https://www.spartaindependent.com/news/local-news/fairgrounds-hosts-asian-festival-XY6177167 hourly The Sparta Independent en 2026-09-08T10:46:50-04:00 Fairgrounds hosts Asian festival https://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/dsc-8089_4-11078506_20260908104656.jpg Esther and Joe Chandra of Parsippany pose for a photo. https://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/dsc-8084_4-11078566_20260908104701.jpg Wushu Kung Fu Fitness is represented. https://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/dsc-8081_4-11078569_20260908104705.jpg Stacy Kenefick of Newton poses for a photo. https://www.spartaindependent.com/news/local-news/sccc-accepting-late-fall-registrations-through-sept-14-AY6177277 hourly The Sparta Independent en 2026-09-08T10:52:09-04:00 SCCC accepting late fall registrations through Sept. 14 https://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/img-2240-jpeg_4-11078589_20260908105212.jpg Students returned to the SCCC campus for the fall semester on Sept 8th. https://www.spartaindependent.com/news/sports/labor-day-5k-returns-to-sparta-IY6177695 hourly The Sparta Independent en 2026-09-08T11:23:12-04:00 Labor Day 5K returns to Sparta https://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/dsc-8072_4-11079010_20260908112317.jpg Mark Minervini of Stanhope won the Labor Day 5K. https://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/dsc-8043_4-11079092_20260908112320.jpg Farrah Whaley, Toni Cilli, Madison Guardians and Layne Cilli, all of Sparta, pose for a photo. https://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/dsc-8076_4-11079095_20260908112322.jpg Gavin DeYoung of Green Township finished second in the Labor Day 5K. https://www.spartaindependent.com/news/local-news/pope-john-students-showcase-ai-projects-at-inaugural-summer-program-XM6178033 hourly The Sparta Independent en 2026-09-08T11:52:07-04:00 Pope John students showcase AI projects at inaugural summer program https://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/img-2651_4-11079490_20260908115209.jpg Student presenters with their INSPIRIT AI instructor. https://www.spartaindependent.com/news/local-news/we-have-not-forgotten-ND6162359 hourly The Sparta Independent en 2026-09-09T13:50:26-04:00 We have not forgotten https://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/memorial-6_4-11073463_20260903221937.jpg Chester Kiwanis 9/11 Memorial in Chester Community Park was one of the first in the nation to recognize everyone who perished September 11, 2001. Photo by Aja Brandt https://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/memorial-13_4-11073475_20260903221942.jpg Survivor Tree at the Vernon Township Municipal Center was planted as a living memorial to the three residents who perished in the terrorist attacks. In 2023, Vernon received this seedling from the 9/11 Survivor Tree, a severely damaged Callery pear tree discovered at Ground Zero in New York City in October 2001. Photos by Aja Brandt. https://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/aa-911-photo-vernon-survival-tree-sig_4-11081298_20260908155930.jpg The sign on the 9/11 survivor tree in Vernon, N.J. Photo by Maria Kovic. https://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/aa-911-photo-branchville_4-11081300_20260908155930.jpg Branchville monument outside Fireside Bagels. Photo by Maria Kovic. https://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/aa-911-photo-newton_4-11081302_20260908155931.jpg Sussex County Community College's 9/11 Memorial on Connor Green in Newton. Photo by Maria Kovic. https://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/aa-911-photo-stanhope-1_4-11081304_20260908155931.jpg The 9/11 monument in Stanhope. Photo by Maria Kovic. https://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/aa-911-photo-stanhope-sign_4-11081306_20260908155932.jpg The memorial for Stanhope resident Joseph P. Vilardo. Photo by Maria Kovic. https://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/memorial-2_4-11073454_20260903221931.jpg 9/11 Monument in Warwick’s Memorial Park remembers residents who perished September 11, 2001. Photo by Aja Brandt https://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/memorial-1_4-11073456_20260903221934.jpg 9/11 Monument in Warwick’s Memorial Park. Photo by Aja Brandt https://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/memorial-5_4-11073458_20260903221935.jpg Warwick’s 9/11 Memorial Sculpture Garden features an I-beam from the World Trade Center centered in a fountain. Photo by Aja Brandt https://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/memorial-3_4-11073460_20260903221935.jpg 9/11 Memorial Sculpture Garden remembrance plaques on display in Stanley Deming Park, Warwick, NY. Photos by Aja Brandt https://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/memorial-4_4-11073461_20260903221936.jpg 9/11 Memorial Sculpture Garden remembrance plaques on display in Stanley Deming Park, Warwick, NY. Photos by Aja Brandt https://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/memorial-11_4-11073467_20260903221939.jpg The 9/11 Memorial Gazebo by the Mill Ponds in Monroe honors residents who perished September 11, 2001. Photo by Aja Brandt https://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/memorial-10_4-11073469_20260903221939.jpg The memorial reads: “Our hearts and minds are one. We shall not forget.” Photo by Aja Brandt https://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/memorial-9_4-11073471_20260903221940.jpg Orange County Arboretum’s Remembrance Walkway and Garden memorializes the 44 residents from Orange County, NY, who perished on September 11, 2001. Their names are listed on plaques surrounding a globe-shaped fountain centered in a secluded garden. Photo by Aja Brandt https://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/memorial-12_4-11073473_20260903221941.jpg West Milford’s 9/11 Memorial Park features a water fountain and memorial stone in honor of the five residents who perished on September 11, 2001. Photo by Aja Brandt https://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/911-photo-becca-1_4-11081309_20260908155933.jpg The 9/11 memorial in Pike County, Pa. Photo by Becca Tucker. https://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/911-photo-becca-13_4-11081311_20260908155934.jpg One of the inscriptions on the 9/11 memorial in Pike County, Pa. Photo by Becca Tucker. https://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/911-photo-becca-15_4-11081313_20260908155935.jpg Milford resident Don Quick dedicated this sculpture to the memory of New Jersey resident Peter Wallace, Quick’s longtime friend and kayaking partner. Photo by Becca Tucker. https://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/911-photo-becca-16_4-11081315_20260908155935.jpg One of the inscriptions on the 9/11 memorial in Pike County, Pa. Photo by Becca Tucker. https://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/911-image-by-brian-chichester-of-harr_4-11082987_20260909113111.png September 11th drawings and painting by Brian Chichester of Harriman