‘Too stressful’: why some students are saying no thanks to standardized tests As students across the tristate region sharpened pencils - or, increasingly, fired up computers - in preparation for multiple... Local News 02 May 2024 | 11:23
High schools in Middletown and Newburgh, N.Y., purchased Yondr pouches for all students in attempt to curb the negative effects of cell phone use in school. Photo: Yondr. As screen time soars, high schools turn to Yondr bags and phone cubbies Should schools ban cell phone use among students? In a survey completed by more than 600 local readers, 73% said yes. But... Local News 12 Jan 2024 | 06:04
A historic photo of First National Bank of Warwick, on the corner of Bank Street and Main in Warwick, N.Y. More recently known as the Chase Bank Building, the bank is now being renovated into a restaurant: The Fed of Warwick, slated to open in March. Photo provided by the Warwick Historical Society. Small businesses bank on new locations Banks have steadily shuttered their brick-and-mortar branches nationwide for more than a decade in response to the rise in... Local News 14 Dec 2023 | 11:14
West Milford Messenger wins awards in national newspaper contest The West Milford Messenger and its eight sister publications published by Straus News won 15 awards in the National Newspaper... Local News 29 Sep 2023 | 09:10
West Milford Messenger wins 13 awards from National Newspaper Association Every year, newspapers across the country submit their best work in the National Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper... Local News 05 Jul 2022 | 01:10
A Monroe Fire Department firefighter carrying a cat wrapped in a blanket. Photo provided. Up to 100 cats involved in Harriman house fire Woodbury Animal Shelter responded to a call from local police requesting assistance with “numerous animals” involved in a... Local News 31 Mar 2022 | 04:05
During his time working for the CDC’s Endemic Intelligence Service, Dr. Donald Thomas Allegra traveled the world investigating infectious disease outbreaks. Now, he is leading Newton Medical Center through the COVID-19 pandemic as the hospital’s head of Infectious Diseases. Photo provided. Booster Q&A with local infectious disease specialist Why is it important to get the booster shot? Only about 20% of population of the United States has had their third shot or... Home 21 Dec 2021 | 11:14
North Jersey Vaccine Resources ■ All six state-run vaccination sites are now offering walk-in vaccinations. They are first-come, first-serve, and those... Home 30 Apr 2021 | 12:30
This is just one of the 200 Easter Bunny drive-bys that the Molan family made on Easter Sunday. ( Provided photos) 'We got to spend Easter with so many' The Molan family spent 12 hours in their car Easter Sunday, with the Easter Bunny hanging out of the moon roof to greet local... Local News 15 Apr 2020 | 05:50