The Mountain Creek Waterpark will open for the season Friday, June 20 in Vernon. (Photos provided) Mountain Creek Waterpark opens June 20 The Mountain Creek Waterpark will open for the season Friday, June 20 with the return of two rides, Cannonball Falls and... Entertainment 05 Jun 2025 | 10:34
The drummer boy. (Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress) Sussex County History Today: The drummer boy We recently recognized an Army soldier from McAfee, Roy Sisco, who was killed in action in Belgium near the end of World... Columns 09 May 2025 | 11:16
Alison Callow Callow promoted at brokerage Alison Callow has been named chief operating officer of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices (BHHS) Gross & Jansen Realtors in... Business 09 May 2025 | 08:54
TreEscape Aerial Adventure Park in Vernon offers a range of obstacles, rope walks and zip lines. (Photos provided) TreEscape Aerial Adventure Park opens TreEscape Aerial Adventure Park in Vernon will open for the 2025 season Saturday, May 3. TreEscape offers climbing elements... Entertainment 05 May 2025 | 12:39
Looking back and ahead 50 years On Flag Day 1976, my fifth-grade social studies class at Lounsberry Hollow School in Vernon held a special outdoor program.... Letters to the Editor 25 Apr 2025 | 10:40
Man gets 11 years in state prison Former Tenafly police officer Joseph Grieco was sentenced to 11 years in state prison after he was found guilty of first-degree... Police & Fire 12 Apr 2025 | 08:43
Vernon Township High School senior Kelsey Callahan won the girls giant slalom in the New Jersey Interscholastic Ski Racing Association’s Race of Champions on Feb. 26 at Mountain Creek in Vernon. She placed second in the slalom. (Photo provided) Callahan wins giant slalom Vernon Township High School senior Kelsey Callahan won the girls giant slalom in the New Jersey Interscholastic Ski Racing... Sports 01 Mar 2025 | 11:02
Participants in the Viking Snowshoe Invasion on Jan. 27, 2024, at Mountain Creek. Photo by Sammie Finch. Snow much fun New York Snow tubing, skiing and snowboarding: • Mt. Peter Ski Area in Warwick Ice skating: • Bear Mountain in Tomkins Cove •... Local News 17 Feb 2025 | 01:04
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
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
Vernon, SCCC students may apply for scholarships The John Cocula Memorial Scholarship Fund is accepting applications from Vernon and Garfield high school students who will... Local News 24 Jan 2025 | 10:35
Guilty verdict in manslaughter trial Former Tenafly Police Officer Joseph Grieco was found guilty of first-degree aggravated manslaughter in the fatal shooting... Police & Fire 23 Jan 2025 | 08:47
Snowshoe 5K set for Saturday The Yeti or Not snowshoe 5K will be Saturday, Jan, 25 at Mountain Creek in Vernon. The annual event organized by the township’s... Home 19 Jan 2025 | 06:15
Private First Class Ray Sisco of McAfee was killed in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. (Photo courtesy of Ken Carlsen) ( Kenneth Carlsen) Sussex County History Today: A lost vet First of two parts. A face from the 1940s is that of a handsome young man, seemingly full of enthusiasm for life. This was... Columns 13 Jan 2025 | 03:44
35 Signal Hill Trail, Sparta, winner of the township Parks & Recreation home-decorating contest. (Photos by Nancy Madacsi) Photos: Deck the eaves, lawn and more Home 23 Dec 2024 | 05:14
