Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze. Local historian’s website provides regional Revolutionary War resources you’re looking to gain a local perspective on New Jersey’ role in the Revolutionary War ahead of the July 4 holiday, check... Local News 27 Jun 2022 | 02:17
Emergency responses According to the State of NJ website, Sussex County has the worst emergency response time of all 21 counties, at an average... Letters to the Editor 14 Jun 2022 | 11:40
Enjoy a side of ribs with a full lineup of classic rock n’ roll. Rock legends to headline Rock, Ribs & Ridges Festival Three Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees — Dave Mason, legendary singer-songwriter Don Felder, and Artimus Pyle — will be... Entertainment 09 Jun 2022 | 01:28
Girls on the Run %k, which took place in Sparta on May 21. ( By Jack McCoy) Girls on the Run 5K returns after three-year hiatus The Girls on the Run (GOTR) 5k was back on Saturday, May 21, for the first time since 2019. The colorful crowd of over 750... News 27 May 2022 | 04:28
Vernon Township High School student Wesley Sanders, the Youth Orchestra’s senior tuba soloist, will perform “The Blue Bells of Scotland.” Sussex County Youth Orchestra’s 35th Anniversary Concert planned for June 5th The Sussex County Youth Orchestras (SCYO) will present their 35th Anniversary Concert on the Green, under the pavilion at... Entertainment 27 May 2022 | 11:13
Books that are being challenged in three local school districts Latest front in the culture wars: school library books Angry speakers called Gender Queer: A Memoir “dangerous to developing brains,” and said including the book in the S.S. Seward... Local News 02 Mar 2022 | 09:41
Covid and opioids make ‘a great storm of the worst possible things’ Covid has amplified the already aggravated, ongoing opioid crisis. During the first pandemic year, 2020, the tristate area... News 25 Jan 2022 | 06:15
Blame the pandemic: Living is much more expensive than it was two years ago COVID-19 has changed the landscape. And in doing so, it has affected the most basic of necessities - food, housing, fuel.... Home 20 Aug 2021 | 04:03
A retail dispensary next in Portland, Maine. Five minutes after it opened on a recent Sunday morning, a dozen customers were inside, shopping. ( Becca Tucker) Do we want a bud shop in our town? Now that recreational marijuana is the law of the land in five states from New Jersey to Maine, towns and villages across... Home 20 Aug 2021 | 10:36
Oroho, Space and Wirths: Parents should decide if kids wear masks to school Senator Steve Oroho and Assemblymen Parker Space and Hal Wirths chided Governor Murphy’s decision to make masks mandatory... Letters to the Editor 16 Aug 2021 | 07:08
Photo illustration by Gabriel Porras on Unsplash Pandemic pushes locals into retirement A steady rate of approximately two million U.S. baby boomers were retiring every year from 2011 to 2019, according to a recent... Local News 27 Jul 2021 | 12:51
U.S. Rep. Gottheimer was joined by Chocolate Goat store co-owners Jennifer Koza-Todaro and Stephanie Koza-Austin, Governor Phil Murphy, Senator Steve Oroho (LD 24), Assemblyman Parker Space (LD 24), Sussex County Commissioner Director Dawn Fantasia, Frelinghuysen Mayor Christopher Stracco, Hope Mayor Timothy McDonough, Blairstown Mayor Robert Moorhead, Belvidere Mayor Joseph Kennedy, Hardwick Mayor Kevin Duffy, Sussex Mayor Edward Meyer, and Sussex County Administrator Gregory Poff (Photo provided) Millions clawed back to improve broadband According to American Community Survey data spanning 2015 through 2019, there are towns in the Fifth Congressional District... Police & Fire 21 May 2021 | 07:29
Local police get FBI warning before inauguration Fallout from the recent assault on the United States Capitol continues, and local law enforcement agents have started to... Local News 15 Jan 2021 | 04:45
Legislators applaud enactment of Junior Firefighters bill A revision of the law governing the training and duties of Junior Firefighters’ Auxiliary members was enacted on Nov. 21.... Police & Fire 30 Nov 2020 | 04:40
Last week, Zoey Kelly’s school switched from in-person learning to fully remote instruction for the weeks surrounding Thanksgiving and Christmas. Remote learning adds a new layer of stress to the holiday season Orange County, N.Y., school districts have made swift pivots to fully remote learning for the weeks following Thanksgiving... Local News 27 Nov 2020 | 07:37
