Christine Dunbar of Sparta and David Kientzler of Sandyston cut branches during a cleanup Friday, Nov. 15 of the Paulinskill Valley Trail on the Fredon/Stillwater border. About a dozen people took part in the project organized by the Sussex County Trails Partnership, a committee of the Sussex County Chamber of Commerce. (Photos by Maria Kovic) Photos: Paulinskill Valley Trail Cleanup Local News 19 Nov 2024 | 06:01
Fredon man gets 8 years in prison Matthew Knorr, 27, of Fredon was sentenced to eight years in state prison Friday, Aug. 23 by Superior Court Judge Michael... Home 23 Aug 2024 | 03:51
Ex-Pope John teacher pleads guilty Michael Wagner, 41, pleaded guilty May 10 in connection with charges that resulted from his illegal recording of students... Police & Fire 18 May 2024 | 10:30
Shirley Blackman Shirley Marie Blackman of Sparta died Friday, April 12, 2024, at Karen Ann Quinlan Home for Hospice in Fredon. She was 100.... Obituaries 15 Apr 2024 | 01:53
Elizabeth Hontz Elizabeth Jean “Scottie” Hontz died on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. She was 87. God first. Family second. Profession third. Scottie... Obituaries 01 Jun 2023 | 05:32
Marlo Moleski, left, and Tara Templeton lost their brother, Michael Viscel Jr., to colorectal cancer in 2018. (Photos provided) Death spurs family, friends to get colonoscopies Tara Templeton of Fredon and her sister Marlo Moleski of Hillsborough adored their brother Michael Viscel Jr. The trio were... Home 14 Mar 2023 | 01:03
Thomas Ryan, the new chairman of the Sussex County Chamber of Commerce board of trustees, speaks at the annual dinner Feb. 28. (Photos by Carlos Davidson) Sussex County Chamber welcomes new chairman More than 130 business leaders, government officials and community members gathered to celebrate a successful 2022 at the... Local News 07 Mar 2023 | 10:50
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
Move toward non-partisan elections It is my hope that one day more municipalities head toward non-partisan local elections like Sparta, Newton, Vernon, and... Letters to the Editor 30 Sep 2022 | 01:33
From left: Dr. Stuart Levin, Dr. John Spellman, Dr. Jesse Burrini (Photo provided) Kittatinny Chiropractic blossoms into community wellness center Dr. Jesse Burrini discovered chiropractic as a football player at Lenape Valley High School. “My chiropractor would meet... Business 15 Mar 2022 | 06:31
This is an artist's rendering of what the National Geographic calls the “camera-elusive, grooming-challenged, bipedal ape-man that roams the mountain regions of North America” and is known as Bigfoot. ‘So prehistoric and such a weird thing’: Meet the trackers on the trail of the Sussex County Bigfoot It’s 1991 or thereabouts, and Scott Nosal and his buddy are miles into the woods, along an old gas line in Vernon, setting... Local News 28 Jan 2022 | 02:04
(Photo provided) Yellow Frame Church tour highlights five homes dressed for the holidays The Yellow Frame Church will present its 28th Holiday Home Tour and Santa’s Gourmet Shoppe on Saturday, Dec. 4 (snow date... Entertainment 29 Nov 2021 | 03:03
A scene from the fairgrounds horse show box seats circa the 1940s-1950s. As the NJ State Fair/Sussex County Farm & Horse Show Returns, a look back Imagine a time when automobiles were a rarity and the primary means of transportation was by horseback. If we flip the pages... Local News 22 Jul 2021 | 06:25
The Colonel John Coursen Homestead (Photo provided) Historic Coursen House welcomes back visitors Twenty years ago, the Colonel John Coursen Homestead faced a crisis. The structure on the corner of Route 94 and Stillwater... Entertainment 15 Jul 2021 | 03:53
Rose Homentosky is crowned Miss Fredon Fredon. Rose Homentosky was crowed Miss Fredon on June 24. She is a lifelong Fredon resident and just graduated Kittatinny... Local News 06 Jul 2021 | 06:05