The 15th annual Irish Whisper Walk of Hope, in memory of Danny Kane, begins Saturday, April 27 at Pinecliff Lake. (Photo by Kathy Shwiff) Irish Whisper Walk of Hope raises $35,000 The 15th annual Irish Whisper Walk of Hope and Tricky Tray has raised $34,510 with donations still coming in, Tricia Kane... Local News 01 May 2024 | 07:22
Jayden Cibenko, 11, drops a whip cream can in a bag held by Bob Manning. With them are Daniel Cibenko, left, and Joseph Bosland, 12. They were one of the teams from the Almond Branch Church taking part in West Milford’s Beautification Day on Saturday, April 27. They were collecting trash along Lincoln Avenue. (Photo by Kathy Shwiff) 450 help clean up township Volunteers filled a 40-yard Dumpster with garbage and construction material after fanning out across West Milford on the... Local News 01 May 2024 | 07:21
Council tables change in cannabis rules The Township Council unanimously voted to table a proposal to reduce the number of cannabis retail licenses at its meeting... Local News 24 Apr 2024 | 04:34
Rich Lenihan returns the pickleball in an intermediate-level match Saturday, April 13 at the Recreation Center. He was playing with Nicole Rydzewski against Jim and Nancy Zajdel. (Photo by Kathy Shwiff) Municipal Alliance hosts pickleball tournament Debbie O’Brien, coordinator of the West Milford Municipal Alliance, said New Jersey increased the group’s annual funding... Local News 17 Apr 2024 | 07:13
Donna Petronchak and Arthur McQuaid were honored for their volunteer work at the Township Council meeting April 3. McQuaid, Petronchak honored for volunteer work Arthur McQuaid received the 2023 Mary B. Haase Lifetime Volunteer Award at the Township Council meeting Wednesday, April... Local News 10 Apr 2024 | 11:29
Brian Kitchin speaks at the Board of Education meeting Thursday, March 28 after he was named superintendent of the West Milford Township School District, effective July 1. (Photos by Kathy Shwiff) UPDATED: Kitchin named new superintendent The Board of Education named Brian Kitchin as the new district superintendent, effective July 1, at a special meeting Thursday,... Local News 03 Apr 2024 | 02:46
Council OKs plan for full-time mayor The Township Council approved two ordinances to permit council members to determine if the mayor is full- or part-time each... Local News 22 Mar 2024 | 03:22
Council to vote tonight on plan for full-time mayor Three former mayors expressed opposition to a plan to allow the Township Council to decide annually whether the mayor is... Local News 20 Mar 2024 | 10:09
Proposed district tax levy up 3.27% School taxes would increase $187.71 for the average homeowner under the preliminary budget outlined at the Board of Education... Local News 16 Mar 2024 | 06:55
Jim Hall of Monroe, a NASA Ambassador, tries to launch a rocket outside the Elks Lodge in Greenwood Lake, N.Y. (Photos by Kathy Shwiff) Rocket lifts off - about an inch An attentive and patient crowd watched outside the Greenwood Lake Elks Lodge on Saturday, Feb. 24 as NASA ambassador Jim... Local News 01 Mar 2024 | 11:08
District gets state stabilization aid The West Milford Township School District has received $405,966 in state stabilization aid, officials told the Board of Education... Local News 29 Feb 2024 | 08:01
Mayor Michele Dale Full-time mayor proposed A proposed ordinance to allow the Township Council to decide each year whether to have a full- or part-time mayor was introduced... Local News 21 Feb 2024 | 06:01
The West Milford Color Guard performs its new ‘Bad Guys’ program Saturday, Jan. 13 in the school gym. (Photo by Bret Harmon) Color Guards show off new programs The West Milford Color Guard hosted 19 similar groups in a contest and show Saturday, Jan. 13 at the high school. Starting... Local News 17 Jan 2024 | 05:50
Taking the oath of office Tuesday, Jan. 2 are West Milford Board of Education members, from left, Lynda Van Dyk, Miranda Jurgensen and Stephanie Marquard. (Photo by Kathy Shwiff) School board members sworn in Miranda Jurgensen, Stephanie Marquard and Lynda Van Dyk were sworn in as members of the West Milford Board of Education at... Local News 04 Jan 2024 | 02:55
Volunteers place wreaths on the graves of veterans at Cedar Heights Cemetery in West Milford. (Photo by Kathy Shwiff) Veterans remembered with wreaths About 50 volunteers placed wreaths on the graves of more than 575 veterans Saturday, Dec. 16 after a ceremony at Veterans... Local News 20 Dec 2023 | 04:49