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A 33-year-old East Hanover woman was charged with assault by auto and DWI after she allegedly struck another vehicle head-on on Ridgedale Avenue in the the township, police said.

Woman Killed in Crash a Retired Special Ed Teacher

A Florham Park woman who died in a one-car crash on North Passaic Avenue in Chatham worked as a special education teacher for many years and had three children and five grandchildren, according to her obituary.

Police officers found muddy footprints inside and outside three adjacent townhouses on Castle Ridge Drive in East Hanover after all three homes were burglarized, police said.

A 37-year-old East Hanover resident has been charged with distributing cocaine after he allegedly met an undercover FBI informant at a restaurant in Essex County and sold him an eighth of an ounce of the drug for $3,200, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office and court documents.

Townhouse Fire Sends Florham Park Woman to Hospital

A husband and wife who live in a townhouse on Brandywyne Drive in Florham Park were displaced by a fire in their attic, and the wife was taken to a hospital for evaluation after being exposed to smoke, police and fire officials said.

PSE&G to Lease Land From East Hanover for Power Project

The East Hanover Township Council has authorized the township to enter a lease agreement with PSE&G that would have the utility company pay the township $200,000 a year for two years so it can lay down equipment and store vehicles at the former East Hanover Airport site on Ridgedale Avenue, which was acquired by the municipality for open space, while construction of the utility's Susquehanna-Roseland power line project is under way.

Test scores within the Hanover Park Regional School District have been increasing since 2010, according to a presentation by Director of Curriculum Maria C. Carrell.

A Target loss prevention officer said he observed a customer purchase gift cards with a credit card and then return to the store and purchase two iPads with the gift cards, according to police.

Marty's Shoes recently opened and a sign says Let's Yo Yogurt is coming soon.