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Space Honored by Freeholders
May 23, 2013NEWTON, NJ - Assemblyman Parker Space (R-24), accepted a lamp and a card from his former colleagues on the Sussex County Board o...
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Lions Softball Advances In Extras, 1-0
May 23, 2013SPARTA, NJ - With Pope John and DePaul scoreless going into extra innings, a single base hit was going to end one season, while prolon...
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CP Engineers & Architecture Celebrates Ribbon Cutting
May 22, 2013SPARTA, NJ - The partners and employees of CP Engineers & Architecture celebrated the ribbon-cutting for their new company headqua...
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Sussex County Walks to Benefit the American Cancer Society in 'Relay For Life'
May 21, 2013NEWTON, NJ - Spirits were sunny on Saturday, in spite of the on and off soggy conditions on Saturday into Sunday, when participants fr...
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Zdichocki Replaces Graham's Seat As A New Member On The Stanhope Council
May 21, 2013STANHOPE BOROUGH, NJ - Sitting within the residents at the May 14 Stanhope Borough Council meeting was Patty Zdichocki, an active chai...
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Girls and Friends Run in Sparta
May 19, 2013SPARTA, NJ - The streets around Lake Mohawk were closed to automobile traffic by yellow-shirted township police officers as young girl...
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'Real Housewives' Star Makes Appearance and Signs Books at Sparta Books
May 18, 2013SPARTA, NJ - Eager fans waited outside of Sparta Books on Wednesday, May 15, for "Real Housewives of New Jersey," star...
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Sussex County Community College 2013 Grads Receive Degrees and Certificates
May 17, 2013NEWTON, NJ - More than 500 students, their families and friends, and faculty and staff packed under a large white tent to overflowing ...
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Sussex and Morris County Students Participate in Junior Solar Sprints
May 16, 2013HARDYSTON, NJ - Sussex County students, and a few from Morris County, gathered at the Hardyston Middle School on Tuesday, May 14, for ...
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Cheerleaders Honored In Hopatcong
May 16, 2013HOPATCONG, NJ - The borough municipal meeting room was packed with giggling girls on Wednesday, May 15, as the Junior Wildcat Ch...
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Republicans Debate For Sussex County Freeholder and Surrogate Positions
May 16, 2013NEWTON, NJ - The seats of The Newton Theatre were filled last night with citizens and government officials, who were present for a cam...
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Tamarack Park In Byram Undergoes Last Development Stages Before Completion
May 14, 2013BYRAM TOWNSHIP, NJ - Members of the Byram Township council met on Tuesday, May 7 to discuss several items on their agenda, one being t...
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Visitors Take 'Spring Street Tour of Art'
May 12, 2013NEWTON, NJ - The on and off rainy weather and grey skies, did not dim the colors on Spring Street on Saturday, as merchants and attend...
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Lacatena, Lenape Squeak By Sparta, 1-0
May 11, 2013STANHOPE, NJ - In a game where Sparta’s Gretchen Bowie and Lenape Valley’s Kaela Romano were pitching zero after zero on t...
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Fire Company Honored on Anniversary
May 10, 2013HOPATCONG, NJ - Sixty years ago the first firemen in Hopatcong Fire Co. #4 didn’t have trucks or equipment, so they rode their b...
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Spring in Sparta Six Months after Sandy
May 9, 2013SPARTA, NJ - Sussex County was hit hard by the events that followed Hurricane Sandy in October. Of course, other parts of New Jersey m...
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Sussex County Freeholders Make Special Proclamations and Presentations
May 8, 2013NEWTON, NJ – A day ahead of their usual Wednesday evening bimonthly meeting, the Sussex County Freeholders met instead on Tuesda...
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Ridgewood Restaurant Damaged by Fire
May 7, 2013HOPATCONG, NJ – For the second time, firefighters were called to the property of the Ridgewood Restaurant. This time it was ...
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D.O.G.S. of Vernon Brings 'Field of Dreams' to Reality
May 7, 2013VERNON, NJ - Dogs of all breeds, shapes, and sizes, frolicked in the sun on Sunday afternoon at the official opening and ribbon cuttin...
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Pound Gets a Good Painting from Scouts
May 6, 2013HOPATCONG, NJ – Scouts were busy paining the original Animal Pound building, while inside the new building Animal Control Office...
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Supporters Attend Fundraiser For Freeholder Director Rich Vohden
May 5, 2013ANDOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ - More than 150 supporters came out in support of current Sussex County Freeholder Director Rich Vohden, at his c...
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Hopatcong Gathers For National Day of Prayer
May 5, 2013HOPATCONG, NJ – Under a bright blue sky borough officials, ministers and residents gathered at the gazebo in Modick Park for the...
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Engelhardt, Lenape Overwhelm Wallkill V, 15-2
May 5, 2013STANHOPE, NJ - Going into Saturday’s in-county game with Wallkill Valley, Bruce Engelhardt and the rest of the Lenape Vall...
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PB&J Stores Hold Colorful Fashion Show
May 3, 2013NEWTON, NJ - “I’m looking forward to all of the new spring fashions, casual and fancy,” said Courtney James, a...
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Hopatcong Police Thanked
May 2, 2013HOPATCONG, NJ – Mayor Sylvia Petillo started the Borough Council meeting on Wednesday, May 1, by reading a letter thanking...