ICE1 West Milford farmers who worked at the Echo Lake ice business are, first row from left, Martin Decker, Edward Decker, Walter Whritenour, Norman Fredericks, superintendent Arthur Kane, Henry Fredericks, Issac Morse, M. Sisco and Charles White. In back row, from left, are Charles Vreeland, Frank O’Dell, Daniel Morse, Ernest Fredericks, Raymond Fredericks, John Kimble, Lewis Sisco, Frank Price, Ernest Zabriskie, Robert Babcock, Thomas Cahill and M. Fredericks. (Photo courtesy of Ann Genader) Looking back: Smaller ice companies Along with the large-scale winter ice businesses at Greenwood Lake and Lake Hopatcong, smaller operations existed at some... Columns 19 Feb 2025 | 10:02
A photo taken nearly 100 years ago at the Mountain Ice Co. business at Greenwood Lake shows workers and a building where the ice was stored. (Photo courtesy of Ann Genader) Looking back: Ice harvesting Before the invention of refrigeration, ice from North Jersey lakes initially was the main source for keeping food fresh.... Columns 12 Feb 2025 | 10:58
The note on a cake honoring school nurse Eileen Upton, right, in 1973 says, ‘Congratulations to someone special.’ The cake was presented by Marshall Hill School PTA president Charlotte Steifel. (File photo by Ann Genader) Looking back: Doctor, nurse who cared for community The kindness, concern and care that two medical professionals showed for families living in West Milford 50 years ago and... Columns 05 Feb 2025 | 11:29
From left, Gilbert Terhune, Wilbur Fredericks and Robert Little are sworn in to council terms in the 1960s by the township clerk, George Eckhardt. (File photo by Ann Genader) Looking back: Mayor fought builders There were just 2,501 people living in year-round homes in West Milford when the United States became part of an ongoing... Columns 22 Jan 2025 | 08:42
Artist Barbara Welti Van Der Sluys in 1989 exhibits some of her oil paintings of the North Jersey area. (File photo by Ann Genader) Looking back: Recalling a champ When he read the “Looking Back” column last week about the memories of Barbara Welti Vander Sluys, whose family home and... Columns 19 Jan 2025 | 06:20
A portion of Wanaque Valley before the Monksville Reservoir covered the land is shown in a drawing by Barbara Van Der Sluys, who grew up there. (Photo courtesy of Ann Genader) Looking back: Before the Monksville Reservoir The landscape visible along Greenwood Lake Turnpike (Passaic County Route 511) from the bridge connecting Ringwood with the... Columns 08 Jan 2025 | 10:15
Jean Kelly, right, teaches student Raegan Kopko, 14, at her fne arts studio in West Milford. (Photo provided) Show features art of teacher, students Jean Kelly’s artistic talent became so well-known and respected after she graduated from West Milford High School in 1979... Entertainment 31 Dec 2024 | 08:52
Looking back: The death of Lisa McBride For 34 years, law enforcement officials have been unable to determine who killed Lisa McBride nor identify who was responsible... Columns 24 Dec 2024 | 02:27
Looking back: St. Joseph Parochial School There were 10 or 12 self-sufficient original communities in West Milford between the 1800s and 1950s. Along the way, the... Columns 13 Nov 2024 | 02:23
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
The West Point Military Academy Black Knights Parachute Team is scheduled to jump Friday, Sept. 13 at the West Milford High School football game. (Photo provided) UPDATED: Parachute team to jump tonight in West Milford The West Point Military Academy Black Knights Parachute Team will be jumping at two, rather than four, area high school football... Home 13 Sep 2024 | 09:14
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
