Renaissance Festival starts Saturday The eighth annual Sparta Renaissance Festival opens next weekend at Camp Sacajawea, 844 White Rock Lane. It will be open from... Home 30 Aug 2025 | 10:58
West Nile virus found in blood donor A blood donor in Sussex County tested positive for West Nile virus, according to state officials. That person did not have... Local News 30 Aug 2025 | 10:48
Lorraine Parker, Rhoda Seider and Kathy Esposito at Grayfields Polo Club. (Photo provided) Polo Classic to benefit Project Self-Sufficiency The inaugural Project Self-Sufficiency Polo Classic will be held Saturday, Sept. 13 at the Grayfields Polo Club in Allamuchy.... Home 29 Aug 2025 | 11:24
9/11 ceremonies planned Ceremonies to mark the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks are planned in several local towns. Nearly... Local News 28 Aug 2025 | 08:58
Barbara Holstein Holstein served with protective order Barbara Holstein, former vice chairwoman of the Sussex County Republican Committee, was served with a temporary protective... Local News 27 Aug 2025 | 06:34
From left are Sussex business owners Tameeka Ford and Kathy Esposito with Mark Valli, chief executive of Norwescap, at the opening Aug. 13 of the nonprofit organization’s Center for Entrepreneurship. (Photos by Theresa Esposito) Center for Entrepreneurship opens Norwescap celebrated the grand opening of its Center for Entrepreneurship on Aug. 13 at its office on Main Street in Sussex.... Local News 27 Aug 2025 | 07:24
From left, Richard and Barbara Gardiner, Chris Delnero and Barbara Morgan with items for the 78th annual Lord’s Auction on Saturday, Aug. 30. (Photo provided) Lord’s Auction today at church The 78th annual Lord’s Auction will start at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 30 at Tranquility United Methodist Church, at the... Home 30 Aug 2025 | 06:41
Blood drive today in Sparta Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 246 Woodport Road, Sparta, will host a community blood drive from 1 to 7 p.m. Thursday,... Home 28 Aug 2025 | 09:22
Allison Smith and Carol Ann Skelenger, aunt and grandmother, respectively, of Lily/Ryan Smith Mullen, who died of a drug overdose April 1 at the age of 26. They attended the ‘Remembrance and Recovery: A Day of Healing & Hope’ event Thursday, Aug. 21 on the Newton Green. (Photos by Maria Kovic) Photos: Remembrance and Recovery: A Day of Healing & Hope Home 27 Aug 2025 | 12:12
Jessica DeBenedetto is not running for re-election to the Vernon Township Council. (Photo provided) Contested council races in Vernon, Sparta Four candidates have filed to run for three seats on the Vernon Township Council in the Nov. 4 election. The filing deadline... Local News 26 Aug 2025 | 12:24
Thirty people take part in the North Jersey Lifeguard Competition on Aug. 4. (Photos provided) Lake Mohawk team wins lifeguard competition Lake Mohawk’s lifeguard team dominated the North Jersey Lifeguard Competition on Aug. 4. Teams from Lake Mohawk, Green Pond,... Home 26 Aug 2025 | 08:35
SO1 Sheriff Michael Strada, left, with new Sheriff’s Officer Dominic Solimando. (Photos provided) Three join sheriff’s office Sheriff Michael Strada has welcomed several new officers in the past few months. At a ceremony in early August, he administered... News 23 Aug 2025 | 02:49
Lawyer defends use of hangars An attorney for When Pigs Fly, the company that owns hangars adjacent to Sussex Airport, appeared before the Wantage Land... Local News 23 Aug 2025 | 11:49
Bill Hayden Officials accused of violating N.J. law The wife of Sussex County Republican Committee chairman Joseph Labarbera appeared in Superior Court last week seeking final... Local News 18 Aug 2025 | 10:03
There is a new pavilion for box seats at the horse show arena. A committee continues to raise money to build permanent platforms for seating. (Photo by Nancy Madacsi) Fine weather boosts fair attendance No rain and high temperatures in the low 80s helped boost attendance at the New Jersey State Fair-Sussex County Farm & Horse... Local News 19 Aug 2025 | 09:18
