"You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams." --Theodor Geisel, 'Dr. Seuss'

Some thoughts on love ....

"I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."
--Marilyn Monroe

"You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams."
--Theodor Geisel, 'Dr. Seuss'

"Love is" comics were created by New Zealand cartoonist Kim Casili in the 1960s, and began appearing in newspapers in the U.S. in 1970.courtesy of pinterest.com 

"It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages." - Friedrich Nietzsche

"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage."
--Lao Tzu

"Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind."
--William Shakespeare, "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

"If I had a flower for every time I thought of you...I could walk through my garden forever."
--Alfred Lord Tennyson

"Love, American Style" was an anthology series that aired on ABC-TV between 1969 and 1974.courtesy of pinterest.com 

MORE: Vintage photos around New Jersey

"A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment." - Jane Austen, "Pride and Prejudice"

"Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold." - Zelda Fitzgerald

"He's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same."
--Emily Bronte, "Wuthering Heights"

"And, in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make." --Paul McCartney

Here's a gallery of vintage photos of couples in New Jersey. Want more? Here's a link to our last Valentine's gallery.

Greg Hatala may be reached at ghatala@starledger.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregHatala. Find The Star-Ledger on Facebook.

Empty stands, different worlds, and more.

Old Tappan 31, Warren Hills 27 -- NJSIAA North 1 Group 4 semifinal.

Singing the missing fan blues. The next time somebody complains about current negative attendance trends for Lehigh Valley-area wrestling, point them to Bergen County. Old Tappan has an athletic, scrambling, energetic team and vigorously animated coaches, also fun to watch (if not for referees Doug Hesse and Frank Leitner to listen to) – but apparently nobody does watch. There was absolutely no pre-match atmosphere whatsoever – at 6:45 for a 7 p.m. match there were less than 10 fans in the gym – and Warren Hills had to feel like they were warming up in a closed gym. A few bouts into the match a handful more folks had trickled in – mostly from Warren Hills despite the daunting drive; the Streaks’ road attendance was OK – but the number never clicked above sparse. Too bad.

It’s how you lose sometimes. Old Tappan coach Rob Ortiz, when asked where he thought the difference was in the match, chose to highlight some of his wrestlers who lost. “I think the (big) place was at 113, where Andrew Dippolito lost just 1-0 to Kyle Wulff. “And through 120-126-138 not getting pinned was big for us.” Those Golden Knight wrestlers contributed to the team effort by fighting off their backs and not opening up and allowing the kind of mistake that could lead to a pin. In a four-point match every move matters and Old Tappan did a masterful job of limiting damage at key spots.

Different worlds. Warren Hills’ shift to North 1 takes the Blue Streaks away from familiar foes such as Voorhees, Watchung Hills and Nutley and tosses them schools such as Old Tappan and Wayne Valley. Of course, that works both ways. “We don’t see much of these guts and it’s difficult to judge results,” Ortiz said. We think it’s good when teams meet unfamiliar foes – wrestling the same teams over and over again doesn’t do anybody any good.

Takedown of the match. Warren Hills freshman Nick Galka at 182. His only takedown in a 4-3 decision came when he countered a good shot by Andrew Arakelian of the Golden Knights, then gathered Arakelian’s legs and brought him down while managing to walk a tightrope to stay in bounds. Galka may be one to watch – he handles himself physically well at 182 despite wrestling older boys. That’s an exceedingly tough task, and Galka does fine. With more experience, he may be a really bright spot for the Blue Streaks.

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

The judge sued the township committee last year when they stopped paying him in the middle of his term.

An attempt by Greenwich Township to reduce a municipal judge's salary in the middle of his term would have had far-reaching implications that threatens the independence of local judges across New Jersey, a state court has ruled.

The court sided with municipal Judge Joseph S. Novak, who sued the township after his pay for 2015 was stopped in August.

A Greenwich Township municipal judge sued the township committee when his pay was stopped last August. (NJ Advance Media file photo) 

Superior Court Judge Frank Ciuffani, sitting in Middlesex County, ordered Novak be paid at the $40,066 annual rate set when the township reappointed him in 2013, including the remaining $13,869 owed for last year.

"Local governments must not be allowed to treat judicial salaries as a budget item that can be altered at their whim," Ciuffani said in his decision dated Jan. 11. "If municipalities are permitted to exert economic pressure on municipal judges in the middle of their terms, the independence of the judiciary would be severely damaged."

