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Storm Knocks Power To Thousands In North Jersey Storm Knocks Power To Thousands In North Jersey
Storm Knocks Power To Thousands In North Jersey Thousands of residents in northern New Jersey were without power as of Tuesday, Feb. 13 amid the snow storm that dropped several inches on the region. The JCP&L outage map shows 2,390 had no power in Warren County, mainly in Harmony Twp., Lopatcong, Phillipsburg, Pohatcong, and White Township as of 11:35 a.m. In Somerset County, nearly 900 residents had no power, mostly in Branchburg (790). Nearly 1,500 Hunterdon County residents were also in the dark. Those residents without power are mainly residents of Clinton, Holland, Lebanon, and Readington. Restoration times varied.

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by Sam Barron
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Hundreds Without Power In Morris County Town Hundreds Without Power In Morris County Town
Hundreds Without Power In Morris County Town Nearly 300 Morris County residents were without power on Sunday morning, Dec. 3. The JCP&L outage maps shows 293 people were without power, most of them (266) in Chester Township. A restoration time of 11 a.m. was predicted.

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by Cecilia Levine
Real Estate
$2.3M North Jersey Mansion Is 'Contemporary Gem In Historic Town' (PHOTOS) $2.3M North Jersey Mansion Is 'Contemporary Gem In Historic Town' (PHOTOS)
$2.3M North Jersey Mansion Is 'Contemporary Gem In Historic Town' (Photos) They call her O'Zanda — and she could be yours for $2.3 million. That's the Morris County farmhouse-turned-mansion, designed by renowned, New Jersey-born architect Richard Meier. He's most well-known for designing the Getty Center in Los Angeles, the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, and San Jose City Hall. To put it simply, the home at 125 Pleasant Hill Road in Chester Township is a a masterpiece. Built in 1966, O'Zanda served as a farmhouse before Meier rebuilt it (see PDF attachment for more on O'Zanda's history). 125 Pleasant Hill RoadKienlen Lattmann Sotheby's International Re…

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by Valerie Musson
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These NJ Communities Violated LGBTQ+ Marriage License Rules: AG These NJ Communities Violated LGBTQ+ Marriage License Rules: AG
These NJ Communities Violated LGBTQ+ Marriage License Rules: AG Twenty-eight municipalities statewide have been cited by New Jersey officials for excluding the LGBTQIA+ community in their online marriage license applications. The municipalities face fines of up to $10,000 if they don't fix the problem, the state said. Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights said DCR has issued Notices of Violation to the municipalities for allegedly violating the Law Against Discrimination by publishing marriage license application forms on their websites that exclude certain LGBTQIA+ individuals seeking to obtain marriage licenses. Th…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Arson Units Probe Morris County House Fire Arson Units Probe Morris County House Fire
Arson Units Probe Morris County House Fire Arson units are investigating a fire that ravaged a Morris County home late Tuesday night. The fire was spotted by a Chester Township patrol officer at 25 Lamerson Rd. in Chester Township just before 10:45 p.m., police said. The blaze was extinguished by the Chester Township Volunteer Fire Department with help from fire companies in Peapack-Gladstone, Far Hills, Bernardsville, Liberty Corner, Pottersville, New Vernon, Ralston, Mendham Borough, Brookside, Fairmount, Flanders, Budd Lake and Randolph, police said. The scene was cleared about four hours later, the Fairmount Fire Company said.…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
'Ask To See Their Permit,' Police Warn After Nabbing Paving Solicitor, Scammer In Morris County 'Ask To See Their Permit,' Police Warn After Nabbing Paving Solicitor, Scammer In Morris County
'Ask To See Their Permit,' Police Warn After Nabbing Paving Solicitor, Scammer In Morris County A man police say pretended to work for an asphalt company to solicit and scam residents in Morris County was charged after a traffic stop Tuesday afternoon, police said. The man — whose identity was not released — was stopped on Colby Farm Road for several violations around 12:30 p.m., Chester Police said. During the stop, the officer “confirmed that he was the same individual from last summer who was issued a summons for soliciting without a permit,” police said. A follow-up investigation determined that the man had once again been soliciting without a permit on Colby Farm Road and nearby…

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by Valerie Musson