Upcoming fall festivals and events Sunday, Oct. 1 New York Warwick: Applefest from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 2 Bank St. There will be craft and food vendors, live music,... Local News 03 Oct 2023 | 08:34
Newton resident Kathy Messina’s head-scratcher: rigid plastic can carriers. When in doubt, give a shout: plastic can carriers If you’re not sure whether something goes in the blue bin, snap a pic of yourself with the questionable item (yes, we want... Local News 29 Sep 2023 | 06:54
Data source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services A look at local COVID data as updated vaccines arrive As cold and flu season approaches, COVID-19 is on the rise nationwide. The most prevalent variant, EG.5 (nicknamed “Eris”)... Local News 18 Sep 2023 | 01:09
Overdose Awareness Day to be marked tonight A candlelight vigil will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31 for International Overdose Awareness Day. There will be... Home 31 Aug 2023 | 06:33
Participants in the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous’s 2023 European Study Program pose with Daniel Lawton, center, deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Poland. (Photo provided) Teachers learn more about the Holocaust Two Sussex County residents who teach about the Holocaust spent part of their summers learning more about their subject.... Back to School 10 Aug 2023 | 05:16
Benz moves law office to Newton Lawyer Elenora “Ellie” L. Benz has moved her office to The Wharf, 31 Newton Sparta Road, Suite E, Newton, effective immediately.... Business 02 Feb 2023 | 05:04
The Unity Choir will perform Handel’s ‘Messiah’ at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22 at Newton First United Methodist Church, 111 Ryerson Ave. (Photo provided) Handel’s ‘Messiah’ to be presented today in Newton The Unity Choir’s eighth annual presentation of Handel’s “Messiah” will be at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22 at Newton First United... Home 22 Jan 2023 | 09:55
On International Overdose Awareness Day, the town square in Newton was the site of a candlelight vigil and public walk-through remembrance display of memories of lives lost to overdose. (Photo by Ryan T.) Overdose deaths tail off as addiction rages on As fentanyl continues to cut its deadly swath through American communities, a declining number of deaths by overdose represents... Local News 17 Jan 2023 | 02:52
Haley McCracken will present ‘Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences,’ a Project Self-Sufficiency workshop online at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26. Online workshop to focus on effects of childhood trauma Parents, caregivers and other community providers are invited to learn how childhood trauma affects physical and neurological... Home 11 Jan 2023 | 05:45
“The Raid” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17 in the second-floor Atrium Room at the Sussex County Community College’s Performing Arts Center, College Hill Road, Newton. Civil War Round Table to show movie Tuesday A movie night is scheduled for the January meeting of the Colonel Henry Ryerson Civil War Round Table. “The Raid,” a 1954... Home 11 Jan 2023 | 05:06
‘Elf the Musical Jr.’ on stage this weekend Drama Geek Studios will present its holiday show, “Elf the Musical Jr.,” from Thursday, Dec. 15 through Sunday, Dec. 18 at... Home 13 Dec 2022 | 12:04
Museum Village at night. ( Photo by Dan Pacella) Spooky tales and frightful encounters - a glimpse of our haunted history A strange knock in the dead of night. A disembodied whisper that seems to beckon you. Shadows that move without the direction... Local News 23 Oct 2022 | 08:48
Racism in America If anyone is unaware of the current administrations attempts at stoking racial tensions to divide this country’s citizens,... Letters to the Editor 13 Sep 2022 | 01:28
SCCC Performing Arts Center. Sussex County Community College to hold auditions for ‘Everybody’ The Visual and Performing Arts Department at Sussex County Community College will be holding auditions for its upcoming fall... Entertainment 13 Sep 2022 | 12:46
Skylands Sierra Club hosts Electric Car Show The Skylands Sierra Club will host the Electric Car Show on Saturday, October 1st, to help people get to know electric vehicles.... Entertainment 12 Sep 2022 | 04:43