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Southern Washington County communities hit hard by flooding

Homes, businesses and a wedding reception were affected by flooding Saturday night in southern Washington County. Heavy rainfall was concentrated mostly in North Franklin Township, South Franklin Township and Amwell Township. David Bane, chief of North Franklin Township Fire Company, ...

Icy rescue

Shortly before 3 p.m. Thursday, emergency crews were called to the 200 block of Redd Run Road in Amwell Township after a dog became trapped in the middle of an icy pond. Morgan Pelosi said she was able to track her dog, Bailey, a livestock guardian dog, through her Halo Collar and saw that ...

Ohio man arrested in Amwell stabbing

State police arrested an Ohio man after he was accused of stabbing a coworker in Amwell Township. Wilbert Caraveo Torruco, 44, of Carrollton, faces a felony charge of aggravated assault. According to the criminal complaint, police were called about 8 a.m. Wednesday to a gas well owned by ...

Keep it native: Native plants benefit local ecosystem

In her 1970 classic “Big Yellow Taxi,” Joni Mitchell laments the use of insecticides and asks of farmers, “Give me spots on my apples, but leave me the birds and the bees, please.” In 2019, researchers affiliated with Cornell University issued a study finding that the population of ...

Washington man dies in motorcycle crash

A Washington man was killed in a motorcycle crash Monday afternoon in Amwell Township. Noah Nicholas Polites, 20, lost control of his motorcycle and struck a guardrail near 203 Amity Ridge Road at around 2:45 p.m., the Washington County coroner’s office said in a news release. Polites ...