Wanaque Valley Inn was in a house dating back to the late 1760s on Greenwood Lake Turnpike in Hewitt. It was moved to the Long Pond Historic site when Monksville Reservoir was built and flooded the area. (Photo Provided). Looking back: Many Restaurants Through the years the Township of West Milford has been known for its many lakes and ponds (about 62 ), and many restaurants... Columns 21 Oct 2025 | 10:18
A flag that flew over the White House is presented to Veterans of Foreign Wars Commander George Breslin by lawyer Louis Wallisch Jr. to be flown at the post, 196 Lincoln Ave., in the 1950s. From left are Charles Andrews, Nancy Mays, Breslin, Wallisch and Councilman Joe Bender, post founder. (File photo by Ann Genader) Looking back: VFW Post 7198 After World War II and the Korean War, many veterans wanted to maintain the camaraderie forged in combat, even though their... Columns 13 Oct 2025 | 03:07
The Greenwood Forest Volunteer Fire Company twirling team, organized in 1960, was led by Patricia Schmidt as head majorette and Janice Kramer and Joan Wiley as assistants. (File photo by Ann Genader) Looking Back: Championship twirling team When a twirling team sponsored by the Greenwood Forest Volunteer Fire Company was organized in 1960, little did anyone imagine... Columns 08 Oct 2025 | 11:22
Trout packed in plastic containers are loaded into a helicopter at Greenwood Lake Airport in West Milford in 1960 to be dropped into West Pond on state park property by the New Jersey Conservation Department. (File photo by Ann Genader) Looking back: 1960 pond stocking Fishermen had plenty to be happy about in May 1960 when the New Jersey Conservation Department stocked West Pond with 1,000... Columns 24 Sep 2025 | 01:48
Students in Patrick Porcaro’s sixth-grade class at Marshall Hill School in 1980, in front row from left, are Warren Stephens, Billy Francis, Tyler Harrington, John Geiger and Brett Touw. In middle row, from left, are Beth Ackroyd, Nichole Alfieri, Angie Hartym, Jeanne Tregidgo, Jean Akers and Kristine Cardaci. In back row, from left, are Glen Walsh, Chris Turner, Rebecca Reinle, Debbie Cutts, Roseanne Labita, Mark Pueschel, Anthony McArthur, Mark Corbett, John Puliafico and Brian Gallagher. (Photo provided) Looking back: 1980s blackout Some merchants did business by natural light and people at church services worshiped by candlelight Sunday Dec. 4, 1983.... Columns 17 Sep 2025 | 02:41
The first eighth-grade graduation class at Hillcrest School in 1947 with teacher Mariam Brauer Cudney. (Photo provided) Looking back: First Hillcrest School graduation With the construction of the Hillcrest consolidated school on Macopin Road in 1946, students from throughout West Milford... Columns 03 Sep 2025 | 11:37
Andrew Quirk and his wife, Patricia, moved to Upper Greenwood Lake 12 years ago. (Photos provided) Tales of Upper Greenwood Lake Andrew Quirk highlights people and places in Upper Greenwood Lake in his new book “Dynamite Pleasure Lake.” While spending... Local News 27 Aug 2025 | 10:23
The West Milford Village building at 1468 Union Valley Road, built in 1930 to serve as Mechanics Hall, later became the first firehouse of West Milford Fire Company No. 1. The officer in this 1940s photo is John F. Moeller, father of John H. Moeller, who became the police chief. (Photo provided) Looking back: Fire companies The West Milford Fire Company No. 1 was incorporated on June 3, 1944, by attorney Louis Wallisch, the first president of... Columns 25 Aug 2025 | 09:39
Nuns at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church in Hewitt address parish women at a meeting in the parochial school in the 1960s. (File photo by Ann Genader) Looking back: Parochial schools An announcement that Our Lady Queen of Peace School would close June 23, 2010, after 50 years of providing parochial school... Columns 13 Aug 2025 | 01:55
Members of the Italian American Club of West Milford at their first social function at the Beach Cliff Hotel in Upper Greenwood Lake in 1966. The cake has flags of the United States and Italy. Seated, from left, are Joseph Oddo, club president; Henry Cantaluppi; and Anthony Tucci. Standing, from left, are John Errico, James LaGreco, James Morreale, John Grecco and Frank Licursi. (File photo by Ann Genader) Looking back: After the mines closed In 1720, when George Kanouse arrived in America from Holland, people from Europe were finding their way to the area that... Columns 05 Aug 2025 | 08:28
Volunteers with the West Milford First Aid Squad, shown in 1959, assisted young victims in the many weekend accidents in the days when the drinking age was 21 in New Jersey and 18 in New York. (File photo by Ann Genader) Looking back: Border drinking dangers Too often in the 1950s and ’60s, police had the gruesome task of notifying parents about the serious injury or death of their... Columns 30 Jul 2025 | 11:41
Guests attend a 1950s meeting of the West Milford Historical Society. Seated, from left, are Robert MacLaury, newsman Howard Ball and Leslie Post. Ken Hirsch stands at right. (File photo by Ann Genader) Looking back: History group nearing 70 It soon will be 70 years since eight people, curious about their ancestors and how they lived, met around a dining room table... Columns 23 Jul 2025 | 02:56
Lakeside Village is a recently built townhouse complex at 165 Lakeside Road, Hewitt. The property previously held a motel and restaurant built in 1959. (Photo courtesy of Michael D’Agostino) Looking back: Bingler and Mason motels The original Bingler’s Motel and Restaurant at 165 Lakeside Road, Hewitt, was built, owned and operated by the late August... Columns 10 Jul 2025 | 03:31
Ethel Tintle Kochka and her husband, George, on their wedding day at St. Joseph Church, Echo Lake, in the late 1920s or early 1930s. Her sisters serving as the bride’s attendants are Irene, standing; Cecelia, seated; and Marie, by a basket of flowers. (Photo provided) Looking back: Tintles were early Echo Lake settlers When 50 families came to the United States to work in the iron mines of Ringwood and Charlotteburg, John Peter Tintle Jr.... Columns 09 Jul 2025 | 08:28
Annie Bown, the first female special police officer in West Milford, is second from left in this early 1950 photo. Some of the other officers shown are Richard Struble, Bill Perry, Vincent Meyer, Pat Squitieri, Jim Gray and Len Spano. (File photo by Ann Genader) Looking back: 1st female special police officer The Rev. Jed O’Connor, a former Franciscan priest in the Catholic Diocese of Paterson in the 1980s, was one of the last people... Columns 09 Jul 2025 | 08:27
