Mary Deluca hitting up a local restaurant. Let us know where you shopped local this week for your chance to win. Support small business. Win $50 Mary Deluca is this week’s $50 winner. Her winning purchase? A hanging basket of flowers from Lentini Farms in Fredon Township,... Local News 06 Jul 2020 | 04:06
The testing site at Sussex County Community College in New Jersey, which is now closed. (Photo provided) Testing, testing, testing in the tristate area More than three months into the COVID-19 pandemic, people in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania have “flattened the curve”... Local News 29 Jun 2020 | 11:30
Most people at a recent rally in Milford, Pa., to support the police eschewed masks (Photo by Ken Hubeny Sr.) A little scrap of fabric, a growing division Most people have by now made a mask part of their daily uniform, out of a sense of civic duty, a requirement of their job,... Local News 25 Jun 2020 | 06:10
Terry Chang. Photo provided. This week’s $50 winner This week’s winner for our Super Local Shopper contest is Terry Chang. Her winning entry? A new outfit from Harriman Clothing... Local News 08 Jun 2020 | 01:02
Wayback Burger owner Sushil Bhagudia is closely following all guidelines to keep his staff and customers safe. Tristate restaurants prepare for outdoor dining By Molly Colgan ORANGE COUNTY, N.Y. Dining in the tristate area is getting kicked to the curb. Outdoor dining is now allowed... Home 07 Jun 2020 | 06:15
Renee Burns spent a long spring training weekend with her West Milford High School lacrosse team in Florida this spring, before the season was canceled. She is headed to Monmouth University, where freshman orientation is still planned for early September. ( WMLAX) Roll with it 101: College-bound seniors ponder their future Isabella Sergent, a senior at Sparta High School, already has her roommate picked out and knows where she’ll be dorming when... Local News 28 May 2020 | 03:04
This 1900s farmhouse on 1.2 acres in Chester, N.Y., is under contract to a New York City buyer. The exodus from the city, combined with a pandemic-related hesitance to list houses, has created a historic housing shortage and a pronounced seller's market. ( Becca Tucker) Pandemic-driven house frenzy hits local towns Justin Melia and his family, who usually live in Astoria, Queens, closed in December on a vacation house in Warwick, N.Y.,... News 22 May 2020 | 02:02
Members of Alpha Fitness left notes on the facade saying how much they miss their gym. (Photo by Laurie Gordon) Are gyms 'COVID-19 mosh pits' or essential therapy? Locals react to reopening controversy Ian Smith and Frank Trumbetti, owners of a gym in Camden County, defied government COVID-19 mandates and opened on Monday... Local News 19 May 2020 | 05:45
Bigstock From the front lines: Jennifer Applegate, RN, shares her most memorable COVID-19 moment Editor's note: Celeste Alonzo of Sparta, N.J., shared the following first-hand account by her daughter Jennifer Applegate,... Letters to the Editor 19 May 2020 | 08:59
Sparta Camera Club's Photo of the Year 2019 by Steve Firmender ( Stephen Firmender) Sparta Camera Club continues to meet and train online The Sparta Camera Club remains active during the COVID-19 shutdown, moving online to hold meetings and training. No longer... Local News 04 May 2020 | 12:25
Mail-in voting should be the law of the land To the Editor: On April 8, former mayor and governor of Colorado, John Hickenlooper, now a candidate for the U. S. Senate,... Letters to the Editor 27 Apr 2020 | 03:59
How important is it to get your hair cut? How important is it to get your hair cut? Or colored? To get your nails done? Get a message? Go to a gym or movie or a mall?... Letters to the Editor 27 Apr 2020 | 03:53
Front: Harley (left), Bugsy (right) being pet by Blake. Back: Hope (left) and Rambo (right) being pet by Keira. Harley and Rambo are the newest additions. ( Tiffany O'Keefe) Pet adoptions are up, but so are surrenders The Harrison-O’Keefe family had two big dogs and wasn’t looking for more. But when Christopher Harrison and Tiffany O’Keefe... Local News 23 Apr 2020 | 04:59
"Channel 7 Eyewitness News came by to interview me about our unique partnership and what we’re doing for the community," said Mohawk House owner Steve Scro. ( Photo provided) Mohawk House gets attention for its innovative pop-up market Straus News, which publishes the Sparta Independent, Township Journal, Advertiser News North, Advertiser News South, and... Local News 21 Apr 2020 | 09:43
Thirty cars, led by a Town of Goshen Police Officer Luke Markievicz, drove by to wish 10-year-old Parker Olson a happy birthday. ( Provided photo) Smiles of the Week 4.16 Residents organize a food drive “Three churches in Vernon and one in Wantage have food pantries that local people rely on,... Local News 13 Apr 2020 | 08:09
