snow and other parts of the state could see some flakes.

In its winter outlook when the season first started, WeatherWorks was expecting snow activity to increase in New Jersey in late January, as colder air moves in and remains in place. Reale still believes that could happen.

"I think it will get more active," he said Friday morning. "Maybe not in the next 10 days, but certainly after that."

Until then, Jersey snow lovers can only dream.

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Zachary and Alexis Flowers refused to testify in a co-defendant's trial for a 2012 robbery in which a gas station attendant was fatally shot.

Two siblings from Allentown pleaded not guilty Friday to the second round of charges they face from a deadly robbery in Phillipsburg.

Allentown siblings Alexis and Zachary Flowers are led to a Lehigh County courtroom in 2012 after their arrest in connection with a fatal Phillipsburg shooting. (lehighvalleylive.com file photos)

Zachary and Alexis Flowers, 22 and 25 respectively, were indicted last month on felony murder and other counts after refusing to testify in the trial of a co-defendant accused of pulling the trigger on Jan. 5, 2012.

That night, the Flowerses allegedly conspired with Andy Torres, also of Allentown, and David Beagell, of Blakeslee, Pa., to hold up the BP gas station on Phillipsburg's South Main Street.

Prosecutors have alleged Zachary Flowers and Torres took money and jewelry at gunpoint from 47-year-old Kismathdas Kasam, and Torres blasted Kasam in the leg with a shotgun. The attendant died two days later.

The Flowers siblings that year pleaded guilty to lesser charges under the agreement they would testify against the others. Zachary Flowers faced 17 years in jail as a result of his plea; Alexis Flowers had a 16-year sentence.

Days before Torres' trial began in September, Zachary Flowers told prosecutors he would not take the stand. During the trial, Alexis Flowers -- who was dating Torres at the time of the robbery -- began to testify before deciding she could not continue.

Beagell was the only one to go through with testimony. He is serving a 12-year sentence under his plea.

Torres, 26, faces 30 years to life in prison after he was convicted Oct. 29 of felony murder, armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery and two weapons charges. He was acquitted of first-degree murder, in part, the state says, because Zachary Flowers was the only one who could have witnessed Torres firing the fatal shot.

A felony murder charge is levied against a defendant accused of participating in a crime in which someone is killed, even if the defendant is not directly responsible for the death.

The Flowerses are charged with felony murder, armed robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery and three weapons charges. If convicted, they, too, could face 30 years to life in prison.

Zachary Flowers was also indicted on two aggravated assault charges for allegedly punching a corrections officer in January 2014.

The Flowers siblings' next hearing is planned March 4, according to the Warren County Prosecutor's Office. Torres is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 22.

The four people charged in connection with a fatal shooting Jan. 5, 2012, in Phillipsburg are, from left, Andrew Torres, Zachary Flowers, David Beagell and Alexis Flowers. (Courtesy photos)

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Troopers posted photos of evidence recovered from the crash that killed a 52-year-old pedestrian in Knowlton Township.

New Jersey State Police are requesting help identifying the vehicle that struck and killed a 52-year-old pedestrian last week on Route 46 in Knowlton Township.

Several photos of scuffed, black pieces of the vehicle were posted Friday on the agency's Facebook page, along with a plea for information.

"Please share! Any information is appreciated!" the state police say in the Facebook post, adding the hashtag #ItTakesAVillage.

Emmet Myers Jr., of Knowlton, on Jan. 6 was walking east on the shoulder of Route 46 when he was struck near mile post 2.9, according to state police. The crash was reported at 1:18 a.m., and Myers was pronounced dead at the scene.

State police ask anyone with information on the crash to contact Hope barracks detective bureau at 908-459-5098. Tips can be offered anonymously.

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Former Sheriff Edward Bullock and another person repeatedly molested a young boy in custody, according to a new civil notice.

A third accuser has come forward with allegations that Warren County officials knew about a late sheriff's sexual abuse of young boys and allowed it to happen.

A civil notice dated Dec. 21 claims a young boy in custody was "targeted and repeatedly abused" by an employee of the county sheriff's department between 1987 and 1989.

Former Warren County Sheriff Edward Bullock appears in state Superior Court in Flemington on July 21, 2015, for the start of his trial on allegations he sexually assaulted a boy in the 1980s. The jury could not reach a verdict in the case, and Bullock died before he could be retried. (Sue Beyer | For lehighvalleylive.com)

The dates fall within the tenure of Edward Bullock, the county's sheriff from 1982 to 1991, who died in November at the age of 86. During his final years, he fought criminal and civil claims that he would groom young boys in county custody for sexual relationships.

A redacted version of the newest tort claim notice was obtained Friday by lehighvalleylive.com through a records request submitted to the county last week. Supporting documents reference other lawsuits connected to Bullock, and allegations of how the abuse occurred mirror previous accusations.

