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
15 teen overdoses in two weeks stoke fears about new generation of synthetic marijuana At least 15 teenagers in the mid-Hudson region overdosed in the first half of March on marijuana-type products, ending up... Local News 30 Mar 2022 | 01:44
Colleen Kelly and her husband, Michael Caravaglia, started omitting alcohol in January before it was cool; they’ve been doing Dry January for ten years. A month without booze? Locals give it a shot Retired school counselor Kerri Yezuit knows how to keep a New Year’s resolution. She quit smoking cold turkey on Jan. 1,... Local News 24 Jan 2022 | 02:10
One of the biggest psychological stunts in history To the Editor: Fear is one of the seven universal emotions. It can be physical, psychological, real or imagined. Fear is your... Letters to the Editor 29 Nov 2021 | 05:07
Pauline Mondello Pauline (Pasqualina) Mondello, a resident of Warwick for almost 62 years, passed away on October 18, 2021 at Karen Ann Quinlan... Obituaries 20 Oct 2021 | 11:47
A retail dispensary next in Portland, Maine. Five minutes after it opened on a recent Sunday morning, a dozen customers were inside, shopping. ( Becca Tucker) Do we want a bud shop in our town? Now that recreational marijuana is the law of the land in five states from New Jersey to Maine, towns and villages across... Home 20 Aug 2021 | 10:36
Sussex County to host Open Golf Championships Newton. The Sussex County Open Golf Championships will be held on Saturday, July 10, at the Newton Country Club. It’s a fundraiser... Entertainment 02 Jul 2021 | 05:19
Last week, Zoey Kelly’s school switched from in-person learning to fully remote instruction for the weeks surrounding Thanksgiving and Christmas. Remote learning adds a new layer of stress to the holiday season Orange County, N.Y., school districts have made swift pivots to fully remote learning for the weeks following Thanksgiving... Local News 27 Nov 2020 | 07:37
Sarge with Rivers Edge founder and president, Diane Romano (Photo by Laurie Gordon) Horse sanctuary needs help to get through the winter You know when you try to do something good — really good — but all of the odds seemed stacked against you? That’s how Diane... Local News 11 Nov 2020 | 09:12
A Monroe-Woodbury school bus, parked outside of the bus garage on Mine Road in Monroe, carries a sign asking for new drivers. Photo by Hanna Wickes. As schools open, districts take precautions to make the ride safe Schools across the country have had to adjust their operations in order to accommodate millions of students returning to... Local News 08 Sep 2020 | 03:56
Bob Maxwell, co-owner of Style Counsel in Warwick, N.Y., which has been doing brisk business since retail stores were allowed to reopen with safety measures. (He took his mask off momentarily for the photo.) (Photo by Becca Tucker) Shopkeepers reopen to healthy, even record, sales The future of local retail? “That’s a good one,” laughs Bob Maxwell in his baritone, before excusing himself as “the quiet... Business 01 Jul 2020 | 05:06
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
Be sure to thank supermarket employees We see lawn signs and newspaper articles thanking health care workers and first responders for all they do. This show of... Letters to the Editor 22 Jun 2020 | 04:53
Theresa A. Vander Ploeg Theresa A. Vander Ploeg Theresa A. Vander Ploeg of Newton, N.J., died Thursday, June 18, 2020, at United Methodist Communities at Bristol Glen, Harris... Obituaries 22 Jun 2020 | 01:13