Their daughter's lungs saved his life: Recipient meets late donor's parents
Her death, a tragedy for one family, provided a miracle for another. Michael Mania Jr. didn't know what to say. For the first time, he was meeting the parents of the woman whose lungs draw his breath....
View ArticlePennEast, when it comes to open space, quality matters | Opinion
Some 40-percent of the proposed PennEast natural gas pipeline would pass through designated Important Bird Areas, chosen because they contain significant numbers of birds, rare birds, or rare...
View ArticlePasserines, seabirds, raptors abound in late October in N.J.
The end of October is a great time to be a birder in the Garden State. Western kingbird Trina Anderson WHAT WE'VE SPOTTED * Red-necked grebe, Cape May * Western kingbird, Island Beach State Park *...
View ArticleTeen charged in alleged Warren County assault
It's unclear what led to the dispute. A Northampton Borough teen is facing assault charges following a dispute at a Warren County home. Washington Township police said the 16-year-old girl began...
View ArticleTrooper rescues drowning deer from Warren County pool
The deer had been struggling for some time in the water before the trooper arrived, police said. A buck that somehow entered the back yard swimming pool of a Warren County homeowner and began to drown...
View ArticleN.J. pets in need: Oct. 24, 2016
Dogs and cats throughout New Jersey are available for adoption. Here is this week's collection of some of the dogs and cats in need of adoption in northern and central New Jersey. If a nonprofit...
View ArticleWhat to know as a 3-year-old Phillipsburg murder case heads to trial
Salim Newton is accused of gunning down the 22-year-old mother of his child. Salim Newton (NJDOC photo) A little more than three years after 22-year-old Melissa Williams was found shot to death in...
View ArticleWhat we learned in Week 7 of the N.J. cross-country season
A look back at the lessons learned on the trails this past week Jim Lambert | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
View ArticleTrial begins in killing of Phillipsburg mother in 2013
Salim Newton, 30, is accused of fatally shooting 22-year-old Melissa Williams on Sept. 18, 2013. More than three years after the killing of the mother of his child, Salim Newton stood in a Warren...
View ArticleFreeze watch issued for 13 N.J. counties as cold air invades
Forecasters say cold temperatures Wednesday morning could end the 2016 growing season. UPDATE: The freeze watch that was previously issued across most of New Jersey has been upgraded to a freeze...
View ArticleHow long it takes to complete a foreclosure in N.J. by county
The Garden State still has one the highest foreclosure rates, second only to Delaware, with one in every 691 housing units having a foreclosure filing New Jersey continues to buck the national trends...
View ArticlePolice find flipped car but no driver after Warren County wreck
The wreck was reported just before 5 a.m. Tuesday. A Toyota Camry was found early Tuesday morning on its roof in a ravine off Mill Pond Road in Washington Township but the driver apparently didn't...
View ArticleEscaped horse put down after being hit by pickup truck
A veterinarian responded to the scene in Allamuchy Township. A pickup truck driver struck and seriously injured a horse Tuesday morning along Shades of Death Road in Allamuchy Township. The...
View ArticleWhy it's a good idea to lock your cars in this Warren County town
Burglars are rifling through unlocked cars in at least one Warren County neighborhood. Norwell, Mass. Police Department Several vehicles in recent weeks have been broken into and valuables stolen...
View ArticleHow Belvidere High students painted the town (PHOTOS)
Belvidere High School art students helped spread the spirit of Halloween at downtown businesses. Watch video It's a Belvidere tradition. For the last 22 years, Belvidere High School art teacher Chris...
View ArticleFlatbed loses weighty load in Warren County rollover (PHOTOS)
The truck crashed on Harmony Brass Castle Road in Washington Township. A flatbed truck rolled onto its side Tuesday evening in Warren County, spilling counter balance weights used for a crane,...
View ArticlePolice responding to domestic dispute find woman dead
More details are expected later in the morning, a New Jersey State Police trooper said. UPDATE: Suspect in Blairstown homicide found dead in woods Police responding to a domestic disturbance early...
View ArticleSchools take shelter during possible homicide investigation
Police said there is no specific threat in the North Warren Regional school district. UPDATE: Suspect in Blairstown homicide found dead in woods Blairstown schools were placed in "shelter in place"...
View ArticleBlairstown murder suspect found dead in woods
Police responding to a domestic incident in Blairstown Township early Wednesday found a woman dead. Authorities say a 55-year-old man suspected in the killing of a woman in Blairstown Township early...
View ArticleBoys soccer: LIVE updates & chat from NJSIAA tournament seeding
Follow along live to the NJSIAA seeding meeting ROBBINSVILLE – The NJSIAA state tournament will be officially seeded on Wednesday morning, and NJ.com will have the seeds and bracket as soon as they...
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