The Class of 2024 enters the commencement ceremony at Pope John XXIII Regional High School in Sparta on June 3. (Photos provided) 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 23 May 2025 | 06:52
St. Patrick’s Day Parade last year in Port Jervis, N.Y. (Photo by Sammie Finch) 2025 St. Patrick's Day events Spring into celebration: A guide to St. Patrick’s Day events New Jersey Saturday, March 22 34th annual Ringwood St. Patrick’s Day Parade: Traditional Irish Mass at 9 a.m. at St. Catherine’s... Local News 17 Mar 2025 | 03:24
Participants in the Viking Snowshoe Invasion on Jan. 27, 2024, at Mountain Creek. Photo by Sammie Finch. Snow much fun New York Snow tubing, skiing and snowboarding: • Mt. Peter Ski Area in Warwick Ice skating: • Bear Mountain in Tomkins Cove •... Local News 17 Feb 2025 | 01:04
How do we all come back together? It’s no secret that political discourse in recent years has become increasingly divisive. In many areas of our region, we’ve... Local News 07 Nov 2024 | 08:00
Several local residents arrested in child exploitation sting The New York State Police recently teamed up with the FBI to conduct an undercover online child exploitation detail in the... Police & Fire 08 Oct 2024 | 10:17
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... Evergreen 15 Jul 2024 | 09:46
Florida, N.Y., resident and Warwick Advertiser editor Lisa Reider with her brother Erik, whose donated organs helped save five people. ( Photo by Randy Patrick) A gift that keeps on giving In February 2018, New York resident Allison Davis, a 30-year old single mother with cystic fibrosis, was struggling to survive.... Evergreen 25 Apr 2024 | 09:26
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
Newton resident Kathy Messina’s head-scratcher: rigid plastic can carriers. Is that recyclable? Plastic can carriers Can the plastic carrier that comes on top of canned items, such a four pack of craft beer, be recycled? Defer to the saying,... Local News 08 Jan 2024 | 02:22
Sparkling Salty Lime Mocktail recipe from Regina Hewitt of Functional Healing in Goshen, N.Y. Trends with benefits: Locals embrace Dry January When we spoke to retired school counselor Kerri Yezuit two years ago, she was tackling her second Dry January. She first... Evergreen 06 Jan 2024 | 03:36
A house on Main Street near Clarkson Street in Newton, N.J., features a number of Halloween decorations on its lawn. (Photo by Kathy Shwiff) Halloween events Tuesday, Oct. 31 Branchville: Annual Halloween parade starts at the Branchville Fire Department at 6 p.m. after trick or treating... Local News 30 Oct 2023 | 08:44
Data source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services A look at local COVID data as updated vaccines arrive As cold and flu season approaches, COVID-19 is on the rise nationwide. The most prevalent variant, EG.5 (nicknamed “Eris”)... Local News 18 Sep 2023 | 01:09
Participants in the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous’s 2023 European Study Program pose with Daniel Lawton, center, deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Poland. (Photo provided) Teachers learn more about the Holocaust Two Sussex County residents who teach about the Holocaust spent part of their summers learning more about their subject.... Back to School 10 Aug 2023 | 05:16
Museum Village at night. ( Photo by Dan Pacella) Spooky tales and frightful encounters - a glimpse of our haunted history A strange knock in the dead of night. A disembodied whisper that seems to beckon you. Shadows that move without the direction... Local News 23 Oct 2022 | 08:48
Warwick police blotter Aug. 5 Ewelina Tyszka, 28, of Hewitt, N.J., was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated over .18 percent blood-alcohol... Police & Fire 15 Aug 2022 | 04:43
