Braydon Bulkeley, 10, of Sparta showed few symptoms when he tested positive for COVID-19 on Christmas Day 2021. (Photos provided) Years of coping with Covid The end of the coronavirus pandemic, which began five years ago, was not the end of the disease for many people, including... Local News 10 Mar 2025 | 04:47
Valerie and John Wilkins of Sparta. (Photo courtesy of John Wilkins) Visions lead to fitness tool Lying in a hospital room in January 2021, John Wilkins had just been told by doctors that if the cocktail of drugs they’d... Local News 21 Oct 2024 | 04:13
Couple pleads guilty to fraud, money laundering A Sparta couple admitted fraudulently obtaining about $790,000 in federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) payments,... Police & Fire 22 Aug 2024 | 09:54
Flu, COVID-19 vaccination clinic today A walk-in flu and COVID-19 vaccination clinic will be held from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21. The clinic will be at 201... Local News 21 Feb 2024 | 09:34
Sparta man charged with fraud, money laundering A Sparta resident was charged with one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering in connection with federal funds... Police & Fire 21 Dec 2023 | 03:00
UPDATE: Admissions halted at Limecrest The state Department of Health has halted admissions at Limecrest Subacute and Rehabilitation Center in Andover Township... Home 30 Nov 2023 | 09:44
Couple charged with fraud, money laundering A Sparta couple was arrested in Texas on charges related to fraudulently obtaining Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL)... Police & Fire 02 Jul 2023 | 10:13
Letter tying COVID cases, deaths to vaccines was very misleading In last week’s newspaper, there was an article in “Viewpoints” by Dr. Angelo DePalma and Dr. Mary Rapuano about the connection... Letters to the Editor 15 Jan 2023 | 03:56
A sign in the Walgreens in West Milford, N.J., informs customers that some over-the-counter medicines for children are not available because of supplier shortages. ( Photo by Kathy Shwiff) As immunity falls, 3 threats rise As three viruses make waves across the community, local moms struggled to find fever-reducing medicine for their children... Local News 23 Dec 2022 | 02:17
Government PPP loans I just wanted to take one minute to point out all the local Vernon loans forgiven under the pay check protection program.... Letters to the Editor 30 Aug 2022 | 10:23
Murphy lifts routine COVID-19 testing requirement for certain settings Following recent updates from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) regarding COVID-19, Governor Phil Murphy signed... News 18 Aug 2022 | 04:36
Applying to college post-pandemic: What’s changed? Over two years after the beginning of the pandemic, members of the class of 2023 are left with uncertainty as they apply... Back to School 05 Aug 2022 | 02:38
Woodland Behavioral and Nursing Center. Court orders change of control for Woodland Behavioral and Nursing Center The trouble at Woodland Behavioral and Nursing Center, formerly Andover Subacute, continues, now with a court-ordered receivership... News 03 Jun 2022 | 01:10
Community Survey: COVID-19 infections and reactions While most recover within a few weeks, some people infected with COVID-19 end up becoming “long haulers,” who experience... Local News 07 Feb 2022 | 12:30
Covid and opioids make ‘a great storm of the worst possible things’ Covid has amplified the already aggravated, ongoing opioid crisis. During the first pandemic year, 2020, the tristate area... Local News 25 Jan 2022 | 06:15
