At the Newton road testing center Wednesday, Franklin resident Mary Alonso waited anxiously to see if her daughter Kristen would pass her first driving test.

Nearly 50 people gathered for the ceremonial groundbreaking of the new conservatory to be built on the site between the old greenhouse and the Exhibition Hall of the Sussex County Fairgrounds.

Standard & Poor's, an industry standard for rating the credit of government bodies, has upgraded the Sussex County Municipal Utilities Authority's credit rating from A+ to AA, a move that could save money when ...