The real estate agents from both the Blairstown and Washington RE/MAX RIDGE offices treated more than 1,000 north Warren County children and parents to a wondrous Halloween party on Saturday afternoon and evening on Main Street in Blairstown. The festivities started with the children’s parade down historic Main Street — on their way to the annual Halloween Rotary Club-sponsored... Full story »

WASHINGTON — There are many students from throughout Warren County who say they are not happy with the tobacco industry’s push to sell their products to young people. Seventeen of these students are now taking on a leadership role to combat the tobacco industry and to promote healthy living instead. All six public high schools and nine middle schools... Full story »

SOMERVILLE — Jewish Family Service of Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren Counties plans volunteer training for two programs. Training is covered in nine hours over three sessions. The first session is at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30 at the JFS office, 150 W. High St., Somerville. All are welcome. Volunteers will receive orientation, training and ongoing support as they work with... Full story »

Jeannine “Jeanne” E. Schnapp Jeannine “Jeanne” E. Schnapp, 80, passed away peacefully at Warren Haven Nursing Home, Washington, Oct. 21, 2009. Born Jan. 20, 1929, in Union City, she also lived in Brick and Guttenberg. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Emily Thurlby. Jeanne was a customer service representative for Steinbeck Company; earlier in her life she... Full story »

To The Editor: Whatever version of the Democrat sponsored healthcare bill that comes up for a vote in the House or Senate will have individual insurance mandates (it will force you to buy insurance), and new penalties and taxes for everyone. Even the 40% who no longer pay taxes will have to cough up some serious dough. Employer-provided insurance will... Full story »

PHILLIPSBURG — Bargains on Broad Street, NORWESCAP food bank’s thrift shop, will hold a 50% off sale on Wednesday, Nov. 18 through Saturday, Nov. 21. The store is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. Silent auction items are excluded from the sale. The shop is at 201... Full story »

HACKETTSTOWN — The Musconetcong Watershed Association is seeking volunteers to help with riparian plantings at the Gruendyke site from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 7-8. The association is moving into the final phase of restoration at the site of the Gruendyke Dam removal in Hackettstown. Volunteers are needed to help plant trees and shrubs along the... Full story »

The Internal Revenue Service is looking for 32 Warren County taxpayers who can claim their share of undelivered refund checks totaling about $45,700. These undelivered refund checks were returned to the IRS by the U.S. Postal Service due to mailing address errors. The IRS can reissue the checks, which average $1,429 after taxpayers correct or update their addresses with the... Full story »

HACKETTSTOWN — Dr. Shane Fitzpatrick, Centenary associate professor of political science and international relations, is having the students enrolled in his Model United Nations Security Council course learn the art of conflict resolution firsthand. “I am having them participate in experiential learning, which is a popular method of teaching at Centenary,” said Dr. Fitzpatrick. “The students are placed in a... Full story »

WASHINGTON -- Tanya Capawanna (pictured third from left) and Penny Reichert (sixth from left) were the winners of the Washington Business Improvement District Farmers Markets’ last cooking contest of the year. Capawanna’s pumpkin cheesecake and Reichert’s plum cherry jelly were the delicious winners. Joining them for the above photo were (from left), Washington Councilman John Valentine (judge), Sandi Cerami,... Full story »

The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission announced Friday that a a temporary scheduled outage of its E-ZPass Web site its toll-free E-ZPass customer phone line this weekend. It's so the agency's E-ZPass customer-service provider, Electronic Transaction Consultants (ETC), performs testing of its recently upgraded on-line and phone service capabilities. The outage will take place from about 10 a.m. to... Full story »

WASHINGTON — November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and the “Great American Smokeout.” What a terrific time to draw attention to an ever-increasing issue that faces many New Jersey (and Warren County) residents, says Community Prevention Resources of Warren County, Inc.'s Leeanne Del Prado, Community Partnerships Coordinator for a Tobacco Free NJ. The Center for Disease Control draws a... Full story »

BLAIRSTOWN — The newly revamped Partners in Education (PIE) volunteer organization is creating fresh programs and initiatives to involve all members of the surrounding community in the education of North Warren Regional School District students. “School personnel do a great job of educating our young people, but they can’t – and shouldn’t – do it alone,” said PIE President... Full story »

Story Written By Andrea Lovas BLAIRSTOWN — When Sheila Rosko’s 54-year-old husband was first diagnosed with prostate cancer, she felt completely helpless. While Gabe Rosko endured treatments and took pills, his devastated wife had nothing to do except wait and hope for the best. Determined to be a more active part of her husband’s fight, Sheila came up with... Full story »

With a few heroics like they experienced a week ago, maybe North Warren High’s Patriots can now give the home fans something to cheer about. After halting a five-game skid by pulling out a 23-20 overtime triumph over Manville, the Patriots will try to make it two victories in a row 7 p.m. tonight when they tackle South Hunterdon at... Full story »