Warwick, N.Y. resident Victor Gelman is shown with a 45-pound musky he caught on Greenwood Lake. It is awaiting certification as a New Jersey state record. ( Photo courtesy Victor Gelman) Warwick angler’s 45-pound musky could challenge N.J. state record A massive musky caught through the ice on Feb. 28 could set a new New Jersey state record, though questions remain about... Local News 10 Mar 2026 | 12:54
Dollar Tree and Dollar General stores often have scanners in aisles or near the front of the store so shoppers can check item prices. Not all stores have them, though, in which case ask an associate for help if you need it. Getting your money’s worth at dollar discount stores Ever needed a basic item for your kitchen or bathroom and just didn’t feel like heading to a department or big box store... Evergreen 10 Mar 2026 | 11:17
Got tickets? New York’s tougher point system could follow you home If you drive in New York — or even just pass through — the rules just got tougher. As of Feb. 16, New York lowered the number... Local News 05 Mar 2026 | 11:46
Geoffrey DeCarlo Geoffrey DeCarlo, 66 years of age, passed away to his final reward on Wednesday, February 4th, 2026.He was born on November... Obituaries 11 Feb 2026 | 10:22
West Milford man arrested on felony sex charges West Milford resident Ryan Hand is facing allegations he engaged in sexual behavior with a minor last year in New York. “On... Police & Fire 10 Feb 2026 | 09:59
Ramapo College nursing students work in a simulation lab. Photo provided by Ramapo College of New Jersey. Local nurses say federal loan limits will exacerbate nursing shortage Jane Gerencser, a registered nurse at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, N.Y., said she has seen “cyclical” nursing shortages... Evergreen 09 Feb 2026 | 03:33
The opening of Trulli Alberobello (Momento II) Restaurant, 374 Morsetown Road, is celebrated in August 1996. Alberto Dautaj, owner, is first person on the left standing. Mayor Glenn Wenzel is next in line followed by Alberto’s wife Arta. With new owners the restaurant is now called Prime 374. ( Photo by Ann Genader) Remembering restaurants of 35 years ago Some popular West Milford restaurants from 1990 may no longer be around 35 years later, but the memories they created remain... Columns 24 Dec 2025 | 03:43
Barbara Ann Ostrowski Barbara Ann Ostrowski, 87, passed away peacefully at Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Wheeling, West Virginia. Born on Sept.... Obituaries 12 Dec 2025 | 02:22
Looking back: The reality of war After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, Americans began a very stressful, uncertain week on Monday,... Columns 08 Dec 2025 | 04:49
Thomas Cataldo Thomas Cataldo, 84 years, of Lake Hopatcong, N.J., formerly of Oak Ridge, N.J., passed away with his children by his side... Obituaries 02 Dec 2025 | 03:13
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
Catherine Ann Toscano Catherine Toscano of West Milford , died peacefully on Oct. 12, 2025, just 3 days before her 87th birthday. Catherine was... Obituaries 10 Nov 2025 | 04:34
Brendan Mullally and his dog, Ozzie, in the fall of 2022. Kratom revisited Nov. 2 will mark three years since my wife got a phone call telling us that our son, Brendan Mullally, was lying dead by... Evergreen 23 Oct 2025 | 03:05
Musician Marty Kupersmith, 83, got a rattlesnake tattoo to commemorate his bite. ( Becca Tucker) Nearly painless, occasionally fatal: What’s it like to get bitten by a rattler? Marty Kupersmith, a musician then in his 70s with a lifelong love of reptiles, was relocating a timber rattlesnake that had... Home 06 Oct 2025 | 10:20
Jessica in Goshen in April, four months before she expects to head off for basic training. (Photo by Becca Tucker) ‘They can’t touch your family for a year’ Editor’s note: Last names were withheld to protect the family’s privacy, not at their request but at the newspaper’s discretion.... Local News 21 Apr 2025 | 02:04
