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These Spots Were Ranked Best Places To Live In Hunterdon County These Spots Were Ranked Best Places To Live In Hunterdon County
These Spots Were Ranked Best Places To Live In Hunterdon County We’ve seen the best places to live in New Jersey, but what about Hunterdon County? According to a newly-released set of rankings by Niche.com, the top three spots in the area are Tewksbury Township, Clinton and Union Township. Top areas for diversity in the county include Flemington, Clinton and Glen Gardner, and the top-ranked spots to purchase a house include Glen Gardner, Tewksbury Township and Bethlehem Township. Here are the other top places to live in Hunterdon County, according to Niche.com. Crime, quality of schools, things to do and cost of living were among the factors used in de…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Feds: Staff At NJ Women's Prison Sexually Abused Inmates Feds: Staff At NJ Women's Prison Sexually Abused Inmates
Feds: Staff At NJ Women's Prison Sexually Abused Inmates Staff members at a New Jersey prison for women sexually abused inmates, federal prosecutors said Monday. Evidence shows that the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Clinton "fails to protect prisoners from sexual abuse by the facility’s staff," U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said Monday. This violates the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, Carpenito said. The U.S. Justice Department served notice on the Hunterdon County facility "for these alleged conditions and the minimum remedial measures necessary to address them," he said. In turn, Carpenito said, state official…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Rescuers Pull Trio Stuck Waist-Deep In Mud From Hunterdon County Reservoir Rescuers Pull Trio Stuck Waist-Deep In Mud From Hunterdon County Reservoir
Rescuers Pull Trio Stuck Waist-Deep In Mud From Hunterdon County Reservoir Three people were rescued after getting stuck waist-deep in a muddy area of a Hunterdon County reservoir. The three were walking on Dec. 24 across an area of the Round Valley Reservoir in Clinton that's usually under water, but was temporarily exposed due to maintenance activities, ABC7 reports. Rescuers created a makeshift bridge using plywood and other equipment to get the trio -- trapped in thigh-high to waist-deep mud, and pulled out one at a time. Click here for more from ABC7.

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Best Bagel Shops In Hunterdon County According To Yelp Best Bagel Shops In Hunterdon County According To Yelp
Best Bagel Shops In Hunterdon County According To Yelp There are bagels and then there are bagels: Doughy, delicious deli icons that are good on their own, as a sandwich, or with the ever-classic cream cheese. Every neighborhood has its own go-to bagel shop, but which one is best? Here are five of the top bagel shops in Hunterdon County, determined by Yelp's methodological algorithm. The algorithm combines the number of reviews and star ratings. Quotes are from customer reviews. Did your bagel shop make the cut? Clinton Bagel Company, 36 Old Hwy 22, Clinton: Located in "The Blue Building," the CBC has been in business since 1995. It's run by …

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
RANKINGS: Best Brunch In Warren & Hunterdon County According To Yelp RANKINGS: Best Brunch In Warren & Hunterdon County According To Yelp
Rankings: Best Brunch In Warren & Hunterdon County According To Yelp Eggs Benedict with a Bloody Mary or heaping stacks of pancakes. No matter what you prefer, there is a breakfast or brunch spot for you in Warren and Hunterdon counties. Of the dozens to choose from, below are the highest-rated breakfast and brunch spots in the area, according to Yelp. James on Main, Hackettstown: With a wood-fired grill and locally-sourced food, how could you go wrong? Chef Bill Van Pelt has 20 years of experience under his belt and has garnered both local and national awards.  "It is the mission of James on Main to become woven into the fabric of this classic downtown a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Former Star Athlete, Police Officer From Union Julia Caseres, 28, Loses Cancer Battle Former Star Athlete, Police Officer From Union Julia Caseres, 28, Loses Cancer Battle
Former Star Athlete, Police Officer From Union Julia Caseres, 28, Loses Cancer Battle A standout college soccer star who went on to become a police officer, Julia Jeanette Caseres died Friday. She was 28. She had been battling a rare form of lung cancer, NJ.com reported. Born in Glen Ridge, she spent most of her life in Union and a 2008 graduate of Union High School, she moved to Clinton a few years ago. Caseres played soccer for New Jersey City University in Jersey City, where she broke the record for goals scored in state collegiate history. She was also an academic All-American and was named the school’s Woman of the Year. She went on to the Essex County Police Acade…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Troubled Comedian And Union Native Artie Lange Arrested Again Troubled Comedian And Union Native Artie Lange Arrested Again
Troubled Comedian And Union Native Artie Lange Arrested Again Artie Lange, the comedian best known as a sidekick on Howard Stern's radio show, has been arrested for violating the terms of a court-mandated drug rehab program, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.  Lange, 51, who grew up in Union and lives in Hoboken, has been candid about his struggles with addiction. He was staying at a halfway house in Clinton as part of the program.  Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura told NJ 101.5 that Lange had failed to follow a court-ordered regimen imposed as a condition of his rehab.   "If they don't follow them the court wants to …

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by Paul Milo