The hens have finally started laying at Meadowburn Farm in Vernon, N.J. ( Jesse Clarke) Eggsplainer They cost more than twice as much at the store as they did last year. Local farmers have waiting lists and customer limits,... Local News 30 Jan 2023 | 03:03
Alex Barr and Melissa Rogers were married. Sparta native marries in Virginia Rosemary and Kevin Rogers, of Sparta, are proud to announce the marriage of their daughter, Melissa, to Alex Barr, son of... Announcements 14 Nov 2022 | 01:27
Danforth Hoag Danforth (Dan) B. Hoag, age 94, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Oct 8, 2022 at the NJ Firemen’s Home in Boonton. A “handsome,”... Obituaries 07 Nov 2022 | 02:55
Museum Village at night. ( Photo by Dan Pacella) Spooky tales and frightful encounters - a glimpse of our haunted history A strange knock in the dead of night. A disembodied whisper that seems to beckon you. Shadows that move without the direction... Local News 23 Oct 2022 | 08:48
Catherine V. Lorentz Catherine V. Lorentz, age 85, of Sparta New Jersey, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, October 6th, 2022. She was... Obituaries 17 Oct 2022 | 02:22
An electron microscopic (EM) image depicting a monkeypox virion, obtained from a clinical sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. ( U.S. Centers for Disease Control) What to Know About Monkeypox Here we are, well into year three of the COVID-19 pandemic, and now we’re having an outbreak of monkeypox? Is this a new... Local News 22 Jul 2022 | 09:46
Ceremony attendees gather for a group photo. From left: Ron Pace, Delores Rojas, Jackie O'Donnell, D.J. Mills, Deborah Mills, Lawrence Mckeon, Jr., Laura Decker, Jeannie Morrison, Mick Kontos, William Morrison Peter Maraziti, Jack Maraziti, Denise Maraziti. VFW awards $16,000 in Ralph Rojas Scholarships Recipients of seven 2022 Sparta VFW Ralph Rojas Scholarships totaling a record $16,000, were announced during an April 20... Local News 25 Apr 2022 | 03:31
Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office April 8 Tre M. Jenkins, 22, of Stanhope, was sentenced to three years Probation. Along with the standard conditions of Probation,... Police & Fire 18 Apr 2022 | 05:37
15 teen overdoses in two weeks stoke fears about new generation of synthetic marijuana At least 15 teenagers in the mid-Hudson region overdosed in the first half of March on marijuana-type products, ending up... Local News 30 Mar 2022 | 01:44
Amber Vitoulis and the impressive sash of badges she’s collected along the years. (Photo provided) Don’t worry, they’ve got Thin Mints: Supply chain shortages hit the Girl Scouts It’s finally March, and you know that that means. No, I don’t mean March Madness or Saint Patrick’s Day. Ladies and gentlemen,... Local News 16 Mar 2022 | 11:51
"Breakthrough Cases," by Mirabella Demmo (Delaware Valley) Young artists take the spotlight at Peters Valley School of Craft The works of local high school students fill the Sally D. Francisco Gallery this month, when the public gets to see their... Entertainment 08 Feb 2022 | 07:02
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
Colleen Kelly and her husband, Michael Caravaglia, started omitting alcohol in January before it was cool; they’ve been doing Dry January for ten years. A month without booze? Locals give it a shot Retired school counselor Kerri Yezuit knows how to keep a New Year’s resolution. She quit smoking cold turkey on Jan. 1,... Local News 24 Jan 2022 | 02:10
Virginia O’Hanlon. (Source: newseum.org) ‘Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus’ Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, and the quick response was printed as an... Columns 10 Dec 2021 | 12:53
Save the date for these local holiday events Seriously, no “Bah, Humbugs” this year, okay? Get ready to bring on the jolly. The holidays are back after a year of Covid-caused... Entertainment 06 Dec 2021 | 12:31