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Mixed Tape Meltdown performs Monday, Aug. 11 at the Wallisch Homestead. (Photos by Denise von Wilke)
Mixed Tape Meltdown performs Monday, Aug. 11 at the Wallisch Homestead. (Photos by Denise von Wilke)

Free concert Monday

The Friends of the West Milford Township Library will host Jerry Vivino’s All Star Jazz and Blues Band at 7 p.m. Monday,...

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14 Aug 2025 | 02:03
Meet Cali

Meet Cali

ABOUT

Female domestic short hair cat. About 2 years old. Tabby/calico and white.

West Milford

CHARACTERISTICS

This talkative...

Pets
13 Aug 2025 | 10:31
Jodie Chorbajian, left, and Heidi Gessler Cassels hold a West Milford High School yearbook from 1995 with a handwritten message from Jen Pawol. (Photos by Rich Adamonis)
Jodie Chorbajian, left, and Heidi Gessler Cassels hold a West Milford High School yearbook from 1995 with a handwritten message from Jen Pawol. (Photos by Rich Adamonis)

Township native makes first call

West Milford native Jen Pawol made history again Sunday, Aug. 10 by becoming the first female umpire to call a Major League...

Local News
14 Aug 2025 | 07:08
Umpire Jen Pawol, left, signals Miami Marlins' Javier Sanoja out at first base in the eighth inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves on Saturday, Aug. 9 in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)
Umpire Jen Pawol, left, signals Miami Marlins' Javier Sanoja out at first base in the eighth inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves on Saturday, Aug. 9 in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)

Pawol makes baseball history

Jen Pawol felt love and support from fans, family, peers and players as she made history as the first female umpire to work...

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13 Aug 2025 | 03:53
Members of the West Milford Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7198 conduct a flag retirement ceremony July 12 at their building at Melody Lake on Cahill Cross and Ridge roads. (Photos provided)
Members of the West Milford Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7198 conduct a flag retirement ceremony July 12 at their building at Melody Lake on Cahill Cross and Ridge roads. (Photos provided)

VFW post moves to new location

A flag retirement ceremony July 12 at the West Milford Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 7198 building at Melody Lake marked...

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13 Aug 2025 | 03:39
A boy takes a turn pointing the fire hose during the National Night Out event Tuesday, Aug. 5 at West Milford High School. (Photos by Fred Ashplant)
A boy takes a turn pointing the fire hose during the National Night Out event Tuesday, Aug. 5 at West Milford High School. (Photos by Fred Ashplant)

Community gathers for National Night Out

Four West Milford Volunteer Fire Department companies demonstrated their rescue and life-saving skills during the annual...

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13 Aug 2025 | 04:19
Mosquito pool with West Nile virus found

Mosquito pool with West Nile virus found

A mosquito pool carrying West Nile virus has been detected in the Greenwood Lake area, according to Orange County Executive...

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08 Aug 2025 | 11:27
Autumn Lights Festival canceled this year

Autumn Lights Festival canceled this year

The Autumn Lights Festival this fall has been canceled, according to a message on the group’s Facebook page.

”We have spent...

Local News
08 Aug 2025 | 07:11
The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced the closure of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services program in June. LGBTQ+ youth contacted this hotline more than 1.5 million times between its launch in September 2022 and its closure this past June. Photo source: https://www.pexels.com/search/telephone%20hotline/
The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced the closure of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services program in June. LGBTQ+ youth contacted this hotline more than 1.5 million times between its launch in September 2022 and its closure this past June. Photo source: https://www.pexels.com/search/telephone%20hotline/

‘The support doesn’t go away’

The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced the closure of the 988 Suicide and...

Local News
11 Aug 2025 | 02:53
Home plate umpire Jen Pawol calls a strike during the third inning of a spring training baseball game between the Miami Marlins and Houston Astros on March 10, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP File Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Home plate umpire Jen Pawol calls a strike during the third inning of a spring training baseball game between the Miami Marlins and Houston Astros on March 10, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP File Photo/Jeff Roberson)

‘Overcome with emotion’

Jen Pawol was in her hotel room in Nashville, Tenn., when she got the call she had awaited for a decade.

She was going to...

Local News
13 Aug 2025 | 03:20
The West Milford First Aid Squad is holding a Back to School Supply Drive through Aug. 24.
The West Milford First Aid Squad is holding a Back to School Supply Drive through Aug. 24.

School supply donations sought

The West Milford First Aid Squad is holding a Back to School Supply Drive through Aug. 24.

Donations of new supplies and backpacks...

Local News
06 Aug 2025 | 03:27
The Hara-Koshik Performing Arts Center opens July 12 at the YMCA of Montclair’s Outdoor Education Center in West Milford. (Photos provided)
The Hara-Koshik Performing Arts Center opens July 12 at the YMCA of Montclair’s Outdoor Education Center in West Milford. (Photos provided)

YMCA expands Outdoor Education Center

The YMCA of Montclair launched a renovation and expansion project at its Outdoor Education Center, 131 Germantown Road, West...

Local News
06 Aug 2025 | 08:37
From left, Peter Lippe, William Cytowicz and Tara Racano are sworn in to three-year terms on the West Milford Board of Education by board attorney Andrew Brown at the reorganization meeting Jan. 3, 2023. (File photo by Kathy Shwiff)
From left, Peter Lippe, William Cytowicz and Tara Racano are sworn in to three-year terms on the West Milford Board of Education by board attorney Andrew Brown at the reorganization meeting Jan. 3, 2023. (File photo by Kathy Shwiff)

Uncontested school board races

Three incumbents filed to run for re-election to the Board of Education in the Nov. 4 election.

Board vice president Tara...

Local News
06 Aug 2025 | 11:10
Jack Sherry speaks as Benjamin Franklin during the Living History Timeline & Encampment on Sunday, Aug. 3 at Ringwood Manor. (Photos by Denise von Wilke)
Jack Sherry speaks as Benjamin Franklin during the Living History Timeline & Encampment on Sunday, Aug. 3 at Ringwood Manor. (Photos by Denise von Wilke)

Photos: Living History Timeline & Encampment

Local News
08 Aug 2025 | 07:15
Companies to pay N.J. up to $2B

Companies to pay N.J. up to $2B

DuPont and two other companies will pay New Jersey up to $2 billion to settle environmental claims stemming from PFAS, commonly...

Local News
05 Aug 2025 | 08:06
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