Residents pull water chestnuts from the northeast arm of Greenwood Lake on June 7. (Photo by Peter Lyons Hall) A losing battle at local lakes? “We’ve lost the north arm of the lake,” Eric Hastings told fellow members of the Greenwood Lake Commission at their meeting... Local News 03 Jul 2025 | 12:20
Boy Scouts of America, now Scouting America, began welcoming girls into Cub Scouting and Scouts BSA programs in 2018 and now serves more than 176,000 girls. (Photo by cottonbro studio at pexels) The new face of Scouting Boy Scouts of America, now Scouting America, began welcoming girls in 2018 and now serves more than 176,000 girls nationwide.... Local News 01 Apr 2025 | 12:34
Participants in the Viking Snowshoe Invasion on Jan. 27, 2024, at Mountain Creek. Photo by Sammie Finch. Snow much fun New York Snow tubing, skiing and snowboarding: • Mt. Peter Ski Area in Warwick Ice skating: • Bear Mountain in Tomkins Cove •... Local News 17 Feb 2025 | 01:04
Flames can be seen across Greenwood Lake about 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10. The photo was taken near D’Boathaus on the west side of the lake. (Photo by Denise von Wilke) N.Y. parks worker dies fighting fire New York State Police said they were investigating the death of Dariel Vasquez, an 18-year-old state parks employee who died... Home 16 Nov 2024 | 11:55
Swimming raft on Greenwood Lake Death by drowning: What local victims have in common As the summer draws to a close, residents may want to get in their last licks on local lakes, rivers and streams. Before you... Local News 27 Aug 2024 | 04:29
‘Too stressful’: why some students are saying no thanks to standardized tests As students across the tristate region sharpened pencils - or, increasingly, fired up computers - in preparation for multiple... Local News 02 May 2024 | 11:23
Nuisance or investment opportunity? Towns struggle to handle growth of short-term rentals Short-term rentals have surged in popularity in recent years, providing more options for tourists They’ve also grown into... Home 01 Feb 2024 | 02:11
At B’nai Torah Shul in Greenwood Lake, N.Y., 48 people attended the Passover seder this spring, compared with 14 people in 2022. (Photo provided) Houses of worship rebuild after pandemic The World Health Organization declared that COVID-19 was no longer a health emergency on May 5, ending more than three years... Home 06 Jun 2023 | 04:13
Greenwood Lake would benefit from a bill pending in the New Jersey Senate. Lake funding bill OK’d by Senate panel The state Senate Environment and Energy Committee has approved bipartisan legislation, sponsored by Republican Sens. Joe... Home 16 Feb 2023 | 12:02
A harmful algal bloom on Pemberton Lake in Burlington County. (Photo courtesy of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection) Greenwood Lake, Lake Hopatcong to receive $1M each for water-quality projects The Greenwood Lake Commission will receive a $1 million grant for water-quality improvement projects, New Jersey officials... Home 08 Dec 2022 | 05:12
An example of a harmful algal bloom monitoring buoy. ( NJDEP) DEP, State Police investigate algal buoy vandalism at local lakes The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) is working with the NJ State Police to investigate the vandalism... Local News 15 Jul 2022 | 05:10
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
Celebrating the Fourth of July The following is a list by dates of area events celebrating the Fourth of July: Wednesday, June 30 Pennsylvania Hawley Borough:... Local News 18 Jun 2021 | 01:09
Nicholas Samuel Tenk Nicholas Samuel Tenk Nicholas Samuel Tenk of Greenwood Lake, N.Y., passed away unexpectedly at home on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. He was 66. Born... Obituaries 28 Dec 2020 | 10:58
Meaghan Irwin, 28, is an EMT full time at St. Clare’s Hospital in Denville, N.J. When she isn’t working, the Milford, Pa., resident is donating her time to Delaware Township EMS, and going to school to become a paramedic. Meet the people at the front of the front lines Meaghan Irwin was on her commute home from St. Clare's Hospital, where she works full time as an EMT. “Tonight, when I get... Local News 11 Dec 2020 | 02:19
