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Brush Fires, Sewer Improvements Tops News

Check out what you might have missed in Hopatcong and Sparta in our week in review.

Sparta Board Delays LOSAP Hike Decision

Ambulance Squad seeks higher credits for increased service activities.

6 Miles of Rt. 206 Fixes to Last Half a Year

$5 million project spans Chester to Somerville.

Postal Service Reverses Suspension of Saturday Delivery Plan

Citing Congressional measure, Board of Governors reluctantly decides to continue six-day-a-week delivery.

Find out what's happening in Hopatcong-Spartawith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Sparta Student Finalist in Scholarship Competition

Violinist Kathryn Chamberlain in the running for $1,000 music education scholarship.

JCP&L Names New President

James V. Fakult will take over for Don Lynch effective June 3.

Find out what's happening in Hopatcong-Spartawith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Sparta 2013 Budget Bumps Taxes $44

Township Council OKs $24.5 million spending plan.

Tick Tock Diner Manager Charged in Murder-for-Hire Plot

Clifton man tried to have his uncle, the co-owner of the Passaic landmark, killed by two men, authorities say.

Monday afternoon brush fires scattered along train tracks at International Trade Center.

Pair Charged With Stripping Train Cars

Hopatcong Police catch alleged thieves with wire and fixtures taken from NJ Transit cars.

Hopatcong to Improve Water And Sewer System

Council also OKs $80,000 for police computers.


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