"It's about exposing this issue," said filing attorney Brad Russo, who is also handling the other civil cases. "But it's also about the culture and the climate that fostered essentially a perfect storm of kids in county custody who are being preyed upon and served up despite everyone around them ... knowing what's going on."

County officials declined to comment on ongoing litigation.

New accusations

The latest tort claim notice at first follows the same pattern as the others, but adds new abuse claims including the involvement of another person.

Like other cases, the boy, identified only as R.M., appeared in court multiple times for hearings, where Bullock would allegedly take him from the holding cell to his office and give him back rubs.

The sheriff would also allegedly transport the boy to county youth facilities -- "literally dozens of times," the notice says -- pull over on a dirt road and perform sex acts.

New allegations include the sheriff bringing the boy back to his home in Lopatcong Township, where his elderly mother also lived. Bullock would serve the youth alcohol and make the boy sleep in bed with him, where they performed more sex acts, the notice claims.

Also, there were allegedly "more than a dozen occasions" where Bullock would take R.M. to a home on the Delaware River owned by a friend, identified only as R.C. That man would also act sexually with the boy until the sheriff returned to pick him up, the document says. The other adult also took R.M. on a trip to Connecticut, where the boy fled the hotel, the claim says.

Former Warren County Sheriff Edward Bullock hides his face June 9 after a hearing at state Superior Court in Flemington. (Steve Novak | For lehighvalleylive.com)

During the abuse, the sheriff would allegedly threaten to put the boy and his mother in jail if he told anyone. The notice says that when the youth told employees at the youth shelter, they refused to take action -- a claim repeated in the other cases.

"Aside from the pattern of the sheriff ... the other pattern is the devastation on their lives," Russo said of the victims. "People are just coming around to addressing these things. ... It's impossible to make sense of this as a kid or a teenager, or even as a young adult."

Civil, criminal cases

When he resigned from office, Bullock, then 63, was the subject of a state police sting in which he reportedly tried to curry sexual favors from a trooper posing as a sexually abused 17-year-old boy. He pleaded guilty in 1992 to official misconduct and was imprisoned for nine months.

The first allegations of a county cover-up of systemic abuse were publicly revealed in a legal notice in 2012. The second was filed last summer, about the time a criminal trial began on six counts of sexual assault.

The first lawsuit, filed in 2013, claims the victim, identified only as W.M., was a 10-year-old boy who was repeatedly abused and raped at least once by a county employee in 1987 and '88, including while being transported by the employee to a county-run youth shelter in Oxford Township. The accusations were used in the criminal case.

The second suit, filed in 2015, has much of the same claims. That victim, identified as C.C., was 14 and 15 years old and under the county's care during four alleged assaults by the sheriff, the lawsuit says. The alleged assaults include Bullock giving the boy back rubs in his office, and fondling the teen during a transport to the county youth shelter.

Those cases are active but hearings have not been set, Russo said.

The criminal case -- which involved the victim of one of the lawsuits -- was left unresolved. A Hunterdon County jury could not reach a verdict, and Bullock died before the case could be retried.

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Plus dean's list and graduation announcements from colleges and universities.

A workshop sponsored by the First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union called "Mad City Money" was featured at this year's Region 28 Future Business Leaders of America's annual conference held at Lehigh Carbon Community College in North Whitehall Township.

Notre Dame High School is located in Bethlehem Township, Pa. (File photo) 

Approximately 400 members were in attendance from our Region's 15 area schools.

Several students participated in various performance events during the day. The afternoon culminated with an awards ceremony.

Notre Dame had the following winners that qualify for state competition to be held in Hershey in April.

First-place winners: Shyam Mehta, Future Business Leader; Gabriella Flank, Client Service; Greg Bianchi, Public Speaking I

Second-place winners: Meghan Grys, Business Communication; Richard Mueller, FBLA Principals and Procedures

Third-place winner: Sara Medei, Introduction to Parlimentary Procedures

Fourth-place winners: Julia Pinter, Business Law; John Koons, FBLA Principles and Procedures; Katie Dicker, Introduction to Business Procedures; Arthur Jacob, Introduction to Information Technology; Fayth Alston, Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure

Fifth-place winners: Tiana Boutros, Businesss Communication; Sarah Skievaski, Insurance & Risk Management; Elizabeth Cartier, Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure; Daniel Krochta, Networking Concepts

Other winners at the conference were: Nadia Holmgaard, Jane Karam, Chris Bianchi, Emily Stubits, Alexander Gosciniak, Jack Nesbitt, Kathleen Capella, Rebecca Fahy, Jawhara Karam, Anthony Pacchioli, Gregory Brutschea, Jacob Schaeffer, Da (Diane) Yun, Joseph Simmons, Nicole Schaeffer, Kyra Cerar, Robert Fiedler and Jack Morey.  

College notes

Olivia M. Simone, daughter, of Sandra and Pascal Simone, of Belvidere, and Alec J. Talsania, son, of Jay and Diana Talsania, of Fogelsville, were named at Hamilton College. Simone is a graduate, of Notre Dame High School. Talsania is a graduate, of Moravian Academy.

