NJSIAA implements new rule requiring all transfers to sit 30 days
The new rule could have a far-reaching impact on the state's athletic scene and received opposition from a prominent state Assemblyman. ROBBINSVILLE – New Jersey high school sports have a new transfer...
View ArticleWarren County school closings, delayed openings (Thursday, February 9, 2017)
This post will be updated frequently with delays and closures throughout Warren County Several Warren County schools have announced they'll close Thursday, February 9, 2017 due to the snowstorm...
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Phillipsburg fire started in 2nd floor apartment, chief says
The four Wilbur Avenue apartments are temporarily uninhabitable. Watch video A Wednesday morning fire in Phillipsburg started in a second-floor apartment, leaving it and the other three apartments...
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Car impounded in P'burg in Palmer pedestrian fatal probe
Two men were taken for questioning. Watch video A car was impounded early Thursday in Phillipsburg and people were questioned as part of an investigation into a fatal pedestrian crash Wednesday night...
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Vintage photos of clubs and bands in N.J.
There are still many music clubs in the state, but times have changed. I noted last year when we posted vintage photos of clubs and music venues, that the 1970s and 1980s were great times in New...
View ArticleJackknifed tractor-trailer closes I-78 in Central Jersey
As a winter storms spreads across New Jersey on Feb. 9, 2017, icy conditions have been reported on Interstate 78 in Hunterdon County. Update: As of 10:30 a.m., eastbound Interstate 78 has been...
View ArticleA step forward? Opinions vary on NJSIAA's new transfer rule
Here's what coaches, athletic directors, critics and supporters had to say.
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Victim of deadly hit-and-run near Palmer mall identified as N.J. teen
The woman who was struck and killed on Route 248 in Palmer Township was an 18-year-old from Phillipsburg, the coroner said. Watch video The victim of a deadly hit-and-run pedestrian crash near the...
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Phillipsburg fire not deemed suspicious as investigation continues
Four Wilbur Avenue apartments are temporarily uninhabitable. Watch video The investigation into how a Wednesday morning fire started in Phillipburg is continuing, but so far there is nothing to...
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Victim of deadly hit-and-run near Palmer mall identified as P'burg teen
The woman who was struck and killed on Route 248 in Palmer Township was an 18-year-old from Phillipsburg, the coroner said. Watch video UPDATE: Mother mourns Phillipsburg teen killed in Pa....
View ArticleSnowfall totals across N.J. reach as high as 11 inches
Preliminary snowfall totals across the Garden State range from a light coating in South Jersey to as much as 11 inches in North Jersey. The fast-moving snowstorm that swept across New Jersey on...
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'I'm devastated': Mother mourns Phillipsburg teen killed in Pa. hit-and-run
Eighteen-year-old Zakaiyah Halley "was a loving, caring and happy person," her mom said. Having worked in hospice care, Alma Johnson has dealt with death and grief before. But this is different. "I'm...
View ArticleGirls Basketball: 2017 state tournament brackets
2017 girls basketball state tournament brackets Girls Basketball state tournament brackets NOTE: continue to refresh this page as brackets are added. North 1, Group 1North 1, Group 2North 1, Group...
View ArticleBoys basketball state tournament brackets - except for Paterson Eastside and...
Where is your favorite team seeded in the 2017 state tournament? The NJSIAA released the 2017 state tournament brackets on Thursday. The sectional tournaments get underway on Feb. 28 and come to a...
View ArticleLISTEN: Principal announces snow day with 'Piano Man' parody
Bob Magnuson, chief school administrator of Oxford Central elementary school, made today's snow day call into a song set to Billy Joel's "Piano Man." Watch video OXFORD -- What's better than a snow...
View ArticleWarren County school closings, delayed openings (Friday, February 10, 2017)
This post will be updated frequently with delays and closures throughout Warren County Most Warren County schools have announced they'll have delayed openings Friday, February 10, 2017 due to the...
View ArticleTake this week's NJ.com Local News Quiz
See if you've got a perfect score in you. Time to see how well you recall the biggest New Jersey news stories of the week. Take the quiz below, which is based on some of the most popular stories that...
View ArticleWrestling sectional finals: top storylines and predictions for Friday's...
What are the storylines in each of the 24 sectional finals? NJ.com tells you in the slideshow below. The three NJ.com wrestling writers pick winners in each section.
View ArticleN.J.'s data dump could be an antidote for fake news | Editorial
The New Jersey Open Data Initiative creates a single data site for state data, as long as agencies comply, that the data is accurate and residents are informed about its existence. Need to know the...
View ArticleHistoric caboose gutted in fire outside Phillipsburg museum
The train car once was part of freight trains that went from Allentown and through Easton and P'burg on the way to New York. An historic wooden caboose was gutted by fire early Friday morning outside...
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