Capturing 2022 in snapshots JANUARY • • • • • • • • • • FEBRUARY • • • • • • • • • • MARCH • • • • • • • • • • APRIL • • • • • • • • • • MAY • • • • • • •... Local News 05 Jan 2023 | 05:02
Sussex Borough Councilman Mario Poggi opposed the increase in parking permit rates. Sussex parking permits to cost $40 a month The cost of monthly permits in Sussex parking lots are increasing $15, according to a measure approved by the Borough Council... Local News 25 Dec 2022 | 01:50
Howard Burrell is Vernon’s third mayor to be directly elected. Committee to consider change in Vernon’s form of government The Vernon Township Council approved the creation of an ad-hoc committee to investigate a possible change in the township’s... Local News 25 Dec 2022 | 12:45
Vernon students may be required to wear ID The Vernon Township Board of Education plans to require students in grade 4 and up to wear their district-provided identification... Local News 24 Dec 2022 | 02:14
West Milford schools to get $1.3M from state The West Milford Township School District will receive more than $1.3 million in stabilization aid from the state budget,... Home 25 Dec 2022 | 10:57
Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-5, speaks outside Zufall Health Centers in Newton on Dec. 20. ( Photo courtesy of Rep. Josh Gottheimer,) Zufall Health Centers to receive $314,500 in federal funds Zufall Health Centers will receive $314,500 in federal funds to benefit its pharmaceutical-delivery program and pop-up vaccination... Home 24 Dec 2022 | 11:10
Viking Snowshoe Invasion will be Jan. 28 The Viking Snowshoe Invasion, sponsored by the Vernon Township Board of Recreation, will be Saturday, Jan. 28 at Mountain... Local News 06 Jan 2023 | 03:07
Heather and John Prutzman, mother and stepfather of organ and tissue donor Joseph ‘Joey’ C. Savage IV, stand behind a floragraph tribute to him that will be featured on the 2023 Donate Life Rose Parade float during the 2023 Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 2. ( Photo courtesy of NJ Sharing Network) Fredon man to be remembered in 2023 Rose Parade The memory of Joseph “Joey” C. Savage IV will be honored in the 2023 Rose Parade on Monday, Jan. 2 in Pasadena, Calif. Family... Home 22 Dec 2022 | 11:12
Lou and Sherri Cecchini and their staff members at Off Shore Marine in Branchville arrive Dec. 14 with a boatload of toys for Project Self-Sufficiency in Newton. The great room at the nonprofit is transformed into a toy shop each holiday season so those less fortunate can pick out toys for their children. ( Photo by Laurie Gordon) Boat filled with toys docks at Project Self-Sufficiency Sherri and Lou Cecchini, owners and general managers of Off Shore Marine in Branchville, have been collecting and donating... Home 19 Dec 2022 | 12:27
Vernon council appoints co-business managers to replace Voelker The Vernon Township Council on Dec. 12 appointed Police Chief Daniel Young and chief financial officer Donelle Bright as... Local News 18 Dec 2022 | 02:31
Company plans cannabis greenhouses in Vernon Sussex Cultivation has been approved for a Class 1 Cannabis Cultivator License and expects to build its facilities on farmland... Local News 18 Dec 2022 | 01:55
People place wreaths on the graves of veterans after the ceremony Saturday, Dec. 17 at the Northern New Jersey Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Sparta. ( Photo by Chris Wyman) 300 help place wreaths at cemetery in Sparta The annual Wreaths Across America ceremony took place Saturday, Dec. 17 at the Northern New Jersey Veterans Memorial Cemetery... Local News 20 Dec 2022 | 08:51
Rep. Josh Gottheimer presented awards to Fifth District Hometown Heroes on Friday, Dec. 16 at the Fair Lawn Recreation Center. ( (Photo courtesy of Rep. Josh Gottheimer)) Hamburg, Vernon residents honored as Hometown Heroes Two Sussex County men were among those who received Fifth District Hometown Heroes Awards from Rep. Josh Gottheimer on Dec.... Local News 18 Dec 2022 | 06:48
Haledon man charged with theft by deception in Vernon Michael Regan of Haledon faces a charge of theft by deception after he was arrested Dec. 14, Vernon Township police said.... Police & Fire 16 Dec 2022 | 11:47
114 bears killed in state hunt The state black bear hunt concluded Saturday, Dec. 17 with 114 bears killed, including 59 in Sussex County. Thirty bears were... Local News 15 Dec 2022 | 10:31