Participants in the Viking Snowshoe Invasion on Jan. 27, 2024, at Mountain Creek. Photo by Sammie Finch. Snow much fun New York Snow tubing, skiing and snowboarding: • Mt. Peter Ski Area in Warwick Ice skating: • Bear Mountain in Tomkins Cove •... Local News 17 Feb 2025 | 01:04
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
Flames can be seen across Greenwood Lake about 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10. The photo was taken near D’Boathaus on the west side of the lake. ( Photo by Denise von Wilke) Parks worker dies in Sterling Forest wildfire New York State Police said they were investigating the death of Dariel Vasquez, an 18-year-old state parks employee who died... Local News 13 Nov 2024 | 11:46
How do we all come back together? It’s no secret that political discourse in recent years has become increasingly divisive. In many areas of our region, we’ve... Local News 07 Nov 2024 | 08:00
A woman watches her son play at the New Creative Playground, behind Bearfort Shopping Village in West Milford, earlier this month. (Photo by Kathy Shwiff) Best local places to play We asked readers to tell us about their favorite playgrounds. In an area as large and diverse as our coverage area in New... Evergreen 14 Aug 2024 | 10:19
Stefani M.C. Janelli. ( AI-Generated with Google Photos) The MIC launches ‘The MIC Music Group’ The MIC, based in West Milford, NJ, recently announced an expansion of label services through a range of promotional, à la... Business 09 Jan 2024 | 11:46
A historic photo of First National Bank of Warwick, on the corner of Bank Street and Main in Warwick, N.Y. More recently known as the Chase Bank Building, the bank is now being renovated into a restaurant: The Fed of Warwick, slated to open in March. Photo provided by the Warwick Historical Society. Small businesses bank on new locations Banks have steadily shuttered their brick-and-mortar branches nationwide for more than a decade in response to the rise in... Local News 14 Dec 2023 | 11:14
A house on Main Street near Clarkson Street in Newton, N.J., features a number of Halloween decorations on its lawn. (Photo by Kathy Shwiff) Halloween events Tuesday, Oct. 31 Branchville: Annual Halloween parade starts at the Branchville Fire Department at 6 p.m. after trick or treating... Local News 30 Oct 2023 | 08:44
William (Billy) A. Nisbet William (Billy) A. Nisbet, formerly from Goshen, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. He was 35 years old.... Obituaries 12 Sep 2023 | 12:06
Lithium-ion batteries blamed for fires By Victoria Hoffman Lithium-ion batteries are the most common rechargeable batteries used in standard electronics, including... Local News 08 Sep 2023 | 12:15
Klaas Vogel showing his garden at the 2019 Kitchen Garden Tour. The longtime gardener will invite locals to check out his crops again at this year’s event Aug. 13. File photo. Award-winning food gardens return for the 2023 Kitchen Garden Tour Klaas Vogel’s gardening roots stretch back to World War II in the Netherlands; his grandfather, who started gardening to... Entertainment 25 Jul 2023 | 04:59
Tim Wagner, left, Greenwood Lake Air Show chairman, shakes hands with Kent Pietsch, who is making his debut performance at the 2023 event. They are standing by Pietsch’s 1940 vintage 800-pound interstate Cadet aircraft in which he performs his renown aerobatic routines. (Photos by Rich Adamonis) Greenwood Lake Air Show under way The Greenwood Lake Air Show, now in its 14th year, will bring “some of the world’s best aerial acrobatic performers and thousands... Home 10 Jun 2023 | 04:29
At B’nai Torah Shul in Greenwood Lake, N.Y., 48 people attended the Passover seder this spring, compared with 14 people in 2022. (Photo provided) Houses of worship rebuild after pandemic The World Health Organization declared that COVID-19 was no longer a health emergency on May 5, ending more than three years... Home 06 Jun 2023 | 04:13
A Bud Bus is parked in the lot of the Sussex Motel on Route 23 in Wantage on Saturday, Feb. 18. (Photo by Kathy Shwiff) Buying bud from a bus Buying marijuana for recreational use is legal in New York and New Jersey Sellers like the Bud Bus are making it extremely... Local News 06 Mar 2023 | 05:00
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
