Where in Byram? (Not Stanhope!) Our apologies for mislabeling last week’s clue as being in Stanhope. Thanks to our loyal Where in? players for setting us... Where In Answers 30 Dec 2020 | 04:48
Art work from DVAA’s recent “Art in Sixes” exhibition Delaware Valley Arts Alliance announces call for artists The Delaware Valley Arts Alliance in Narrowsburg, N.Y., has announced an open call for solo, two-person, group, and curated... Entertainment 29 Dec 2020 | 05:10
Byram Township municipal building (Photo by Vera Olinski) Byram councilman slams state for big increases in retirement payments During a time of tight budgets, Councilman Raymond Bonker said the New Jersey state government has made things worse. At... Local News 28 Dec 2020 | 04:14
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
Deborah Cummings and Robert Pittenger to wed Newton. Robert Pittenger, formerly of Stillwater, N.J., and Deborah Cummings, formerly of Butler, N.J., are pleased to announced... Milestones 21 Dec 2020 | 05:32
Abby Ridgeway, pictured at her job in the neuroscience department of an area hospital, says the combination of self-isolation and missing out on major life events “definitely had a negative effect” on her mental health. ‘The big monster under the bed’: How Covid is affecting mental health After eight months of Covid-induced isolation, the worst has not come to pass. “People are going to die by the thousands,”... Local News 21 Dec 2020 | 10:14
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
Sussex County Library is offering many online events this month The Sussex County Library System (SCLS) is offering a wide variety of online events for all ages the week of December 14:... Entertainment 10 Dec 2020 | 03:29
Sussex Borough looks to cut trash pickup costs The Sussex Borough Council recently discussed ways to make trash pickup in the borough less expensive. The borough’s chief... Local News 10 Dec 2020 | 02:24
Vernon Municipal Center (Photo by Vera Olinski) Vernon works through backlog at building department Howard Burrell said that when he was campaigning for Vernon Township mayor, he’d heard the most complaints about the building... Business 10 Dec 2020 | 02:17
Vernon Township Council President Harry Shortway speaks with Mayor Howard Burrell and U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer at the dump site in February, while PAID chairman Martin O'Donnell talks to Assemblyman Hal Wirths (Photo by Mike Zummo) Dump site owner to pay for soil testing The owner of the dump site at 3 Silver Spruce Drive in Vernon Township will have to pay for soil testing after a Superior... Local News 10 Dec 2020 | 02:14
Where in Stanhope? Congratulations to readers who knew where to find the detail in last week’s Where in Stanhope? clue. Donna Frenenski of Stanhope... Where In Answers 10 Dec 2020 | 01:44
Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, asking if Santa Claus was real in September 1897. 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 2020 | 12:49
The signs were all written by a professional, career, and award-winning historian To the Editor: In a letter to the editor, pothunter Rick Patterson discredits and ridicules the Vernon Township Historical... Letters to the Editor 09 Dec 2020 | 02:05
Sandy Stalter, musical director (Photo provided) An old-fashioned Christmas is coming your way In a year that demands new ways of doing things, the American Readers Theatre in collaboration with The Presby Players Community... Entertainment 09 Dec 2020 | 01:23
