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
From left, are Cole Weekley (Wallkill Valley), Nick Molina (Lenape Valley), Jacob Mafaro (Kittatinny) and Ryan Marshall (Sussex Tech) are members of the new Sussex County Community College football team. ( PHOTO SUBMITTED) Sussex County Community College football enters second season When Sussex County Community College first decided to initiate a football program the expectations were modest. In preparation... Local News 24 Aug 2021 | 05:05
A retail dispensary next in Portland, Maine. Five minutes after it opened on a recent Sunday morning, a dozen customers were inside, shopping. ( Becca Tucker) Do we want a bud shop in our town? Now that recreational marijuana is the law of the land in five states from New Jersey to Maine, towns and villages across... Home 20 Aug 2021 | 10:36
Head cider maker Cooper Graney with a six pack of Doc’s pear cider. Sip New York’s original cider at the Black Dirt Beer Bash The best local brews and hard ciders join forces September 18th at Dirt magazine’s Black Dirt Beer Bash, a one day event... Home 17 Aug 2021 | 11:56
Canoeists on the Delaware (File photo by Nick Troiano) After seven Delaware drownings, officials beg swimmers and boaters to wear life jackets After seven people drowned in the Delaware River in less than a month, local officials are pleading with swimmers and boaters... Local News 14 Jul 2021 | 01:44
(Bigstock photo) Connecticut man arrested for rash of tristate burglaries Patrick Ryan, 30, of Fairfield, Conn., was arrested Jan. 24 for a series of burglaries committed in the region over the past... Police & Fire 02 Feb 2021 | 04:51
The Paul Winter Consort (Photo provided) ‘Everybody Under the Sun’ solstice celebration is on demand through spring Music. Paul Winter’s 41st annual Winter Solstice Celebration is available at solsticeconcert.com, on-demand through spring.... Entertainment 11 Jan 2021 | 05:10
