Thousands without power after storm More than 4,000 customers were without power in Sussex County on Sunday, Feb. 16 after a winter storm brought snow and ice... Home 16 Feb 2025 | 07:54
Donated items will be displayed in a boutique pop-up shop April 1-5 on Project Self-Sufficiency’s Newton campus. (Photo provided) Formal wear donations sought Project Self-Sufficiency is seeking donations of new and gently used formal wear, including prom dresses, bridesmaids’ dresses,... Local News 13 Feb 2025 | 05:02
Brett Gibbons Talk on Civil War muskets Tuesday Brett Gibbons will discuss “The Influence of the Rifled Musket” at the Colonel Henry Ryerson Civil War Round Table meeting... Local News 13 Feb 2025 | 08:31
Great Backyard Bird Count is today Residents may take part in the annual Great Backyard Bird Count from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15 at the Wallkill... Home 15 Feb 2025 | 06:31
One of many gold specimens stolen from the Sterling Hill Mining Museum in Ogdensburg. (Photo provided) 3 convicted in museum thefts Three men were convicted Friday, Feb. 7 on charges in connection with thefts from multiple museums, including those in Sussex... Home 11 Feb 2025 | 04:09
UPDATED: Route 80 West to be closed tonight Route 80 westbound is scheduled to be closed Friday night, Feb. 14 at Exit 34B for testing of the road as emergency sinkhole... Home 14 Feb 2025 | 08:47
Speed skaters Christopher McMullen, Avery Richardson, Kristina Pkhrikyan and Thomas Edward Hodnett compete in the Special Olympics on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at Skylands Ice World in Stockholm. (Photo by Nancy Madacsi) Special Olympians compete in Winter Games More than 300 people took part in the New Jersey Special Olympics on Feb. 3-4 in Sussex County. Alpine skiing and snowboarding... Home 12 Feb 2025 | 09:37
Ricardo Rojas, son of Ralph Rojas, speaks at the Sparta VFW Ralph Rojas Scholarship Awards ceremony in 2022. (Photo by Teresa Sellinger) 10 scholarships available Sparta Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #7248 will provide 10 Ralph Rojas scholarships totaling $24,000 to be used toward educational-related... Home 08 Feb 2025 | 04:49
Nonprofit aims to help children cope A few years ago, T Love, a board-certified positive psychology educator and energy therapist, read an article about schools... Local News 08 Feb 2025 | 01:26
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