"We couldn't see it logically coming down any other way," Novak's attorney, John R. Lanza, said Wednesday.

Mayor Will Spencer said he could not comment because some parts of the court's order have not been resolved. James Pfeiffer, the attorney representing Greenwich in the case, could not immediately be reached for comment Wednesday.

The lawsuit named Greenwich and the 2015 township committee as defendants, with the ability to add in new committee members as necessary.

Novak has 25 years experience as a municipal judge and was first appointed in Greenwich Township in 2008, with two subsequent three-year terms approved by the township. His latest term concludes at the end of this year.

The municipal court handles cases from the township police department and New Jersey State Police, and Novak has held five court sessions a month to handle the case load, according to the court's opinion.

In 2014, the township informed Novak of a pending agreement with Pohatcong Township for shared municipal courts, according to court documents. Novak was to be retained through the end of his term.

Twice in 2015, the township asked for a reduction in the number of court sessions and the judge's salary, though the vicinage's assignment judge ordered both be maintained as agreed in Novak's appointment, according to the facts detailed in the opinion.

The township stopped paying Novak on Aug. 14 and later that month capped his salary at the $26,197 he had made to that point, court documents say.

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By adjusting the salary in the middle of the term, "that could very well impact on the court's ability to judge cases, and impartiality," Lanza said.

The court agreed, saying that while municipalities must budget for local courts, their operation falls under a separate branch of government.

"To sanction (the township's) actions, would be to allow other municipalities to leverage their budgeting role and contravene the will of the judiciary," Judge Ciuffani wrote in his ruling.

The township was ordered to pay Novak his agreed upon salary through the remainder of his term, reimburse back pay and pay Novak's attorney fees. Those fees are still being discussed, Lanza said.

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

A blast of Arctic air is heading our way on Valentine's weekend, with temperatures dropping into the single digits and even below zero in some locations. Watch video

Old Man Winter is getting ready to send us a harsh reminder that it's February, delivering a blast of frigid air straight from the Arctic region this weekend.

Exactly how cold is it supposed to get? Here's a look at the low temperatures, along with the brutal wind chills, predicted by the National Weather Service for early Sunday morning -- expected to be the coldest period during the next few days.

On the map below, find the dot closest to your hometown and hover over it or click it to see the projected bone-chilling temperatures. Click the + sign to zoom in. (Then crank up your heat, grab some extra blankets and warm up some hot chocolate to prepare for the deep freeze.)

What's causing our temperatures to drop so much? "A lot of cold air is diving down from Canada," said Valerie Meola, a meteorologist at the weather service's regional office in Mount Holly.

One round of colder air began drifting into New Jersey on Wednesday night, setting the stage for a stretch of below-freezing temperatures expected to last through the end of the weekend.

A second wave of Arctic air will be flowing into the Northeast region during the day on Saturday, keeping afternoon highs stuck in the teens to low 20s. After the sun goes down, the mercury will plunge into the single digits and below zero in many parts of central and northern New Jersey.

Combined with strong winds blowing from the northwest, "it's going to be brutal," Meola said.

In Sussex County, places like High Point State Park, Newton and Sussex Borough can see temperatures as low as 6 or 7 degrees below zero before sunrise on Sunday -- and wind chills as cold as 20 below zero. Not too far away, in the Poconos in eastern Pennsylvania, low temperatures Saturday night will dip to minus 12, with the wind chill making it feel as frigid as 25 to 30 degrees below zero.

The projected temperatures will be the coldest so far this winter, even colder than the frigid air that swept through the region in early January.

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Safety tips

In a weather briefing on Wednesday, the National Weather Service reminded homeowners and drivers about the dangers posed by frigid temperatures:

• Frozen pipes could be a significant problem.
• Dead car batteries could strand people.
• Any fuel or power outages that occur could leave people without heat.
  People may improperly use secondary sources of heat, increasing chances for carbon monoxide poisoning.
• Structure fires could escalate.
• Frostbite or hypothermia could occur.

"If people have exterior pipes that are along exterior walls, they may want to open up their cabinets to let some warm air in," Meola said. That could help prevent the pipes from freezing.

Another tip offered by Meola: If you keep your faucets open slightly, with water slowly dripping, your pipes will be less likely to freeze.

Len Melisurgo may be reached at LMelisurgo@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @LensReality. Find NJ.com on Facebook.

Find out how these New Jersey couples got together, in some cases long after they first met.

