Board renews Decker’s contract The Board of Education renewed Barbara Decker’s contract as business administrator/board secretary for one year at an annual... Local News 08 Jul 2025 | 12:59
2 towns change view on cannabis retail sales Four years ago, New Jersey municipalities were given the option of limiting the type of cannabis businesses they would permit... Local News 08 Jul 2025 | 08:26
Matt Martinka and Craig Gianinno win the Sparta Education Foundation’s inaugural ‘Battle of the Paddle’ pickleball tournament May 30 at the Sparta Athletic Campus. (Photos by Aidan Mastandrea) Pickleball tournament benefits schools After the success of its annual cornhole tournament, the Sparta Education Foundation (SEF) launched its inaugural “Battle... Local News 08 Jul 2025 | 02:35
Sparta firefighters march in the Fourth of July parade on Friday, July 4 in Sparta. (Photos by Nancy Madacsi) Sparta. Fourth of July events Local News 08 Jul 2025 | 03:12
Sparta church carnival runs through Saturday Our Lady of the Lake Parish in Sparta will hold its annual carnival July 8-12 at the church, 294 Sparta Ave. The hours are... Local News 08 Jul 2025 | 08:27
Council OKs 2025 budget with 2.5% hike The Township Council unanimously approved a 2025 municipal budget of about $31.6 million, up 2.5 percent from a year earlier,... Local News 29 Jun 2025 | 09:02
SPL1 Children play games during the kickoff of the Sparta Public Library’s Summer Reading Program on Monday, June 23. (Photo by Dave Costa) Sparta. Summer Reading Program begins Local News 28 Jun 2025 | 04:29
Washington Headquarters State Historic Site, 84 Liberty St., Newburgh, N.Y. (Photo by Ella Connors) Summer sightseeing: Where history was made With the country’s 250th birthday less than a year away, here are Revolutionary War and other historical sites within driving... Local News 10 Jul 2025 | 11:53
Klaas Vogel shows off his veggie garden in Monroe, N.Y., featuring custom-made fencing, during a past Kitchen Garden Tour. He will participate again this year on Aug 3. (Photos provided) Learn how to grow your groceries Dirt magazine’s Kitchen Garden Tour returns Sunday, Aug. 3 with a jam-packed day of garden peeping, followed by a farm-to-table... Local News 03 Jul 2025 | 07:37
Members of the Pope John XXIII Regional High School Class of 2025 toss their caps in the air at the end of graduation June 6. (Photos by Austin Braun) Photos: Pope John XXIII Regional High School graduation Local News 25 Jun 2025 | 08:01
FL1 Elsa Riley places a continental flag during the Flag Day Service on Friday, June 13 at the Sparta Elks Lodge #2356. (Photos by Nancy Madacsi) Sparta. Flag Day celebration Local News 21 Jun 2025 | 01:55
Summer reading program begins The Sparta Public Library’s 2025 Summer Reading Program, “Color Our World,” runs through Aug. 16. Activities and events as... Local News 23 Jun 2025 | 02:26
Blood drive today in Sparta Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 246 Woodport Road, Sparta, will host a community blood drive from 1 to 7 p.m. Thursday,... Local News 26 Jun 2025 | 09:40
The Sparta High School Class of 2025 watches the graduation ceremony Friday, June 20. (Photo by Maria Kovic) Photos: Sparta High School graduation Local News 25 Jun 2025 | 08:04
Sussex County Technical School graduates toss their caps at the end of graduation Wednesday, June 18. (Photos by Nancy Madacsi) Photos: Sussex County Technical School graduation Local News 25 Jun 2025 | 08:02
