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Cop sent to respond to double murder charged with official misconduct

October 23, 2025 3:54 pm

A Franklin Township police sergeant has been charged with official misconduct and tampering with public records after failing to respond to multiple 911 calls hours before New Jersey State Police Lt. Ricardo Santos allegedly shot and killed a former girlfriend...

Varela picks up more endorsements from Hunterdon Dems

October 23, 2025 1:14 pmOctober 23, 2025 1:16 pm

Brian Varela continues to rack up local endorsements in his campaign for New Jersey’s 7th congressional district, earning the support of ten more local Democrats in Hunterdon County today. Among Varela’s new supporters are Joey Novick, who led the Hunterdon...

Varela picks up endorsements from local Democrats in Flemington

August 15, 2025 8:00 amAugust 16, 2025 9:54 am

A group of local Democratic officials in the Hunterdon County borough of Flemington is endorsing businessman Brian Varela for New Jersey’s 7th congressional district, wading into a crowded and murky Democratic primary that features no fewer than seven other contenders....

Hunterdon prosecutor takes over Franklin police amid double murder investigation

August 7, 2025 4:49 pm

The Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office has taken control of Franklin Township’s police department after its investigation into a shocking double murder-suicide reportedly perpetrated by a state trooper raised “serious concerns” about the department. Ricardo J. Santos, a New Jersey State...

Judge refuses to disenfranchise young voter

June 10, 2025 4:57 pm

A Superior Court Judge today authorized an 18-year-old whose voter registration appears to have gotten lost in the mail to cast his vote by provisional ballot. The voter, whose name is being withheld to protect his privacy, told Judge William...

Sign-stealing Readington committeeman pleas to lesser offense

April 17, 2025 4:22 pmApril 17, 2025 4:27 pm

Readington Township Committeeman John Albanese, Jr., accepted a plea deal that included admitting to the theft of a rival’s campaign signs during a 2024 Republican primary after the other side in a Republican war placed an electronic tracking device on...

Results of today’s special school elections

March 11, 2025 11:34 pm

In today’s special school elections, voters in fourteen municipalities approved school improvement bond referendums while rejecting them in six towns – and two municipalities voted down proposals to spend more than their cap. The Educational Facilities and Construction and Financing...