An “extras” table available to recipients picking up at the Warwick Ecumenical Food Pantry located at the Warwick United Methodist Church on Thursday, Nov. 6. Photo: Aja Brandt SNAP pause, soaring grocery prices hit local food pantries The politics of hunger has been playing out since Nov. 1, when the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that the Supplemental... Local News 11 Nov 2025 | 03:51
Keith H. Proctor Keith H. Proctor, age 71 passed away on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, at Westchester Medical Center. Born in Paterson to the late... Obituaries 10 Nov 2025 | 12:11
Carolyn A. Zydel Carolyn A. Zydel was born on May 16, 1947, just 12 minutes after the 8 p.m. curfew siren in Jersey City, New Jersey to the... Obituaries 27 Oct 2025 | 11:21
Brendan Mullally and his dog, Ozzie, in the fall of 2022. Kratom revisited Nov. 2 will mark three years since my wife got a phone call telling us that our son, Brendan Mullally, was lying dead by... Evergreen 23 Oct 2025 | 03:05
Patricia A. Eldred It is with heavy hearts that the family of Patricia “Pat” Ann Eldred announces her passing on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. She... Obituaries 20 Oct 2025 | 12:16
William ‘Rex’ Burse William “Rex” Burse, age 89, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025 at his residence. Born in Coral Springs, Virginia to... Obituaries 20 Oct 2025 | 12:10
Jessica in Goshen in April, four months before she expects to head off for basic training. (Photo by Becca Tucker) ‘They can’t touch your family for a year’ Editor’s note: Last names were withheld to protect the family’s privacy, not at their request but at the newspaper’s discretion.... Local News 21 Apr 2025 | 02:04
St. Patrick’s Day Parade last year in Port Jervis, N.Y. (Photo by Sammie Finch) 2025 St. Patrick's Day events Spring into celebration: A guide to St. Patrick’s Day events New Jersey Saturday, March 22 34th annual Ringwood St. Patrick’s Day Parade: Traditional Irish Mass at 9 a.m. at St. Catherine’s... Local News 17 Mar 2025 | 03:24
A Jan. 28 email with the subject line ‘Fork in the Road’ that was received by Office of Personnel and Management employees included the deferred resignation letter. The DOGE Effect The reduction of the federal workforce, which is estimated at 2.3 million people, is more than a national story. It also... Local News 13 Mar 2025 | 12:39
Bald eagles no longer ‘endangered’ in New Jersey, but not everyone’s celebrating The day New Jersey removed bald eagles from the state’s endangered species list, David Blauvelt of Hamburg, N.J., spotted... Local News 06 Feb 2025 | 10:10
Newton recently joined other municipalities in Sussex County in hiring an in-house mechanic for fleet vehicle and DPW equipment maintenance and repair after choosing not to renew a contract with an independent repair shop. (Photo by Mandy Coriston) What’s driving mechanics away? A nationwide shortage of auto technicians is impacting our region, leading to a need for increased in-house municipal services,... Local News 27 Nov 2024 | 11:28
‘Too stressful’: why some students are saying no thanks to standardized tests As students across the tristate region sharpened pencils - or, increasingly, fired up computers - in preparation for multiple... Local News 02 May 2024 | 11:23
Fireworks over the Millponds in Monroe, N.Y. (Photo by Sammie Finch) Fourth of July events near you Friday, June 30 NEW JERSEY Lake Hopatcong – Since at least the early 1950s, the Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club has sponsored the... Local News 29 Jun 2023 | 03:02
William Vealey, who owns Vealey Landscaping in Wantage, hasn’t had his plow on his truck in more than a month. Photo by Kathy Shwiff. ( Photo by Kathy Shwiff) No snowfall, falling profits “As I sit here in my office looking out at the mountain, every flake of snow I see has been made by us, and not mother nature,”... Local News 15 Feb 2023 | 12:28
The hens have finally started laying at Meadowburn Farm in Vernon, N.J. ( Jesse Clarke) Eggsplainer They cost more than twice as much at the store as they did last year. Local farmers have waiting lists and customer limits,... Local News 30 Jan 2023 | 03:03