Valentine's Day is almost here, and to celebrate we asked New Jerseyans to share their love stories. We wanted to know how they met, where they had their first date, when they knew they were in love: all the good stuff.

All of those Jersey love stories are below. Some couples had an online connection, others met in school, on the job, or down the shore. Others reconnected after years apart, and some of these are just stories of true love. Click the boxes below to read each couple's story. We used initials to respect everyone's privacy.

Share your Valentine's Day love story in comments.

John Shabe can be reached via jshabe@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter and find NJ.com on Facebook.

The four-day auto dealers' show is planned March 17-20 at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem. Watch video

This year's Lehigh Valley Auto Show will be the biggest so far, following record sales in North America last year and the best January in 10 years, auto dealers said Thursday.

The four-day show will be held March 17-20 and cover 110,000 square feet at Lehigh University's Goodman Campus.

The Lehigh Valley Auto Dealers Association said every brand available in the Valley but Lexus will be represented in the show that touts the scope and variety of consumer options available in the region.

"From a sales perspective, we are our own market," said Tom Kwiatek, the association's executive director. "Everything we need is in the Valley."

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Kwiatek said 2015 was a record year, with 17.5 million vehicles sold in North America. Despite predictions of a dropoff in sales, January of this year registered the highest number of sales for the month since 2006, Kwiatek said.

"We want to keep the momentum going," he said.

Factors in the sales surge include low gas prices, enhanced safety and technology, more financing options and a glut of dealer incentives, Kwiatek said.

Auto show visitors will be able to test-drive vehicles with participating dealers and find out more about financing, insurance and accessories in a "marketplace tent" set up outside Stabler Arena. Motorcycles and a NASCAR simulator also will be exhibited.

The Children's Hospital at Lehigh Valley Hospital will be beneficiary of the annual preview gala, set for Wednesday, March 16. The preview fundraiser is 6 to 10 p.m. and open to the public.

Money raised will help Lehigh Valley Health Network expand programs and services that support the mission of keeping kids healthy and close to home, said Mary Bianchi, administrator of Children's Hospital at Lehigh Valley Hospital.

The auto show will be open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 17, through Saturday, March 19, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, March 20. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for seniors and kids ages 6 to 14. There is no charge for parking.

Jim Deegan may be reached at jdeegan@lehighvalleylive.com. Follow him on Twitter @jim_deegan. Find lehighvalleylive on Facebook.

The man and woman from Tennessee allegedly broke into the Warren County camp's gift shop in 2013.

Two people from Tennessee have been indicted on charges they stole $1,000 in change from a Warren County campground more than two years ago.

Courtney Sue L. Cain, 20, of Etowah, and John T. Dawson, 22, of Sweetwater, in December 2013 allegedly broke into the Camp Taylor gift shop in Knowlton Township and took four three-pound plastic coffee cans filled with nickels and quarters.

Cain and Dawson face charges of burglary, theft and conspiracy in the indictment this week by a Warren County grand jury.

Woman charged 2 years after $1K in change stolen from camp

The family owned and operated campground at 85 Mount Pleasant Road is about three miles east of the Delaware Water Gap and includes the Lakota Wolf Preserve.

The owners and New Jersey State Police found that surveillance cameras had spied the suspects, clearly illuminated by a campground soda machine as they stopped to get a beverage in the early morning hours.

"We were quite surprised we got a decent picture of them," owner Jean Taylor said last December, after Cain was charged. "The officer was pretty excited. He said we'll catch them in no time."

Taylor's husband Clayton said at the time that he was thankful the camp shop or its wares weren't damaged in the crime, and that those responsible would face charges and pay back what they took.

"We always want to keep some change handy," he said. "We found it was a little too handy."

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

Next Thursday looks to be a big day.

There's some movement at the top of the boys swimming rankings as Warren Hills' long winning streak comes to an end.

Next Thursday should be a big day as the dual-meet schedule wraps up with Emmaus-Parkland and Liberty-Freedom matchups.

Click through the gallery at the top of this post for the latest rankings.

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Josh Folck may be reached at jfolck@lehighvalleylive.com. Follow him on Twitter @JoshFolck. Find Lehigh Valley high school sports on Facebook.

No injuries were reported and the cause is under investigation.

No one was hurt Thursday in a Hackettstown house fire, but the home was left uninhabitable, according to town police.

The fire on Scenic Court was reported at 12:11 p.m. when a Warren County Sheriff's Officer saw smoke coming from the roof, police said in a news release. Flames reportedly were coming from the side of the house when fire crews arrived.

