From left are state Assemblyman Michael Inganamort, R-24; Richard and Rosina Byma of Wantage; New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Edward Wengryn; and Bob Blew, president of the state Board of Agriculture. (Photo provided) Couple honored at state agriculture convention The state Board of Agriculture presented three Distinguished Service to Agriculture citations to four people during the 110th... Home 07 Feb 2025 | 01:39
Master Gardener program offered Become a Certified Rutgers Master Gardener by learning the science of gardening through 11 classes delivered by experts,... Home 05 Feb 2025 | 11:47
Portion of an article from 2023 detailing approval of a drone testing corridor in New Jersey. ( Flyingmag.com) Drone mystery solved - maybe Just days after President Trump took office last month, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt addressed a controversy... Home 05 Feb 2025 | 12:54
State Sen. Parker Space, R-24, with Stonewall, a groundhog at Space Farms Zoo & Museum in Wantage. (Photo provided) Local groundhog sees early spring Unlike his most famous counterpart, Stonewall, a groundhog at Space Farms Zoo & Museum in Wantage, did not see his shadow... Home 03 Feb 2025 | 02:43
Golfers take part in the annual Chili Open Golf Classic fundraiser Saturday, Feb. 1 at the Sussex County Fairgrounds in Augusta. (Photo by Maria Kovic) Chili Open Golf Classic honors Rotary Clubs Representatives of the Rotary Clubs of Branchville, Newton and Wallkill Valley were awarded the inaugural Dawn Hall ‘I Can... Home 04 Feb 2025 | 05:21
Diane Taylor, who founded Pass It Along in 2001, returned as the nonprofit’s chief executive and president Nov. 1. (Photos provided) Taylor resumes nonprofit’s leadership Diane Taylor and a group of fourth-graders were sitting around her dining room table trying to come up with a good service... Home 02 Feb 2025 | 11:55
Volunteers welcome a guest and her buddy walking the red carpet into the prom last year at St. Francis de Sales Church in Vernon. (Photos by Kathy Shwiff) Giving others a Night to Shine Nearly 200 volunteers will welcome 88 special-needs people to a prom Friday, Feb. 7 at St. Francis de Sales Church in Vernon.... Home 04 Feb 2025 | 05:22
A check for $30,000 is presented to the Tunnels to Towers Foundation’s Northern New Jersey Homeless Veterans Program. (Photo provided) Dinner raises $30,000 for homeless veterans The first Joey “Joe Veg” Luchetti Memorial Dinner for Homeless Veterans raised $30,000 in support of the Tunnels to Towers... Local News 31 Jan 2025 | 06:51
Acting Sussex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray speaks at a candlelight vigil marking Domestic Violence Awareness Month on Oct. 22 on the Sussex County Community College campus. (File photo by Maria Kovic) Acting prosecutor retires Acting Sussex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray is retiring Saturday, Feb. 1, and will be succeeded by first assistant prosecutor... Police & Fire 04 Feb 2025 | 01:08
Bank purchase set to close Sussex County will close on its purchase of the former Provident Bank property in Newton on Wednesday, Jan. 29, the Board... Local News 29 Jan 2025 | 05:28
The pool is full during the Winter Carnival on Saturday, Jan. 25 at the Sussex County YMCA in Hardyston. (Photos by Nancy Madacsi) Sussex County YMCA celebrates 20 years The Sussex County YMCA, a branch of the Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges, is marking 20 years at its location on Wits End... Home 28 Jan 2025 | 05:51
Girls audition for the new Sussex County Miners Dance and Cheer Team on Saturday, Jan. 25 at Trinity Studios in Sparta. (Photo by Kathy Shwiff) 5, 6, 7, 8 ... go Miners! More than two dozen girls showed off their athletic skills and dancing abilities Saturday, Jan. 25 during auditions for the... Home 30 Jan 2025 | 07:38
State Sen. Douglas Steinhardt, R-23, speaks at the launch of Project Self-Sufficiency’s annual Season of Hope toy drive Oct. 25 in Newton. (File photo by Kathy Shwiff) Steinhardt to be U.S. Attorney State Sen. Douglas Steinhardt, R-23, is expected to be the next U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey. Steinhardt,... Home 26 Jan 2025 | 11:38
Young Authors’ Conference is March 8 The Young Authors’ Conference will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 8 at Frankford Township School, 2 Pines Road,... Home 24 Jan 2025 | 03:29
Participants in the Higher Opportunities for Women program last spring. (Photo provided) Women’s job-training program starts Tuesday Project Self-Sufficiency’s employment skills training program, Higher Opportunities for Women (HOW), will launch Tuesday,... Local News 04 Feb 2025 | 02:53