She's the new kid on the block: The Nigerian Dwarf goat, docile and cute, is a favorite pet among a growing number of 4-H members showing at the Hunterdon County 4-H Fair today through Sunday.

After eight months of acrimony, the Hunterdon County freeholders and Sheriff Deborah Trout last night introduced a potential compromise in their budget and personnel disputes.

When Judy and Oye Olukotun moved onto Hopewell-Wertsville Road in the mid '80s, buying up land for sheep grazing and pear farming, they got a suspicious welcome from their neighbors.