The fire damage was limited to the living room and basement, police said, but the rest of the structure sustained smoke and water damage.

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No one was home at the time, police said. The cause is under investigation by town police and the Warren County fire marshal.

Police said they were assisted by the town fire police, rescue squad, public works department and building inspector; the Budd Lake, Tri-County, Independence and Washington Borough fire departments; the Mt. Olive Township fire marshal; Jersey Central Power & Light and Elizabethtown Gas Co.

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Firefighters from multiple counties battled the 5-alarm blaze in Hillsborough Township, Somerset County. The fire broke out shortly before 3 p.m. on Thursday.

UPDATE: Residents near Hillsborough fire urged to stay indoors, others told to avoid area

HILLSBOROUGH - Firefighters on Thursday were battling a five-alarm blaze at a warehouse located adjacent to Harold Docherty Memorial Park off Route 206.

The fire was first reported shortly before 3 p.m. and just after 3:45 p.m. police reported Route 206 is being closed in both directions south of Brooks Boulevard, according to 511nj.org.

Thick black smoke can be seen for miles and traffic is delayed in both directions from Triangle Road to Dukes Parkway West. There are also delays on Camplain Road and Brooks Boulevard into Manville. Delays are being reported on Dukes Parkway West in Hillsborough and South and North Main Street in Manville. 

A representative of the Manville Fire Department said it is believed the warehouses were evacuated.

Firefighters from Somerset, Hunterdon, Warren and Morris counties were among the fire companies dispatched to the scene.

She took cash deposits and used a company credit card between 2012 and 2013, according to state police.

The thefts started with small personal charges on a company credit card, authorities said -- $30 at a gas station, $40 at a department store.

But within a year, a now-former Land of Make Believe bookkeeper had robbed her employer of $49,000 in cash and fraudulent charges, according to criminal charges filed against her this week.

A now-former bookkeeper at the Land of Make Believe is accused of stealing $49,000 in cash and fraudulent credit card purchases from the Hope Township amusement park. (lehighvalleylive.com file photo) 

Tracey Husarenko, 37, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, is charged with eight counts of theft and six counts of fraudulent use of a credit card after turning herself in this week at the New Jersey State Police barracks in Netcong, according to a department spokeswoman.

She had a first appearance Wednesday in state Superior Court in Belvidere and was released on her own recognizance. A phone listing for Husarenko could not be found.

Management at the Hope Township amusement park reported missing funds -- which totaled $49,146 -- in August 2014 to the state police, about the time the park marked 60 years of operation.

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The credit card charges started small in late 2012 and early 2013, according to the charges. Occasional purchases allegedly increased to a couple hundred dollars at a time through the year.

Later that year, Husarenko began taking increasing amounts of cash, at one point pocketing $17,000 from an August 2013 deposit, according to the charges.

She is also accused of stealing 100 tickets from the park and scrap metal proceeds totaling $151.

Doug Steinhardt, the park's attorney, confirmed that Husarenko was fired.

"It's a regrettable incident, but it's one that my client does take seriously," Steinhardt said, adding that the park ownership will cooperate with authorities however they can.

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

See which boys are having the best years in the pool.

Here are the top times in the region for boys swimming individual events and the top scores for diving this season.

These are only from results that have been reported to lehighvalleylive.com. Meets should be reported to sports@lehighvalleylive.com.

(Note: The times in this post will update automatically as they are entered.)

Josh Folck may be reached at jfolck@lehighvalleylive.com. Follow him on Twitter @JoshFolck. Find Lehigh Valley high school sports on Facebook.

A disaster declaration would enable the state to receive federal aid. Watch video

WASHINGTON -- Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday sought federal disaster aid for the 17 counties hit by last month's winter storm.

Christie asked President Barack Obama for a disaster declaration, which would make the state eligible for federal funds to cover costs incurred in responding to the storm.

The storm brought up to 30 inches of snow, plus high winds and flooding, and cut power to around 270,000 homes. Christie said the counties in question suffered around $82.6 million in damages.

Christie cut short a presidential campaign trip to New Hampshire to return to New Jersey but quickly went back to the first primary state once the storm passed.

"This incident is of such severity and magnitude that an effective response is beyond the capabilities of the state and the affected county and local governments, and that federal assistance is necessary," Christie said in his announcement.

High tides caused coastal flooding in the southern part of the state, contributing to beach erosion and damaging dunes. 

