Girls audition for the new Sussex County Miners Dance and Cheer Team on Saturday, Jan. 25 at Trinity Studios in Sparta. (Photo by Kathy Shwiff) 5, 6, 7, 8 ... go Miners! More than two dozen girls showed off their athletic skills and dancing abilities Saturday, Jan. 25 during auditions for the... Home 30 Jan 2025 | 07:38
A toy collection train arrives Saturday, Dec. 14 in Vernon. The train also stopped in Sparta and Newfoundland. (Photo by Maria Kovic) Operation Toy Train sets records Operation Toy Train collected 44,191 toys this year - the most it has collected in a single season in its 16 years. The 21,749... Home 17 Dec 2024 | 06:23
Santa emerges from the train in Vernon in 2023. (File photo by Kathy Shwiff) Operation Toy Train is today For the 16th holiday season in a row, Operation Toy Train, a local nonprofit organization, will roll out its special train... Home 14 Dec 2024 | 07:58
Volunteers place wreaths on the graves at the Northern New Jersey Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Sparta in 2023. (File photo by Nancy Madacsi) Wreaths Across America to be observed today Wreaths Across America ceremonies are planned at several local sites Saturday, Dec. 14. The National Wreaths Across America... Home 14 Dec 2024 | 07:57
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
Brianna Kimmel’s car after her accident on Philipsburg Road. (Photo by Brianna Kimmel) Danger on the roads We often blame outside elements for the cause of car accidents — snow, sharp turns, flooding — but according to our first... Home 15 Jul 2024 | 09:46
Festival showing 35 films this weekend The fourth annual New Jersey Documentary Film Festival will show more than 35 documentaries from Friday, July 12 through... Home 12 Jul 2024 | 07:28
Emilia Alheidt Emilia “Amy” A. Alheidt of Sparta and formerly of Oak Ridge passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 7, 2024. She was 82. She... Obituaries 09 Jul 2024 | 11:31
The Class of 2024 enters the commencement ceremony at Pope John XXIII Regional High School in Sparta on June 3. Provided photo Pay up or miss commencement At the end of each school year, schools are left with missing materials, unpaid lunch accounts and late library book fees.... Local News 08 Jun 2024 | 09:19
Counselors Mia and Michael Harrison, right, give Cesar and Kenia Gomez and their daughter Kacey, 5, a tour of the Bubbling Springs Day Camp in West Milford. Kacey is signed up for five of the seven weekly sessions this summer. The camp held an open house Saturday, June 1. (Photos by Kathy Shwiff) Summer day camps juggle high costs, low enrollment As summer begins, many parents turn to day camps operated by their municipality’s Parks and Recreation Department for activities... Home 06 Jun 2024 | 10:55
Robert Gunderman Robert E. Gunderman passed away peacefully at his residence in West Milford on May 28, 2024. He was 89. He was born in Sparta... Obituaries 03 Jun 2024 | 05:55
Deborah Rice Deborah M. Rice of Ringwood died peacefully on Jan. 22, 2024, from heart failure. She was 89. Born in Binghamton, N.Y., on... Obituaries 28 May 2024 | 11:05
John Fredericks John Wilbur Fredericks passed away peacefully on May 4, 2024, near his beloved Sanibel, Fla. He was 88. John spent his childhood... Obituaries 15 May 2024 | 12:32
"Allow your children to play, everything should be fun." — Martha Dubensky, GAIT Equine Assisted Services, Milford, Pa. Photo by Sammie Finch A mother’s touch Local News 08 May 2024 | 10:35
‘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
