Allamuchy Township, NJ

U.S. Rep. Susan Wild came to a town hall Tuesday night with updates for constituents, but she also came looking for ideas on stemming the national nightmare of gun violence. “Ordinarily I would suggest that we have a moment of silence, but it seems like we’ve been doing a lot of moments of silence in this country for a while now,” she said inside Palmer Township’s Chrin Community Center during the town hall live-streamed on Facebook.

Two sisters who operate a veterinary clinic in Monroe County were sentenced to prison and ordered to pay nearly $2.5 million in restitution for failure to remit payroll taxes. Dr. Karin Breitlauch, the veterinarian at Creature Comforts Veterinary Service in Saylorsburg, and Linda Breitlauch, who is the business’ comptroller, pleaded guilty last July 20 willful failure to pay taxes they collected to the government. They were indicted Jan. 28, 2020 in a federal investigation, court records say.

Sentencing for the human trafficking hotel case in Bartonsville that shocked the area has finally concluded. The defendants were convicted after a two-week trial back in October 2020. However, sentencing for the defendant, co-defendant, and the businesses involved has just been carried out over a year and a half later.

Sofia Peterson went 3-for-3 with two home runs, four RBI and a double while Allison Hoppe pitched five innings, gave up four hits and struck out seven as top-seeded Bordentown, No. 2 in the NJ.com Top 20, shut out fifth-seeded Gov. Livingston 13-0 in the semifinal of the Central Jersey Group 2 Tournament in Bordentown.

Mikayla Amoruso hit a two-run home run and pithed a five-hitter with six strikeouts and no walks for top-seeded Indian Hills in its 6-0 win over fifth-seeded Mahwah in the semifinals of the North 1, Group 2 Tournament in Oakland. Alayna Hoffman went 3-for-3 with a double and a home...

PARSIPPANY, NJ – The Parsippany Police Department has announced it will be increasing police activity...

Fifth-seeded Glen Rock scored all seven of its goals in the first half and held on for a 7-5 victory over fourth-seeded Mahwah in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Group 1 playoffs in Mahwah. Julia Corry and Ryan Doyle put in three goals apiece for Glen Rock...

Alex Pagonis and Katherine Adee provided the game-winning fireworks as fourth-seeded Bernards secured a 4-2, eight-inning victory over top-seeded Madison in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2 tournament Tuesday. Bernards now faces second-seeded Hanover Park, an 8-3 winner over third-seeded Rutherford, in the sectional...

New Jersey may be known for its beaches and boardwalks, but the Garden State has much more to offer in terms of water activities, and officials on Tuesday launched their inaugural Kicking Off Summer Lakes Tour.

Delbarton’s Jeffrey Cianfrocca jumped a state season-best in the boys high jump and took first in the triple jump to highlight action at the East Coast Relays in Randolph on Tuesday. The senior recorded a 6-8 in the high jump to take the top spot in the event and...

The Palmerton softball team’s bats were quiet for the first five innings against Pen Argyl senior pitcher Kayla Holley on Tuesday. But in the sixth inning, with one big blast from Palmerton junior catcher Kelsey Balliet, the Blue Bombers took the lead and then went on to secure a 3-1 home victory in the District 11 Class 3A quarterfinal.

EASTON, Pa. – The school board directors of Easton Area School District did some heavy lifting at their meeting Tuesday night, approving by a 7-2 vote the proposed final budget for the 2022-23 school year. The real estate tax rate will increase from 65.56 mills in 2021-22 to 66.87...

Memorial Day weekend is usually thought of as a holiday where people head to the Jersey Shore. But lakes are also a potential getaway destination.

Amanda Medina pitched five shutout innings of one-hit ball with eight strikeouts and two walks for top-seeded Watchung Hills in its 7-0 win over fourth-seeded Bayonne in the semifinals of the North 2, Group 4 tournament in Warren Township. Madison Moran went 2-for-3 with three runs scored and two RBI...

PALMER TWP., Pa. – The Palmer Township Board of Supervisors neither approved nor denied Greystone Capital Inc.'s conditional use application for the construction of a 185,000-square-foot industrial-use building at 1493 Van Buren Road. Instead, Tuesday night's public hearing was continued until July 5. About an hour into testimony from...

Carly Mockenhaupt drove in two runs as Morris Catholic, No. 19 in the NJ.com Top 20, secured a 6-5 victory over No. 6 Mount St. Dominic Tuesday. Morris Catholic (20-5) scored all of its runs in the third and fourth innings, plating three runs apiece. That run was in response...

Meg Rourke scored six goals and assisted on the game-winner with one minute remaining to lead second-seeded Northern Highlands, No. 17 in the NJ.com Top 20, to a come-from-behind victory at home over 10-seed Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 13-12, in the quarterfinal round of the North Jersey, Group 3 sectional tournament. Maddie...

Halftime came at the right time for Hunterdon Central. Momentum had swung against the Red Devils, who led by five goals early on Tuesday in the quarterfinal round of the North Jersey, Group 4 state tournament when the horn sounded with that advantage trimmed to just two goals. And the...

The Somerville girls lacrosse team entered Tuesday’s NJSIAA North Group 2 quarterfinal with a chip on its shoulder, and it doesn’t look like it’s going away any time soon. The Pioneers have enjoyed a successful season so far, with only two losses as of Tuesday against state-ranked...

Winning pitcher Jacob Forgatch came within one out of a complete game to lead Parsippany Hills to a 4-2 victory over Mendham in Mendham. Forgatch allowed two runs on eight hits in 6 2/3 innings and struck out three. Vincent Licor went 2-for-3 with a walk, two RBI and a...