A 'cup of coffee' in the big leagues
A rookie's first taste of the major leagues will often be short. In baseball parlance, it's known as having a "cup of coffee" in the big leagues. The Baseball Almanac defines this as "a brief trial in...
View Article16 of the best bites from N.J.'s ultimate food and wine festival (PHOTOS)
The 9th annual New Jersey Wine and Food Festival at Crystal Springs Resort brought dozens of top chefs to Sussex County, including Daniel Boulud
View ArticleGetting ready for trout season: Lake Hopatcong stocked with 1,000 fish
New Jersey's annual trout season starts April 8 JEFFERSON -- New Jersey's largest lake received a significant infusion of trout on Sunday, in keeping with an annual tradition. Volunteers stocked Lake...
View ArticleN.J. pets in need: April 3, 2017
Homeless animals throughout New Jersey are looking for a home and love. Here is this week's collection of some of the dogs and cats in need of adoption all over the state of New Jersey. We are now...
View ArticleNJ.com boys lacrosse Top 20, April 3: Ranked showdowns highlight opening week
See how a number of major games impacted the boys lacrosse Top 20 this week
View ArticlePregnancies in 4 N.J. counties affected by pollution, study concludes
Babies born downwind of a coal-fired power plant in neighboring Pennsylvania had an increased risk of being underweight, say Lehigh researchers. Children born in four northwestern N.J. counties may...
View ArticleLongtime freeholder not seeking re-election in Sussex
Phil Crabb has been in office since 2008. NEWTON -- Sussex County's longest-serving freeholder is not seeking re-election. Freeholder Phil Crabb, a Republican in office since 2008, is the only...
View ArticleThe big brown bat is bouncing back after devastating disease, biologist says
Little brown bats' numbers were reduced by 98 percent in New Jersey over the past decade due to white nose syndrome, ROCKAWAY -- Some bat species are doing better a decade after a deadly disease...
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Cop who slapped bunny-suited prankster may get a lesser charge
Hopatcong Police Officer Nicholas Maresca Jr. has pleaded not guilty to simple assault. Watch video SPARTA -- A municipal court judge will consider a lesser charge of harassment, at the request of the...
View ArticleNew SAT scores: Compare every N.J. public high school
Find out how your school compares to the state's best. TRENTON -- The average statewide SAT score in New Jersey's public high schools was 1,075 out of 1,600 last school year, the first year students...
View ArticleWill Joe Piscopo run for governor? Maybe he'll say in Sparta
The Sparta chapter of UNICO invited Piscopo to speak at a charity fundraising dinner. SPARTA -- Former "Saturday Night Live" star Joe Piscopo is speaking at a charity fundraiser in Sparta Thursday as...
View ArticleAfter weeks of protests, Frelinghuysen to meet with N.J. residents (in D.C.)
U.S. Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen has been dodging NJ 11th for Change's requests for in-person town hall meetings for nearly three months WASHINGTON D.C. -- After weeks of protests by groups from...
View ArticleTilcon beefs up security at quarry to keep out ATVs and trespassers
Patrols have been increased effective immediately, according to the company. BYRAM -- Tilcon New York announced Wednesday it was stepping up security at its quarry due to complaints of all-terrain...
View ArticleAll 5 GOP candidates for governor at 'Lincoln Day' brunch but media barred
Party chair Jerry Scanlan said "a number of people" objected to media coverage LAFAYETTE -- The media is being kept out of the Sussex County Republicans' annual "Lincoln Day" brunch on Sunday, with...
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Vintage photos of people 'hangin' out' in N.J.
Sometimes, the best something to do is little or nothing. Angie: "Whaddya feel like doin' tonight?" Marty: "I don't know, Ang ... what do you feel like doin'?" Angie: "We're back to that, eh? I say to...
View ArticleThe most toxic sites in each New Jersey county
New Jersey has 115 Superfunds - more than any state in the U.S. Where are they?
View ArticleFrelinghuysen meets with constituents in D.C. but still no town hall for N.J.
Members of NJ 11th for Change and BlueWaveNJ met with U.S. Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen WASHINGTON D.C. -- Residents who have been protesting U.S. Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen for weeks and asking for a...
View ArticleJoe Piscopo insists he's still thinking of running for N.J. governor
The former "Saturday Night Live" star is keeping his options open. SPARTA -- Former "Saturday Night Live" cast member Joe Piscopo said he hasn't given up on running for governor as an independent but...
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Prosecutor identifies N.J. woman found dead on Route 22 center median
Woman was found in a bushy center median on Route 22 in Branchburg. BRANCHBURG -- A 29-year-old Hopatcong woman has been identified as the person found dead Wednesday in the center median on Route 22...
View ArticleSee and hear the water of the Boonton Gorge (VIDEO)
BOONTON - The rains may have stopped but if you take just a short walk off of Main Street you can hear a roaring sound coming from the Boonton Gorge as runoff from recent storms crashes onto the...
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