State Sen. Jeff Van Drew (D-Cape May), who asked Christie to request disaster aid as soon as the storm ended, praised the governor's action.

"I truly appreciate the governor taking the action necessary to reduce the financial burden on our communities," Van Drew said. "We hope the federal government acts swiftly to approve a disaster declaration."

Christie said he was seeking a disaster declaration for Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Somerset, Union, and Warren counties.

He also sought federal funds to help cover the costs of removing and dumping the snow and salting and sanding roads in Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Somerset, Union, and Warren counties.

Jonathan D. Salant may be reached at jsalant@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @JDSalant. Find NJ.com Politics on Facebook 

A lot has happened in New Jersey this past week. Do you recall it all?

Sick of winter weather, Super Bowl 50's aftermath and Bernie vs. Hillary? That's awesome, because none of those topics are in this week's NJ.com news quiz. Actually, the presidential election does make a teensy appearance, but it's just one question of the seven below and no current presidential candidates are involved. Oops, I think that was just a spoiler alert. Anyway, once you finish the quiz, share your score in comments to see how you stack up with other NJ.com users. And as always, no Googling.

There's a fresh local news quiz each Thursday evening on NJ.com.

It's the second year in a row Warren Tech's WALKERS have made it to the finals.

It takes brains to build a robot.

The zombie-themed robotics team from Warren County Technical School stumbled last year in the state finals, but are returning this year hungry for more.

The zombie-themed makeup and name of Warren Tech's robotics team, called the WALKERS, are references to TV's "The Walking Dead." (Courtesy photo)

"This team never ever gives up, and they always find a way to remain viable contenders," said Sean McGeough, the school's engineering instructor and robotics coach. "I believe they have the skills and experience necessary to go far in these finals."

The school's team is called the WALKERS, short for Wireless Alternative Lifeforms Keen on Exploration in Robotics Systems and a reference to the undead creatures in TV's "The Walking Dead." Students participate dressed as zombies or characters from the show.

Teams from around the state compete in FIRST Tech Challenge tournaments, designing and building robots to complete certain tasks. Last fall, Warren Tech hosted a competition for the first time.

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Tech last week secured its spot in this year's state finals by winning a judge's award at a qualifying match held in Oradell, New Jersey. The "Inspire" award is given to a team that not only performs well but finds roles for all team members to contribute and exhibits professionalism toward competitors, according to FIRST.

The FIRST Tech Challenge has students collaborate to design, build and control robots in the performance of certain tasks. (Courtesy photo)

The finals event, called the Garden State Rumble, will be Feb. 28 at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Of the 139 teams in the state, 48 will compete in the finals, the school said.

An invitational Champions Challenge will be held April 9 at DeVry University in North Brunswick Teams where qualifying teams can hone their skills in advance of the international championship in St. Louis.

Warren Hills Regional High School's Team Impact made it to the championship in 2015.

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

The deep freeze is on, with the weather service warning of 'dangerously cold' temperatures and wind chills. After that, a threat of snow is looming. Watch video

With a second wave of Arctic air on the way this weekend, ushering in strong winds and sub-zero temperatures, the National Weather Service has issued a wind chill warning for Sussex and Passaic counties and a wind chill advisory for the rest of the Garden State. 

The warning is effective from 6 a.m. Saturday through 1 p.m. Sunday, when the air temperature is expected to drop as low as five to 10 degrees below zero in northwestern sections of New Jersey, with wind chills making it feel as cold as 25 to 30 degrees below zero.

Here's how to prepare your life for sub-zero temps

In four northeastern counties -- Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Union -- a wind chill advisory is effective from 4 p.m. Saturday to noon Sunday, when the temperature could drop as low as 5 degrees above to 5 degrees below zero, the weather service said. Counties in central and southern New Jersey are under a wind chill advisory from 6 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday.

Steady winds of 15 to 20 mph are expected in the northern areas of the state, with gusts reaching as high as 35 mph Saturday night.

 

The weather service expects "dangerously cold" temperatures and wind chills to sweep across the entire state, as well as neighboring Pennsylvania and New York.  

A burst of frigid air pushing down from Canada early Saturday morning will set up a rare weather occurrence in which the temperature will steadily drop -- instead of rising -- during daylight hours that day. Then, after midnight, the mercury will plummet into the single digits in most areas of New Jersey and below zero in northern and western sections heading into the morning of Valentine's Day.

