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18-Year-Old Arrested After Shots Fired In Phillipsburg: Prosecutor
An 18-year-old Phillipsburg resident was arrested in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, April 30 and charged with firing gunshots earlier this month, authorities said.
On Friday, April 12 at 10:15 p.m., Phillipsburg police responded to the 200 block of Stockton Street on a report of a shooting, Anthony Picione, Acting Warren County Prosecutor, said. While no one was shot, they confirmed a firearm was discharged, Picione said.
An investigation identified Javon Singletary as the suspect and he was apprehended in Bethlehem, PA, Picione said.
Singletary was charged with unlawful possession of a ha…
Phillipsburg Couple Left Toddlers In Car So They Could Go Wine-Tasting, Prosecutor Says
Two people have been charged with child neglect after leaving two toddlers in a vehicle for 20 minutes while they went into a winery for a tasting session, police said.
John O’Mahoney, 43, and Radhika Vyas, 37, both of Phillipsburg, have each been charged with cruelty and neglect of children in the fourth degree, the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office said.
Troopers from the Washington Barracks responded to Four Sisters Winery in White Township on Feb. 25, on reports a man and woman had left two children ages 2 and 3 in a vehicle for 20 minutes, the prosecutor’s office said. While en route, …
Palmer Police ID Motorcyclist Killed In Route 22 Wreck
Authorities have named the motorcyclist who died after crashing on Route 22 on Wednesday, Feb. 8 in Palmer Township.
David Walton, 59, was heading east on the highway when he came across traffic congestion related to a separate accident around 4 p.m., township police said.
He lost control of his 2008 Harley Davidson and skidded across the road until crashing into a box truck, according to police. The bike came to rest under a separate car.
Walton, of Phillipsburg, New Jersey, was severely injured and taken to St. Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus, where he died, poli…
Driver Dies After Palmer Township Crash, Coroner Says
One driver died from his injuries after a crash in Palmer Township on Tuesday evening, Jan. 30, officials say.
Joseph R. Hoagland, 68, suffered a medical emergency that led to a wreck in the parking lot of the William Penn Highway Weis, said the Northampton County Coroner's Office.
Hoagland, of Wilson Borough, was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital - Anderson Campus where he passed from blunt force chest injuries on Wednesday, Jan. 31, authorities said. His death was ruled accidental.
According to his Facebook, Hoagland was from Phillipsburg, New Jersey, and attended Phill…
Actors To Play Nazis, Jewish Mothers Needed For Documentary Filming In Phillipsburg
Several roles are being cast for a Holocaust documentary filming in Phillipsburg later this month.
"Righteous" is seeking actors for non-speaking roles in re-enactment scenes for the hour-long doc, produced by Austin Kase and filming in Phillipsburg Tuesday, Nov. 28 and Wednesday, Nov. 29.
The documentary is casting a wide variety of roles, including Jewish mothers, Nazi officers and soldiers, a three-member Jewish family, an old Polish professor, and several others, according to its BackStage.com listing.
The gig pays up to $200 per day. Click here to learn more and apply.
‘Sweet, Kind Soul:’ Erik Eckert Of Phillipsburg Dies, 34
Tributes are pouring in for Phillipsburg native Erik W. Eckert, who died Monday, Oct. 23 at the age of 34.
Born in Livingston, Erik graduated from Phillipsburg High School in 2006 and had worked in sales at a travel company, his obituary says.
Erik loved football, especially rooting for the Green Bay Packers. He channeled his creativity by attending concerts, most recently, Pantera and Metallica, his memorial says.
He also had a softer side that gave him a passion for animals and children.
Above all, Erik leaves a legacy as a “sweet, kind soul who was willing to help anyone.”
Erik is s…
Leader Of Warren County’s ‘Largest’ Drug Network Nabbed, 42 Heroin Bricks Seized: Prosecutor
Four pounds of methamphetamine, 42 bricks of heroin, and a slew of other drugs were discovered at a Warren County home, resulting in the arrest of two residents — one who authorities say was the leader of the area’s largest narcotics trafficking network.
Charlie L. Cole, 44, and Shakiera Armstrong, 31, of Phillipsburg, were charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and marijuana, as well as child endangerment and various weapons offenses, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a release on Friday, Oct. 27.
Cole was also charged with lead…
Phillipsburg's Pat Pespas, Star Of HBO's 'Telemarketers' Safe After Missing For Month
Patrick J. Pespas, who starred in HBO's "Telemarketers," has been found safe.
Pespas, 55, of Phillipsburg, has been found safe and was home with his wife, Sue, directors Sam Lipman-Stern and Adam Bhala Lough said on Pespas' Instagram account Friday, Oct. 27.
Pespas had been missing since Sept. 29, when he was seen in Easton, PA, and later at a bar in the Pittsburg area.
Pespas, formerly of North Plainfield and Plainfield, NJ, has been living with his wife in Easton, PA.
He teamed up with Lipman-Stern to create the three-part HBO mini docu-series "Telemarketers," which shined a …
Here Are All The Variations Of Pork Rolls To Try At Phillipsrbug's Annual Pork Roll Palooza
Any other day, call it Taylor Ham. On Oct. 14, it's pork roll.
A day of pork roll festivities is on the calendar in Phillipsburg: The annual Pork Roll Palooza.
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It's happening rain or shine on Saturday, Oct. 14, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Shappell Park.
This year's event features more than a dozen vendors, all with their take on a pork roll or a delicious dessert to wash 'em down.
On the menu, for example, a por…