Hunterdon County, NJ News

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All 10- to 24-year-olds now eligible, as are older residents with chronic conditions. Full story »

HUNTERDON COUNTY -- Torn by his father’s death and the lack of a finalized offer, former NBA star Jayson Williams did not show up today for an anticipated guilty plea in the 2002 death of a limousine driver. The former New Jersey Net remained in South Carolina, and Superior Court Judge Edward Coleman adjourned the court date without setting another,... Full story »

FLEMINGTON--With a fresh supply of vaccine arriving earlier this week, Hunterdon County is expanding the eligibility for people who qualify to get an H1N1 shot on Sunday. And it couldn’t have come too soon for the people who’ve been calling the health department since October, asking when they or their children can get the swine flu shot. “We know that... Full story »

RARITAN TWP. — Now healthy children and adults with chronic health conditions can register for Sunday’s H1N1, or swine, flu clinic at the Hunterdon Central High School fieldhouse on Junction Road. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Previously children ages 10-24 were only eligible if they had serious underlying chronic health conditions. Now healthy children those ages can get the vaccine,... Full story »

A person close to the case told the Associated Press on Thursday that Williams would plead guilty to the 2002 shooting death of a driver in a deal that could get him up to three years in prison. Full story »

Former NBA star was expected to admit role in driver's shooting death Full story »

Thanksgiving weekend isn't just a time for families to get together. It's also prime season for high school reunions. Graduates from high schools or other institutions around the Garden State will have an opportunity to reconnect with former friends and classmates. Among the upcoming reunions are these: Arthur L. Johnson Regional High School of Clark Class of 1989, 20-year... Full story »

Andrea Adams (above), victim's sister, says 'that's the only way I think my brother will ever rest' Full story »

CLINTON TOWNSHIP -- An Essex County man charged with stealing $14,600 worth of jewelry from a Maple Avenue home last month was arrested Saturday after crashing his car on Route 78 in Warren and assaulting a state trooper, police said. David Frischman, 27, of Livingston is facing a charge of aggravated assault on a state trooper in addition to the... Full story »

LEBANON TOWNSHIP-- The grounds of Hagedorn Psychiatric Hospital are now smoke-free, making it the last of the state psychiatric hospitals to prohibit smoking anywhere on campus. The Lebanon Township hospital has for more than a year implemented smoking-cessation programs, according to a Division of Health Services' (DHS) press release. “This initiative mirrors what is being done at hospitals, medical centers... Full story »

The retired NBA star could spend up to three years in prison for accidentally shooting a driver in 2002. He was slated to face a retrial in January on the reckless manslaughter charge. Full story »

Former pro basketball star plans to accept the plea deal Friday Full story »

Former New Jersey Nets star scheduled to appear in court Friday Full story »

ALEXANDRIA -- Parents and teachers crowded into the Alexandria Middle School library last night to protest a proposal to outsource custodial staff, while just down the hall one of the six janitors who may be laid off mopped the boys’ bathroom floor. The custodian, Richard “Mr. Rick” Smith, Jr., is one of janitors who could be replaced as the board... Full story »

RARITAN TWP. — Registration re-opened late this afternoon for Sunday’s HINI, or swine, flu clinic at the Hunterdon Central High School fieldhouse on Junction Road. Health Department officials said they just got word that another 1,000 injectable doses of the vaccine will arrive this week and immediately expanded the clinic for 10- to 24-year-olds with serious underlying chronic health conditions... Full story »