Eric and Gertrude Arnold with their son, John Eric. (Photo provided) Looking back: 1768 farmhouse burned A 1937 fire destroyed a 1768 historic farmhouse at 1566 Union Valley Road, where Battinelli Family Farms plans to build a... Columns 28 Feb 2024 | 09:35
In the early days of the Church of the Incarnation on Marshall Hill Road, some parishioners plant a flower garden. (File photo by Ann Genader) Looking back: Greek church was built by Episcopalians The Holy Institution Panagia Soumela Greek Orthodox Shrine Church building at 253 Marshall Hill Road originally was an Episcopal... Columns 31 Jan 2024 | 02:52
Predators using AI to exploit children Sexual predators are using a new tool to exploit children: AI (artificial intelligence) image generators. Users on a dark-web... Columns 14 Jan 2024 | 10:18
Newly elected officers of the Marshall Hill School Parent Teacher Association in 1968 are, from left, Mrs. Domnick Mennola, secretary; Mrs. Robert Masessa, treasurer; Mrs. W.J. Halbig, former president who became Parent and Family Life chairwoman; Gunther Goss, former Marshall Hill principal who became principal at the new Maple Road School; Mrs. Larry Sedlack, president; Mrs. Roy Farrell, corresponding secretary; and Mrs. George Steifel, vice president. (File photo by Ann Genader) Looking back: A century of PTA activities The first Parent Teacher Association (PTA) meeting in the Township of West Milford School District was held Oct. 4, 1926,... Columns 02 Jan 2024 | 04:28
Lou Wallisch sent this greeting card 30 years ago. (Photo courtesy of Ann Genader) Looking back: Lou Wallisch loved the holidays There are people in West Milford who remember accepting an invitation from Lou Wallisch to stop at his Lincoln Avenue office... Columns 27 Dec 2023 | 07:14
Until recent years, music at St. Joseph Church in West Milford came from the pipe organ. Near it is a papier-mâché angel created by Father Bernie. (File photo by Ann Genader) Looking back: How Christmas celebrations have changed Observance of the Christmas holiday in West Milford has changed greatly over the years from the time when celebrating the... Columns 20 Dec 2023 | 11:49
Mary Frixel was the new president of the Upper Greenwood Lake Golden Jet Senior Citizen Club in 1992. From left: Betty Keepers, secretary; Frixel; Jim Rutherford, vice president; Elsie Steinman, secretary; and Volga Szabo, trustee. (File photo by Ann Genader) Looking back: Golden Jet Set was active club In the 1980s, residents of West Milford enjoyed getting together so much that they had clubs in Newfoundland, West Milford... Columns 13 Dec 2023 | 02:02
Charlie Decker, third from left, was who you called when you needed to dig a well in the late 1940s and early 1950s in the Echo Lake community. (Photo by Ann Genader) Looking back: Using a twig to search for water Old photos can be worth 1,000 words. Take this one, for instance. It was taken in the late 1940s or early 1950s when people... Columns 29 Nov 2023 | 07:22
Looking back: Route 287 link shortened trips A Route 287 “missing link” that was connected 30 years ago shortened the trip to grandmother’s house for many residents in... Columns 15 Nov 2023 | 11:58
U.S. foreign aid is example of doing well while doing good I am writing this because I feel most West Milfordians have a negative view of U.S. foreign aid to the global poor and I... Columns 04 Oct 2023 | 05:34
The Forum on Democracy’s American Dream essay contest The Forum on Democracy is a group of former government leaders, professors, cultural anthropologists, researchers and other... Columns 31 Jul 2023 | 04:00
Will Brown became a farmer in Warwick after a Wall Street career that included 10 years as chief economist at J.P. Morgan. Provided photos. Slow pivot: The surprisingly gradual art of reinvention Will Brown’s sprawling grass-fed beef farm in Warwick, N.Y., is just 50 miles northwest of Manhattan, but a galaxy away from... Columns 06 Aug 2023 | 09:23
The Declaration of Independence Note: The following text is a transcription of the Stone Engraving of the parchment Declaration of Independence (the document... Columns 19 Jun 2023 | 12:16
Christmas Tree It is not easy being a Christmas tree, In our life, we face much adversity. Our forest home cremated by fierce wildfires, And... Columns 08 Dec 2022 | 01:32
Parker Mine mineshaft, Franklin. Sussex County History Today: Our Unique Mineral Makeup One of the three historical markers awarded last year (2021) was for the Parker Shaft, representing the mine and plant by... Columns 05 Sep 2022 | 12:05