https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/news/local-news/west-milford-buries-america250-time-capsule-at-wallisch-homestead-KF6007408 hourly The West Milford Messenger en 2026-07-06T16:40:50-04:00 West Milford buries America250 time capsule at Wallisch Homestead https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/binrepository/dsc-3831_4-10895824_20260706164057.jpg Attendees pose in front of the America250 Time Capsule plot, which will be reopened in 2076. https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/binrepository/dsc-3757_4-10895819_20260706164059.jpg Items are prepared for insertion into the time capsule by Wallisch Homestead Treasurer Susan Lynch, left, and West Milford Community Services and Recreation Department Director Daniel Kochakji https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/binrepository/dsc-3782_4-10895828_20260706164101.jpg West Milford Community Services and Recreation Department Director Daniel Kochakji, left, and Mayor Michele Dale shovel soil atop the time capsule. https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/binrepository/dsc-3823_4-10895831_20260706164104.jpg In attendance for the America250 Time Capsule ceremony were, left, Rudy Hass, Councilman and Commander of the West Milford VFW Post 7198, and John Trojanowski. https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/news/sports/heat-doesn-t-stop-volleyball-players-JF6007478 hourly The West Milford Messenger en 2026-07-06T16:54:44-04:00 Heat doesn’t stop volleyball players https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/binrepository/dsc-3841_4-10895895_20260706165446.jpg Temperatures exceeding 90 degrees did not stop a group from play at West Milford's Bubbling Springs Park volleyball court late afternoon Wednesday, July 1. https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/milestones/obituaries/douglas-l-townsend-AG6008453 hourly The West Milford Messenger en 2026-07-07T12:16:50-04:00 Douglas L. Townsend https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/binrepository/photo-cropped_4-10897217_20260707121652.jpg https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/news/business/fairy-tale-forest-s-magic-lives-on-through-four-generations-of-family-EY6010237 hourly The West Milford Messenger en 2026-07-07T16:30:31-04:00 Fairy Tale Forest’s magic lives on through four generations of family https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/binrepository/img-7052_4-10898426_20260707163044.jpg A gate based on “The Old Lady in the Shoe” is shown. https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/binrepository/img-7064_4-10898432_20260707163046.jpg Christine Vander Ploeg poses with three characters. https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/binrepository/img-7076_4-10898435_20260707163049.jpg Christine Vander Ploeg stands in a room based on fairy tale. https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/binrepository/img-7096_4-10898438_20260707163052.jpg Kids are knighted. https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/binrepository/img-7128_4-10898441_20260707163055.jpg Fables Restaurant is shown. https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/binrepository/img-7141_4-10898444_20260707163057.jpg Children come on stage during a performance. https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/news/local-news/west-milford-lions-club-welcomes-new-member-LY6010397 hourly The West Milford Messenger en 2026-07-07T16:42:22-04:00 West Milford Lions Club welcomes new member https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/binrepository/lions-club-new-member-lisa-forman_4-10898489_20260707164223.jpg https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/news/sports/west-milford-graduates-contribute-to-college-spring-sports-seasons-NY6010438 hourly The West Milford Messenger en 2026-07-07T16:49:04-04:00 West Milford graduates contribute to college spring sports seasons https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/opinion/columns/looking-back-marshall-hill-school-circus-GY6010778 hourly The West Milford Messenger en 2026-07-07T16:58:38-04:00 Looking back: Marshall Hill School Circus https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/binrepository/img-5217_4-10898553_20260707165840.jpg First grade students at Marshall Hill School, West Milford, in 1970 sing “Come to the Circus” (Cy Coleman music and Michael Stewart lyrics) from the Broadway Show “Barnum” as they open the show. Photo: Ann Genader https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/vote-for-adam-rueda-for-congress-JY6010830 hourly The West Milford Messenger en 2026-07-07T17:02:30-04:00 Vote for Adam Rueda for Congress https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/entertainment/jungle-habitat-revives-1970s-top-40-hits-at-jefferson-gazebo-BY6010883 hourly The West Milford Messenger en 2026-07-07T17:10:58-04:00 Jungle Habitat revives 1970s top 40 hits at Jefferson Gazebo https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/binrepository/jungle-habitat_4-10898579_20260707171101.jpg Jungle Habitat https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/news/local-news/west-milford-school-district-adopts-ai-policy-MY6010961 hourly The West Milford Messenger en 2026-07-07T18:37:15-04:00 West Milford school district adopts AI policy