https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/sponsored-content/water-expert-andy-ball-what-is-hard-water-IC6062684 hourly The West Milford Messenger en 2026-07-27T10:39:33-04:00 Water Expert Andy Ball: What is hard water? https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/binrepository/andyball_4-10955186_20260727103935.jpg https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/opinion/columns/looking-back-newfoundland-nyc-bus-1950-YA6064526 hourly The West Milford Messenger en 2026-07-27T13:23:46-04:00 Looking back: Newfoundland/NYC Bus 1950 https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/binrepository/img-5257_4-10956339_20260727132348.jpg A commuter bus returning from New York City to Newfoundland struck equipment that protruded onto the traveled portion of Route 23 near the High Crest Lake entrance during a project to dualize the highway in 1953. https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/news/local-news/community-survey-college-majors-and-careers-in-the-age-of-ai-GA6064901 hourly The West Milford Messenger en 2026-07-27T14:21:17-04:00 Community Survey: College majors and careers in the age of AI https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/binrepository/bigstock-global-education-online-stud_4-10956807_20260727142758.jpg https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/news/local-news/kitchen-garden-tour-crowns-2026-favorites-BB6065245 hourly The West Milford Messenger en 2026-07-27T15:27:43-04:00 Kitchen Garden Tour crowns 2026 favorites https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/binrepository/unnamed_4-10957321_20260727154211.jpg The Kitchen Garden Tour winners with Dirt mag editor Becca Tucker. Left to right: Larry Mansour, Alayna Bereziuk, Chad Pilieri of Common Ground Community Garden, Becca Tucker, Aysha Venjara, Nicole Hixon, Patrick and Skylar Moynihan. Photo: Molly Colgan https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/binrepository/dsc-4622_4-10957241_20260727151907.jpg Nicole Hixon chats with visitors to her garden in Warwick, N.Y and offers them strawberry hibiscus iced tea. https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/binrepository/dsc-4881_4-10957244_20260727151910.jpg Nicole Hixon of Warwick, N.Y., accepts her first place prize from Juno Gara, 10, who’s been going on the Tour her whole life. https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/binrepository/dsc-4886_4-10957247_20260727151913.jpg From left: Garden winners Larry Mansour, Alayna Bereziuk, Chad Pilieri, Dirt Editor Becca Tucker, Aysha Venjara, Nicole Hixon, Patrick Moynihan and daughter Skylar Moynihan.