Threat of snow

Although some scattered snow showers could occur across the Garden State late Friday night into early Saturday morning, no big storm systems are in the forecast until Monday. That's when a low-pressure system could form in the mid-Atlantic region and bring snow, rain or mixed precipitation to most of New Jersey.

Although it's early to predict the track of the storm, it has the potential to dump "significant amounts of snow" or freezing rain on the region Monday night into Tuesday, the weather service said in a briefing Friday afternoon. 

One quick transportation alert: The frigid air rolling in this weekend has prompted the Seastreak Ferry to cancel all of its ferry service between Monmouth County and New York City on Saturday.  

HOW COLD WILL IT BE IN YOUR TOWN?

This map shows the low temperature, and the wind chill, projected for Sunday morning in towns across the region. Find the dot closest to your hometown and hover over it or click it to see how cold it will be. Click the + sign to zoom in.

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The worst of this weekend frigid weather is forecast Saturday night into Sunday morning, with potentially dangerous wind chills.

The Lehigh Valley is under a wind-chill advisory this weekend, the National Weather Service said Friday.

Dangerously cold wind chills are forecast this weekend, the weather service says in the advisory in effect 6 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday.

It applies to a region that includes Lehigh, Northampton, Bucks, Warren and Hunterdon counties, and extends throughout much of eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as well as parts of Maryland and Delaware.

Wind chills are forecast 10 to 18 degrees below zero Fahrenheit, as Arctic air is forecast over the area with winds from the northwest at 10 to 20 mph and gusting to nearly 40 mph.

Here's how to prepare your life for sub-zero temps

"Wind chills will begin to drop to dangerous levels late Saturday with the coldest values between midnight and sunrise Sunday," the advisory states. "Wind chills will slowly ease by late Sunday morning.

Winds visualization for 2/13 showing the movement of arctic air into the U.S. See more at https://t.co/34jOBEoTeA pic.twitter.com/ozYkUPqrXk

-- NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) February 12, 2016

The weather service's Philadelphia region forecast office at Mount Holly, New Jersey, says the wind-chill values will potentially reach dangerous levels.

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"The very low wind chills have the potential to result in hypothermia if care is not taken to stay warm and sheltered," the advisory states.

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Goats, sheep, llamas and chickens were moved to safety as the Hope Township barn was destroyed.

Three New Jersey State Troopers are being lauded with certificates and cookies for aiding dozens of animals during a January fire that destroyed a barn.

New Jersey State Police Trooper I Jordan Siegel, left, and Trooper Corey Smith wrangled more than a dozen livestock to safety during a fire Jan. 30, 2016, that destroyed a Hope Township barn. PETA is honoring them and Trooper Keith Juckett for their efforts. (Courtesy photo | For lehighvalleylive.com)

Goats, sheep, llamas and chickens were moved to safety from the smoke as the primary barn burned about 15 feet away, according to state police, who were among those who responded to the Jan. 30 fire at 496 Delaware Road in Hope Township.

The animal rights group PETA on Friday announced that it will send framed Compassionate Police Department Awards and vegan cookies to Troopers I Jordan Siegel, Corey Smith and Keith Juckett for their roles in the rescue.

"Thanks to these compassionate, courageous and quick-thinking officers, more than a dozen animals were spared a terrifying, painful death," PETA Senior Director Colleen O'Brien said in a news release. "PETA hopes this story will inspire others to come to the aid of animals in need."

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State police previously lauded Siegel and Smith in a social media post that described how the troopers set up barricades to keep the panicked livestock from returning to the smoke-filled barn. PETA said Juckett moved about a dozen chickens from their coop.

"Life is life," state police wrote in the Facebook post. "We are sworn to protect, serve, and at times, put our own lives in jeopardy to protect the citizens of New Jersey, which at times includes pets and livestock as well."

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Lehighvalleylive will cover three of the matchups.

The Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex quarterfinals in boys and girls basketball happen on Saturday.

Lehighvalleylive will be covering three of the matchups: Phillipsburg at North Hunterdon boys (11 a.m.), Phillipsburg at Voorhees girls (Noon) and Pope John at Warren Hills boys (3 p.m.).

Find Twitter updates from those games in the comments section below.

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Authorities in Warren, Northampton and Hunterdon counties said they were looking for three suspects.

Warren County authorities seek Daniel Lee - fugitive of the week

Northampton County authorities seek June Furler - fugitive of the week

Hunterdon County authorities seek Kenneth Wideman - fugitive of the week