The Wanaque Reservoir serving northern New Jersey, just over 10 miles from Sterling State Forest, is nearly 50 percent empty, despite recent rain and snowfall. Drone photo by Nicholas Horton, The Pathfinder Studios. Farmers weather the drought The region saw its driest October on record this year. And while wildfires burned more than 5,000 acres of Sterling State... Evergreen 02 Dec 2024 | 12:34
Jessica, 32, harvesting onions in the Black Dirt Region of New York. (Photo by Jose Lima) As mercury rises, workers may see first workplace heat standards Last August, Charles Ellis, a 63-year-old construction worker with a heart condition, was using a hammer to unclog corrugated... Local News 19 Jul 2024 | 06:58
Mary Jobes Mary Katherine (Corter) Jobes gracefully escaped her battle against cancer Jan. 1, 2024, surrounded by her loving family... Obituaries 04 Jan 2024 | 03:28
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
Scott Arthur Reider Scott Arthur Reider, 68 Scott Arthur Reider, of Wantage, NJ, died suddenly at Morristown Medical Center on Nov. 6, 2023. He was 68. The son of Dorothy... Obituaries 09 Nov 2023 | 04:40
Tiffany Reamer of Floral Ideology in Wayne sprays the flowers to keep them fresh on opening day of the West Milford Farmer’s Market on Wednesday, June 7. (Photo by Kathy Shwiff) Farmer’s Market reopens for season The West Milford Farmer’s Market reopened for the season Wednesday, June 7. New this year is a stand selling flowers. Tiffany... Local News 07 Jun 2023 | 06:27
Richard E. Hartman Richard E. Hartman, age 89, passed away on Friday, November 11, 2022 at his residence. Born in Englewood, Richard served... Obituaries 14 Nov 2022 | 01:36
The Tennessee Gas pipeline may have been a Passaic County Commissioners topic The Passaic County Commissioners started the past week pressured with making an important decision about whether to support... Local News 24 Nov 2021 | 11:00
‘A recipe for disaster’ The West Milford Council has before it a resolution authorizing an agreement with the Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company. This... Letters to the Editor 19 Aug 2021 | 12:13
West Milford residents opposed to the projected fracked gas compressor station targeted for West Milford and expansion of existing one in Wantage demonstrated their opposition at a rally on April 24. Photo provided by Renee Allessio. ‘Governor Murphy can stop this ... ask him to keep his promise’ On Saturday, April 24, we had an Earth Week rally opposing the projected fracked gas compressor station targeted for West... Local News 05 May 2021 | 07:27
Reports from the West Milford Police Department The West Milford Police Department responded to 2,686 calls for service during August. The department filed the following... News 12 Sep 2020 | 04:25
Patricia M. McCarthy Patricia M. McCarthy (Wagner), 81, passed away Dec. 3 in Longmont, Colorado. Born in Brooklyn, New York to Walter and Frances... Obituaries 09 Dec 2019 | 11:36