Most-Read Hackettstown Stories of January

From snow to sleet to 50-degree temperatures and everything in between, January kicked off 2013 in a memorable way. There were plenty of stories to help ring in the new year, so here’s a list of the month’s biggest articles.

This tragic incident from our neighboring town of Mt. Olive saddened a region, as two teens–Clyde Schimanski III and Nick Cianciotto III, both 15–fell through the icy waters of Budd Lake one night while ice fishing. The two perished that night, and their bodies were recovered over the next 48 hours.

13 Hackettstown Physicians Named ‘Top Docs’ in NJ

With Hackettstown Regional Medical Center as a focal point of the community, the amount of great physicians in the area is no secret. And for one of New Jersey’s most popular annual lists–New Jersey Monthly Magazines’ Top Doctors–a baker’s dozen of Hackettstown practitioners have been honored. See the story for more information.

Mars Inc. Named a Best Place to Work in 2013

Mars–the manufacturer of such brands like M&Ms and Combos–made a splash in 2012, opening its first-ever pop-up store in Hackettstown and having a portion of High Street named for the local business. Forbes Magazine said there’s more to the company than just a great local connection, naming it one of the best places to work this year.

When police patrolled the parking lot of Marshall’s earlier this month, they found a one-year-old baby sitting in the backseat, unattended, with the car turned off and the windows closed. An investigation revealed the mother of the child was shopping in Marshall’s department store. Charges were pressed for endangering the welfare of a child.

Drunk Driving Crackdown Yields 71 Arrests

A three-week effort by the Hackettstown Police Department from December to January to set up checkpoints and crack down on drunk drivers was successful, bringing in 71 arrests and hundreds of other summonses and charges for various crimes.