A longtime Catholic deacon and religion teacher at parishes in Morris, Sussex, and Bergen Counties has been accused of possessing and distributing child pornography.
Most of New Jersey missed the worst from a line of thunderstorms Wednesday night and early Thursday morning as heavy rain stayed away from most of the state still saturated by Ida.
Phillipsburg Council President Frank McVey told police he wanted to make sure the town was safe and he was "in charge" since the town's leadership had not been heard from.