School taxes increase 2% Taxpayers will pay 2 percent more in taxes under the 2025-26 budget approved by the Board of Education on May 1. During a... Local News 07 Jun 2025 | 11:17
School bond referendum set for Sept. 16 The Sparta Township Public Schools plan to hold a bond referendum Tuesday, Sept. 16. Voters will decide whether to finance... Local News 01 Jun 2025 | 12:19
Allen Barnett, principal at Di Cara Rubino Architects, presents options for what the proposed addition to Alpine Elementary School could look like at the Board of Education meeting Jan. 23. (Photos courtesy of Allen Barnett) School referendum details outlined Voters are expected to be asked to approve an addition to Alpine Elementary School and improvements at the four other district... Local News 12 Feb 2025 | 04:12
School board would thrive with ‘Stop Raising Taxes’ candidates The slogan “Stop Raising Taxes” was created in August of 2023, when three Sparta residents decided to run for the Board of... Letters to the Editor 27 Sep 2024 | 12:05
Officials to take oaths this week New members of the Sparta Board of Education will be sworn in at the annual reorganization meeting Thursday, Jan. 4. The meeting... Local News 31 Dec 2023 | 09:42
Voters go to the polls today Voters will choose state, county and local officials in the election Tuesday, Nov. 7. Edmund Khanoo, a Democrat, and Assemblyman... Local News 07 Nov 2023 | 04:44
What is the real issue in school board campaign? The upcoming election for the Sparta Board of Education has attracted two slates of candidates and one independent. When... Letters to the Editor 30 Oct 2023 | 04:08
Candidate debates are a very important tradition For years, the League of Women Voters has held debates for candidates running for the Sparta Board of Education. I understand... Letters to the Editor 19 Oct 2023 | 09:37
Questions remain unanswered Over the last several days, the Voices of Reason slate for the Sparta Board of Education has made some vocal claims that... Letters to the Editor 19 Oct 2023 | 09:35
School board candidate forum canceled The League of Women Voters of Sussex Highlands has canceled the candidates forum for contestants in the Sparta Board of Education... Local News 07 Oct 2023 | 06:19
Vote for Sparta school board candidates who will stop raising taxes Sparta homeowners experienced a 5.8% hike in property taxes this year, largely in part to school budget increases. As we... Letters to the Editor 06 Sep 2023 | 11:16
8 running for Sparta school board Eight candidates, including the high school student representative to the board for the 2022-23 school year, filed to run... Local News 01 Aug 2023 | 08:42
UPDATE: School district plans to hire orchestra teacher The Sparta Township School District plans to fill the orchestra teacher’s position at Sparta High School, Superintendent... Local News 28 Apr 2023 | 10:38
Sparta school board plans $80.1M budget for 2023-24 year The Sparta Board of Education has submitted a preliminary budget of about $80.1 million to the county Department of Education... Local News 03 Apr 2023 | 02:12
Moving book from middle school problematic for several reasons A few weeks ago, a book, “The Upside of Unrequited,” was “moved” from the Sparta Middle School to the Sparta High School.... Letters to the Editor 19 Mar 2023 | 05:37
