Withering apple buds from the fields at Apple Dave's in Warwick. Provided photo. April freeze hit apple orchards at the core The region saw unusually warm weather in late April. Temperatures neared 80 degrees, luring apple trees and other fruit crops... Evergreen 02 Jul 2026 | 11:37
Teagan Marie Smith ( Photo submitted) Teagan Smith named Miss Frankford 2026 Teagan Marie Smith has been named Miss Frankford 2026. Claire Elizabeth Gushea was selected as first runner-up. Other contestants... Local News 26 Jun 2026 | 12:22
From left, Peter Barrett, Tara Schaberg, Evelynne Albriht, Sara Branagan and Will Porter stand in front of the desk. ( Photo submitted) Sussex County Library receives historic Dennis Library desk and family artifacts The Sussex County Library System recently received a historic donation tied to the early history of the Dennis Library, including... Local News 11 Jun 2026 | 04:29
Frank Sullivan Frank Sullivan, 85, passed away after a brief illness on April 20, 2026. He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather,... Obituaries 08 Jun 2026 | 04:35
Kathleen Mary Matacotta Kathleen Mary Matacotta (née Marshall), 80, of Frankford Township, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2026, at St. Clare’s... Obituaries 23 Apr 2026 | 03:33
Sussex commissioners tour Sussex County library branches County officials recently toured all six branches of Sussex County Library System, highlighting the range of services and... Local News 26 Mar 2026 | 03:18
Linda L. Hendrixson Linda L. Hendrixson, PhD, of Hampton Township, passed away peacefully at home on Feb. 25. She was 86. Linda was born in Carlstadt,... Obituaries 16 Mar 2026 | 01:46
Preservation programs protect land and communities I am writing in response to Kenneth Collins of Newton, NJ letter to the Editor in the March 5-11, 2026 edition. First of... Letters to the Editor 13 Mar 2026 | 12:17
Richard Martin Richard L. Martin, Jr. of Augusta died, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, at home after a brief illness. He was 93 years old. Mr. Martin... Obituaries 22 Jan 2026 | 03:41
Musician Marty Kupersmith, 83, got a rattlesnake tattoo to commemorate his bite. ( Becca Tucker) Nearly painless, occasionally fatal: What’s it like to get bitten by a rattler? Marty Kupersmith, a musician then in his 70s with a lifelong love of reptiles, was relocating a timber rattlesnake that had... Home 06 Oct 2025 | 10:20
The 95-acre former Culver Lake Golf Course in Frankford is now called Culver Brook Preserve. Foundation preserves 268 acres The Greater Culver Lake Watershed Conservation Foundation (GCLWCF) has permanently protected 268 acres of land in Frankford... Home 14 Apr 2025 | 10:47
Contested school board races in 4 towns Byram, Frankford, Green Township and Stanhope will have contested elections for school board seats Nov. 7. July 31 was the... Local News 31 Aug 2023 | 06:37
A scene from the fairgrounds horse show box seats circa the 1940s-1950s. As the NJ State Fair/Sussex County Farm & Horse Show Returns, a look back Imagine a time when automobiles were a rarity and the primary means of transportation was by horseback. If we flip the pages... Local News 22 Jul 2021 | 06:25
Evelyn M. (Morris) Orr Evelyn M. (Morris) Orr Evelyn M. (Morris) Orr of Branchville, N.J., passed away Friday, July 9, 2021, at Newton Medical Center. She was 79. Evelyn... Obituaries 13 Jul 2021 | 06:20
U.S. Rep. Gottheimer was joined by Chocolate Goat store co-owners Jennifer Koza-Todaro and Stephanie Koza-Austin, Governor Phil Murphy, Senator Steve Oroho (LD 24), Assemblyman Parker Space (LD 24), Sussex County Commissioner Director Dawn Fantasia, Frelinghuysen Mayor Christopher Stracco, Hope Mayor Timothy McDonough, Blairstown Mayor Robert Moorhead, Belvidere Mayor Joseph Kennedy, Hardwick Mayor Kevin Duffy, Sussex Mayor Edward Meyer, and Sussex County Administrator Gregory Poff (Photo provided) Millions clawed back to improve broadband According to American Community Survey data spanning 2015 through 2019, there are towns in the Fifth Congressional District... Local News 21 May 2021 | 07:29
