Students of the An Clár School of Irish Dance in Byram perform in the parade, which is sponsored by the Town of Newton and the Newton Volunteer Fire Department. Photos: Sussex County St. Patrick’s Day Parade Home 19 Mar 2024 | 07:11
Carley Bresney completes a shot in the Chili Open Golf Classic on Saturday, Feb. 3 at the Sussex County Fairgrounds. (Photos by Nancy Madacsi) 100 take part in Chili Open Golf Classic About 100 golfers played in brisk, sunny weather on a makeshift course in the annual Chili Open Golf Classic on Saturday,... Home 06 Feb 2024 | 06:29
SSB1 Joanne Black swears in, from left, Jennifer Lonsky, Chad Wood and Kaitlin Gagnon as new members of the Sparta Township Board of Education on Thursday, Jan. 4. (Photos by Nancy Madacsi) Sparta school board reorganizes Jennifer Lonsky, Chad Wood and Kaitlin Gagnon were sworn in as new members of the Sparta Township Board of Education at the... Local News 08 Jan 2024 | 07:23
A red M&M with 1,000 lights was lowered at midnight Monday, Jan. 1 in Hackettstown to celebrate the new year. The U.S. headquarters of Mars Wrigley, which makes M&Ms, is based in Hackettstown as well as in Newark. (Photos by Nancy Madacsi) Hoping for a sweet new year Home 01 Jan 2024 | 02:56
Volunteers place wreaths on the graves at the Northern New Jersey Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Sparta. (Photos by Nancy Madacsi) Remembering heroes at Christmas About 300 people attended a Wreaths Across America ceremony Saturday, Dec. 16 at the Northern New Jersey Veterans Memorial... Local News 19 Dec 2023 | 05:51
Members of the Warlocks Motorcycle Club, based in Hardyston, unload some of the toys, worth $10,000, that they donated to Toys for Tots. This is the third year that the group has raised funds for the project. Operation Toy Train collects donated toys A special train carrying Santa stopped in Sparta on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 9. The township was the next to the last stop... Local News 12 Dec 2023 | 06:10
LM1 Santa and Mrs. Claus, an elf and reindeer ride on a barge on Lake Mohawk on Sunday, Dec. 3. The barge was designed by Caruso Lakeshore Construction & Services. (Photos by Nancy Madacsi) Santa arrives in Lake Mohawk Local News 05 Dec 2023 | 09:21
HH1 Horsemen of the Hollow ride into Sparta on Halloween. (Photo by Nancy Madacsi) Photos: Headless Horseman rides again Local News 06 Nov 2023 | 07:51
A variety of cars, trucks and motorcycles were entered in the Sparta Historical Society’s annual Car Show on Sunday, Oct. 8. (Photos by Nancy Madasci) Car show in Sparta Local News 09 Oct 2023 | 12:57
New museum exhibit opens today The Sparta Historical Society’s fall exhibit “New Jersey’s First Peoples: Lenni-Lenape Life 1600-1780AD” will open Sunday,... Local News 10 Sep 2023 | 08:00
Van Kirk Homestead museum to reopen with spring exhibit The Sparta Historical Society will present “The Best of Van Kirk Museum” opening Sunday, April 24 from 1-4 p.m. as the Van... Entertainment 15 Apr 2022 | 05:00
Mayor Christine Quinn and councilman David Smith laying wreath. ( PHOTO COURTESY NANCY MADACSI) Sparta honors the fallen Sparta. Sparta Township honored Memorial Day with a ceremony at the VFW. Local News 01 Jun 2021 | 03:32