Upper Greenwood Lake. Photo source: commons.wkimedia.org Greenwood Lake. State approves funding for Greenwood Lake and other public lakes The New Jersey State Senate has unanimously passed the lakes Funding Bill #A5778 and S3618, funds that can be use for certain... Local News 08 Jul 2021 | 10:10
Source: The Lake Hopatcong Commission Funding to combat harmful algal blooms, lake conservation advanced by legislative committee As lake communities look to rebound from state shutdowns in 2019 and 2020, the Assembly Appropriations Committee approved... Local News 16 Jun 2021 | 08:41
Small lake communities do not want controls placed on Greenwood Lake to apply for their lakes. File photo Ann Genader. A proposed ice retardant system ordinance will be addressed in West Milford Last month members of the Township of West Milford Council found an email in their information packets from the Lakes Committee... Local News 29 Dec 2020 | 02:17
Ice retardant systems proposed for Greenwood Lake Devices in use around Lake Hopatcong to protect docks and make sure that ice from the lake does not corrupt the shore line... Local News 17 Nov 2020 | 02:25
Musconetcong River (Photo: National Park Service) The Musconetcong is now a National Recreational Trail Earlier this month, the U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt designated the Musconetcong Watershed National... Local News 11 Nov 2020 | 10:34
Lake Hopatcong (By Aleron235 Wikipedia/Creative Commons) Man sentenced in fatal boating incident Nicholas Zarantonello, 25, of Lake Hopatcong has been sentenced for his involvement in a fatal boating incident that occurred... Police & Fire 26 Oct 2020 | 03:56
Lake Lookover is one of the many private lake communities in West Milford. Photo by Ann Genader. Highlands Council approves funding to support watershed assessment The Highlands Council has approved funding up to $200,000 to support watershed assessment surrounding 22 private and public... Local News 19 Oct 2020 | 08:04
The National September 11 Memorial (Luis Molinero/freepik.com) I remember 9/11 I arrived on one of the last PATH trains that went into the North Tower after it had already been hit by the first aircraft... Opinion 04 Sep 2020 | 08:19
Photo illustration Highlands Act anniversary - still incomplete Editor’s note: The following column is from the New Jersey Sierra Club. Aug. 10th marked the 16th anniversary of landmark... Letters to the Editor 20 Aug 2020 | 11:39
Lake residents and businesses will be spared pain under new algal bloom index Last year, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) closed Lake Hopatcong and Greenwood Lake, among others,... Letters to the Editor 02 Jun 2020 | 07:33
A HAB on Pemberton Lake in Burlington County. ( DEP photo) NJ DEP gives Greenwood Lake Commission $53K to fight HABS The Greenwood Lake Commission will be getting some $53,000 in matching grant money to study how much Belcher’s Creek contributes... Local News 10 Mar 2020 | 06:03
Residents approve of Greenwood Lake drawdown at hearing An overwhelming number of residents attending a public hearing in New York Monday night on plan to drawdown Greenwood Lake... Local News 11 Feb 2020 | 04:50
Greenwood Lake from Brown's Point in West Milford, New Jersey on Jan. 23. ( Charles Kim photo) Public hearing on Greenwood Lake draw-down plan is Feb. 10 The state of New Jersey is considering a 20-year plan for Greenwood Lake draw downs and will hold a public hearing on the... Local News 30 Jan 2020 | 02:46
U.S. Rep. Gottheimer speaks about continued threats from Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) on New Jersey’s environment, economy, eco-tourism, and the safety of our families. ( U.S. Rep. Gottheimer) Gottheimer, Greenwood Lake Commission call for emergency investment to combat HABs On Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) sounded the alarm on Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) continuing... Local News 23 Jan 2020 | 04:54
DEP extends HAB grant deadline The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has extended the application deadline by 15 days for a $2.5 million... Local News 16 Jan 2020 | 07:26
