Pictured is the ShopRite that opened recently in Sparta (Photo by Vera Olinski) Sussex Borough ShopRite is on pace for 2022 grand opening The Sussex Borough ShopRite is on pace for a fall 2022 grand opening, Sussex Borough officials announced on Jan. 5. Borough... Business 12 Jan 2021 | 10:57
Parents of special-ed students ask for in-person instruction Several parents who attended Vernon’s Dec. 17 school board meeting pushed for a return to in-person instruction for special... News 08 Jan 2021 | 03:30
Family of handicapped students seeks jury trial in a lawsuit against the Sparta school board The family of two students who were disenrolled from the Sparta Township School District in November filed a complaint and... Local News 28 Dec 2020 | 03:12
Vernon Township High School’s Macerino Stadium School approves spending $700K plus to replace football field Vernon. The Vernon Township School District board of Education unanimously approved spending more than $700,000 to replace... Sports 28 Dec 2020 | 12:56
Wantage considers forming its own construction department Wantage. Wantage Township may consider forming its own construction department after coming up short on its obligation to... Business 28 Dec 2020 | 12:47
Then-Vernon Township Mayor Harry Shortway (left) met in the spring of 2018 with Liberated Energy CEO Brian Conway (right) to discuss their plans for purchasing the Legends Resort & Country Club property, formerly the Great Gorge Playboy Club (Photo courtesy of Liberated Energy) Vernon rejects Legends deal to pay delinquent taxes The Vernon Township Council on Dec. 22 rejected a settlement agreement Mayor Howard Burrell had made with the Metairie Corporation,... Local News 28 Dec 2020 | 12:37
Sparta High School (Facebook page) Sparta schools to return to hybrid instruction on Jan. 19 Sparta. Sparta Township Schools will return to hybrid instruction in its cohort format starting on Tuesday, Jan. 19, acting... Local News 23 Dec 2020 | 03:40
Vernon considers capping abandoned home fees at $3,000 The Vernon Township Council is considering capping the vacant and abandoned home fees at $3,000 in 2021, after the clerk’s... Local News 23 Dec 2020 | 03:17
Vernon backs off mother-daughter ordinance The Vernon Township Council on Dec. 14 opted not go forward with its proposed ordinance on mother-daughter homes. Council... Local News 23 Dec 2020 | 03:06
Sussex Borough to get emergency help for $160,000 shortfall The Sussex Borough Council on Dec. 15 approved participation in a state program that will help them cover revenue shortfalls... Local News 23 Dec 2020 | 02:56
High Point discusses returning school board elections to April Wantage Township and the Sussex Borough unanimously expressed their desire to return school board elections for High Point... Local News 23 Dec 2020 | 02:44
Vernon schools approve new business administrator at $170K The Vernon Township Board of Education approved the district’s new business administrator, with some members saying she will... Local News 17 Dec 2020 | 06:42
Pictured in the center is Arlene Kayne, along with Janice Johnson (left) and Renee Ferguson during a recent sock drive (Photo provided) Arlene Kayne is named Sparta Citizen of the Year The Sparta Township Council on Dec. 8 honored Arlene Kayne as its Citizen of the Year. In a proclamation given to her at the... Local News 15 Dec 2020 | 02:19
Macerino Stadium at Vernon Township High School (File photo by Vera Olinski) Vernon schools to spend $700K on new turf field for football and track The Vernon Township School District Board of Education expects to vote Dec. 17 on whether to spend about $700,000 to replace... Sports 15 Dec 2020 | 10:10
Lounsberry Hollow Middle School (File photo) After ‘listening sessions’ with parents, Vernon will not adopt pass/fail option The Vernon Township School District will not move to the pass/fail option it had recently considered. At last Thursday’s school... Local News 15 Dec 2020 | 10:10