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The following local residents earned dean's list honors for the fall semester at Stonehill College in Easton, Mass.: Katherine A. Bryer, of Frenchtown; Margaret A. Flynn, of Stewartsville; Victoria F. Kenyon, of Pittstown; and Kasie L. Lyons, of Belvidere.

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The following area students were named to the James Madison University president's list: Cecilia Rogers, of Emmaus; Erica Reifinger, of Allentown; Elizabeth Ferguson, of Easton; Chelsea Landry, of High Bridge; Justin Rissmiller, of Easton; Regen Zimmerman and Amy Lebrecht, of New Tripoli; Haley Leopold, of Wind Gap; Alyssa Zurlo, of Washington; and Nicolette Chuss, of Fogelsville.

Students named to the dean's list include: Zachary Mears and Carly Sokol, of Hackettstown; Rebecca Harkness, of Stockton; Karli Ribsam, of Lambertville; Jacqueline Suros, of Pittstown; Casey Behre, Brian Fellin, Matthew Mecadon, Erika Lynn, Brianna Semanchik, Brandon Palmere, Ryan Soong and Lindsay Bohon, of Flemington; Sarah Hopkins, of Annandale; Nicholas Ciesla, of Phillipsburg; Alyssa Coronati, Elizabeth Dent and Brianna Keefe, of Allentown; Benjamin Wolff and Laura Young, of Easton; Katelyn Croy, of Emmaus; Claire Zakszewski, of Lebanon; Anthony Tito, of Ringoes; and Blaise Hudak, of Milford.

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Colin Halbach, of Bethlehem, was named to the dean's list at Normandale Community College, in Bloomington, Minn.

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Michael Numon, of Port Murray, earned a master's degree from the College of St. Scholastica, in Duluth, Minn.

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Albright College student Jordan Winkler, of Bangor, is spending several weeks in Ecuador learning about the cultural and media landscape through classroom instruction, life with an Ecuadorian family and trips to diverse parts, of the country.

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Karli Ribsam, of Lambertville, Sean Keefe, of Allentown, and Chelsea Bartholomew, of Fogelsville were among the recent graduates, of James Madison University.  

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Stewartsville resident Margaret A. Flynn completed an internship at Spaulding Harvard Rehabilitation Hospital in Charlestown, Mass., during the fall semester at Stonehill College.

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The following area students were named to the York College dean's list.

Semira Ajisafe, of Easton; Amanda Altavilla, of Califon; Angelina Arancibia, of Allentown; Alexander Ardle, of Northampton; Patrick Burker, of Catasauqua;    

Jenna Caciolo, of Macungie; Amanda Carman, of Bethlehem; Megan Cirocco, of Whitehall; Alex Colton, of Bangor; Sonia Deel, of Center Valley; and Michael Dutt, of Pen Argyl; Kelcie Fischer, of Nazareth; Jacob Hauser, of Breinigsville; Samantha Hay, of Bangor; Amy Hinkle, of Slatington; Kurt Keller, of Allentown; Ryker Kern, of Oxford; Becca Kinney, of Phillipsburg; Kristen Lee, of Bethlehem; Carissa McQuade, of Phillipsburg; and Karryna Merwine, of Bethlehem.

Also: Ian Miller, of Allentown; Tyler Modic, of Bethlehem; Timothy Moore, of Whitehouse Station; Elliot Mortimer, of Whitehall; Benjamin Ney, of Zionsville; Amber O'Connell, of Blairstown; Matthew Peer, of Bangor; Alexa Polomchak, of Northampton; Meagan Reibman, of New Tripoli: Alexis Reid, of Great Meadows; Sarah Ritter, of Belvidere; Richard Roy, of Lambertville; Sarah Schaffer, of Coplay; Dakota Schweitzer, of Slatington; Ryan Stango, of Hackettstown; Abagail Stives, of Bethlehem; Brandon Tocket, of Bangor; Jacob Whittle, of Asbury; Elizabeth Wiseley, of Macungie; Ashley Worthington, of Zionsville; Meaghan Yorke, of Washington and Jonathan Zehnbauer, of Glen Gardner.

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The following students were named to the Champlain College dean's list: Lauren Buniva, of High Bridge; Sara Gonia of Hackettstown; Clay Terry of Milford; and Dustin Yost, of Orefield.

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Brooke Conway, of Belvidere, made the president's list at Coastal Carolina University for the fall semester. Dean's list honors were awarded to: Nicole Carvino, of Great Meadows; Maria Costa, of Flemington; Emily Day and Jessica Holdorff, of Easton; Trenton Elsea, of Allentown; Benjamin Loh, of Bethlehem; Sydney Lutz, of Schnecksville; Necoda Nealon, of Nazareth; Nicole Pritchard, of Phillipsburg; Megan Seier, of Breinigsville; Nicholas Warner, of Annandale; Kendall White and Hailey Winnicky, of Hampton; and Zachary Zahn, of Glen Gardner.