What do we do now? The last few years have left many isolated and lonely. No doubt the outcome of the election has left some fearful of the... Columns 04 Nov 2024 | 12:11
The proposed jetport layout. (Photo provided) Looking back: Fight against Jetport plan When Gov. Richard Hughes proposed construction of a jetport on Bearfort Mountain in West Milford and Vernon or at Bowling... Columns 16 Oct 2024 | 03:25
State officials considered Bearfort Mountain in West Milford and Bowling Green Mountain in Jefferson the best locations for a metropolitan jetport in 1964. (Photo provided) Looking back: Jetport proposed in 1964 People who enjoy the natural beauty of Bearfort Mountain in West Milford and Bowling Green Mountain in Jefferson might have... Columns 09 Oct 2024 | 02:53
Richard DeKany Sr. Looking back: West Milford’s second pharmacy Not long after John Michalka opened his West Milford Pharmacy business on Union Valley Road in 1950, it appeared that West... Columns 18 Sep 2024 | 09:06
Lyzabeth Glick holds her baby, Emerson, at a memorial ceremony at West Milford Town Hall shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Her husband, Jeremy, died on United Airlines Flight 93. (Photo courtesy of Ann Genader) Looking back: Sept. 11, 2001 Five people with ties to West Milford were killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. They continue to be remembered... Columns 11 Sep 2024 | 01:04
Mary Michalka, who with her husband, John, opened West Milford’s first pharmacy nearly 75 years ago, with Mayor Phil Weisbecker in 2000. She was honored as a Lifetime West Milford Volunteer. (Photo courtesy of Ann Genader) Looking back: West Milford’s first pharmacy Action by the City of Newark on Sept. 4, 1889, with a contract with the East Jersey Water Co. to construct reservoirs and... Columns 04 Sep 2024 | 10:26
West Milford Mayor Robert Little speaks at the 1963 dedication ceremony for McCormack sports field, which is named for John T. McCormack. At right are attorney Louis Wallisch; Councilman Charles Salem; Frank J. McCormack, John’s brother; and school board trustees Audrey Kytle and James Gray. McCormack’s sister Catherine is seated at left. (File photo by Ann Genader) Looking back: Who was field named for? The correct spelling of the sports field behind Macopin Middle School, where West Milford High School football games are... Columns 26 Aug 2024 | 06:54
Christel Dygos with Chris Mann in 1996, when she was the cafeteria manager at Marshall Hill School. (Photos courtesy of Ann Genader) Looking back: Christel Dygos turns 90 Christel Dygos, remembered for 40 years of volunteerism as a member of the West Milford First Aid Squad, recently celebrated... Columns 12 Aug 2024 | 01:36
Eighth-grade graduates of Hillcrest Elementary School in West Milford in 1955. (Photo courtesy of Ann Genader) Looking Back: Hillcrest School graduation in 1955 Middle school, high school and college graduation ceremonies for 2024 are now in the history books. Most students who completed... Columns 07 Aug 2024 | 12:34
Ava Murphy Wisdom of the young By Ava Murphy, valedictorian Good evening, fellow graduates. Today we celebrate the culmination of all of our hard work, and... Columns 02 Jul 2024 | 05:04
In 1969, the ‘yellow submarine’ in front of the old Apshawa School was a propane tank painted to look like a submarine. (Photo courtesy of Ann Genader) Looking back: Apshawa’s yellow submarine The Apshawa two-room rural schoolhouse, where many West Milford people received their first- through eighth-grade education,... Columns 01 Jul 2024 | 07:44
A scarlet tanager is an example of a neotropical migrating bird. (Photo by Bill Lynch) Migrating birds from tropics return to N.J. “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” according to a Chinese proverb. In the avian world, journeys can... Columns 22 May 2024 | 06:22
Bridging the Nature Gap in N.J. In an ideal New Jersey, all residents would have equal access to the outdoors and nature, with the joy and health benefits... Columns 28 Feb 2024 | 12:13
Eric and Gertrude Arnold with their son, John Eric. (Photo provided) Looking back: 1768 farmhouse burned A 1937 fire destroyed a 1768 historic farmhouse at 1566 Union Valley Road, where Battinelli Family Farms plans to build a... Columns 28 Feb 2024 | 09:35
In the early days of the Church of the Incarnation on Marshall Hill Road, some parishioners plant a flower garden. (File photo by Ann Genader) Looking back: Greek church was built by Episcopalians The Holy Institution Panagia Soumela Greek Orthodox Shrine Church building at 253 Marshall Hill Road originally was an Episcopal... Columns 31 Jan 2024 | 02:52
