$40K grant to fund outdoor fitness center Sussex County Community College (SCCC) has received a $40,000 grant to create an outdoor fitness center, the board of county... Local News 06 Jul 2025 | 10:01
No permit, insurance to exercise First Amendment rights The Sussex County Board of County Commissioners unanimously has approved a requirement for groups using the Newton Green... Letters to the Editor 28 Jun 2025 | 01:36
Insurance requirement for Green OK’d The Sussex County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution requiring groups using the Newton Green... Local News 24 Jun 2025 | 10:03
Overdose deaths reported in county Since the beginning of 2025, there have been about 12 opioid overdoses in Sussex County - three of them were fatal, county... Local News 27 May 2025 | 09:50
$127M county budget approved The Sussex County Board of County Commissioners approved the 2025 county budget at its meeting April 23. The budget, which... Local News 13 May 2025 | 09:29
SCCC faces budget cuts Sussex County Community College (SCCC) would have to cut its budget by $400,000 to $500,000 if Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed... Local News 15 Apr 2025 | 09:05
Phil Destefano, a Democrat running for the Sussex County Board of County Commissioners, speaks to the Sussex County Democratic Committee on Sunday, March 23 in Sparta. (Photos by Kathy Shwiff) State, county races contested Democrats are expected to run for two state Assembly seats in Legislative District 24 as well as one seat on the Sussex County... News 03 Apr 2025 | 07:46
Herbert Yardley was chosen as chairman of the Sussex County Community College board of trustees in a 6-1 vote. (File photo) Yardley now chairs SCCC board The Sussex County Community College (SCCC) board of trustees again has new leadership: Herbert Yardley was named chairman... Home 01 Mar 2025 | 07:25
County buys vape sensors for schools The Sussex County Board of County Commissioners approved a resolution to spend $81,414 to reimburse schools for the purchase... Local News 01 Mar 2025 | 07:24
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
$93,560 to fund drug prevention programs The Sussex County Board of County Commissioners approved a resolution to give $93,560 to Municipal Alliance Committees for... Local News 14 Jan 2025 | 09:52
UPDATED: Officials take oaths of office Republicans Chris Carney and Alan Henderson took the oath of office at the annual reorganization meeting of the Sussex County... Home 06 Jan 2025 | 07:36
Former Lafayette Mayor Alan Henderson takes the oath of office as a member of the Sussex County Board of County Commissioners on Wednesday, Jan. 1. From left are his son, Andrew; his wife, Lorie; and his daughter, Vanessa Henderson-Aikens, who administered the oath. (Photo by Kathy Shwiff) Henderson joins county board Chris Carney and Alan Henderson were sworn in as members of Sussex County Board of County Commissioners at the board’s annual... Local News 06 Jan 2025 | 07:20
Many projects planned for 2025 All of the funds provided to Sussex County in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) will have been allocated by the end of... Local News 29 Dec 2024 | 03:23
Sussex County Commissioner Jill Space and Frankford Township Mayor Dave Silverthorne are running as a team for the Board of County Commissioners. (Photo provided) Space, Silverthorne running for county commissioner Sussex County Commissioner Jill Space and Frankford Township Mayor Dave Silverthorne plan to run as a team in the 2025 race... Home 17 Nov 2024 | 12:14
