Murder Trial Continues, Teacher Contract Agreement Top Local News

An expert testified in court at the Tedesco trial this week and said evidence from Giuseppe Tedesco's handgun and material from the sweater Alyssa Ruggieri wore the night she was killed was used to replicate the murder scene and determine the gun shots were fired at close range.

Murder Scene Photos Shown at Tedesco Trial

In the second week of Giuseppe Tedesco's murder trial, photos of bullets found in Alyssa Ruggieri's body were presented to the jury.

Agreement Reached in Teacher Contract Dispute

The Hopatcong BOE and teachers union resolved the ongoing contract dispute over health care contributions by signing a "letter of understanding."

Police said over $2,000 worth of video games and consoles and $200 worth of cologne was allegedly stolen from an Elmira Trail home on Thursday.

Police said Hopatcong resident Anthony Troyano Jr., 39, is who is accused of burglarizing a Mendham Township home last month, was arrested again last week after being caught with crack cocaine at a DWI checkpoint last week.

Police said a copper pipe was cut and stolen during a residential burglary on Maxim Drive that caused oil to leak into Bear Pond earlier this month. A $25,000 reward will be offered for any information that leads to arrest in residential burglary, police said.

Sixth grader Mikey Gaccione started a toy drive at Hopatcong Middle School for borough families in need this holiday season.

Lost Cat Reunited With Owner 4 Months Later

A cat that had been missing for four months in Hopatcong was reunited with his owner Thursday, after a resident found him stuck in a bush on Tulsa Trail.