The first 1920s food service business building near Macopin/Weaver Road intersection is shown in the drawing, with no known photos existing. A new business in a shuttered restaurant on the opposite side of the road that replaced “The Stand “is expected to open this year when remodeling is done. ( Photo: Ann Genader) Looking back: The Macopin/Weaver Road corner With public anticipation of a new restaurant opening near the Macopin/Weaver Road intersection later this year, some memories... Columns 04 Feb 2026 | 09:25
The Smith Mills building on Hamburg Turnpike near the intersection of Route 23 is seen when Daniel Smith operated a store there decades ago. The building is now privately owned. (Photo provided) ( Photo by Ann Genader) Looking back: Smith Mills revisited The long-ago busy community of Smith Mills, once a significant stop along the Hamburg Turnpike in the early days of the iron... Columns 19 Nov 2025 | 10:04
John F. Mathews (1871-1934) of the Apshawa section of West Milford, with three of the five children born to him and the late Martha Gormley Mathews (1882-1958). From left are Verina Agnes, Anna Elizabeth and Albert Vincent. They are in front of the family farmhouse on Weaver Road about 1905. (Photo provided) Looking back: Mathews family history The surname of an area family sometimes is spelled with two tt’s while others use just one. Ancestors of the Mathews family... Columns 21 May 2025 | 12:24
