Toll traffic cameras hang above West End Avenue near 61st Street in Manhattan. (File photo by Ted Shaffrey/AP) UPDATED: Congestion pricing begins The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) appeared to be taking a victory lap Friday, Jan. 3 as its controversial congestion-pricing... Home 05 Jan 2025 | 07:52
Toll traffic cameras hang above West End Avenue near 61st Street in Manhattan. (File photo by Ted Shaffrey/AP) New congestion pricing plan calls for $9 toll Rather than alienate suburban commuters in an election year, New York’s governor slammed the brakes last spring on a plan... Home 18 Nov 2024 | 08:06
Doobiez will hold its official opening Oct. 5. A West Milford ordinance permits 10 cannabis dispensaries to open in the township. (Photo by Kathy Shwiff) Growing like a weed The 2021 legalization of cannabis products in both New York and New Jersey has led to a burgeoning trade in what was once... Local News 20 Sep 2024 | 11:07
Jessica, 32, harvesting onions in the Black Dirt Region of New York. (Photo by Jose Lima) As mercury rises, workers may see first workplace heat standards Last August, Charles Ellis, a 63-year-old construction worker with a heart condition, was using a hammer to unclog corrugated... Local News 19 Jul 2024 | 06:58
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
N.J. sues over congestion pricing New Jersey has continued its assault on New York City’s plan to introduce congestion pricing, filing a lawsuit in federal... Local News 03 Aug 2023 | 05:51
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
Fun in the sun without breaking the bank New Jersey High Point State Park, 1480 Route 23, Wantage, 973-875-4800Things to do: High Point Monument, hiking, swimming,... Local News 19 Jun 2023 | 02:03
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
Alex Barr and Melissa Rogers were married. Sparta native marries in Virginia Rosemary and Kevin Rogers, of Sparta, are proud to announce the marriage of their daughter, Melissa, to Alex Barr, son of... Announcements 14 Nov 2022 | 01:27
Danforth Hoag Danforth (Dan) B. Hoag, age 94, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Oct 8, 2022 at the NJ Firemen’s Home in Boonton. A “handsome,”... Obituaries 07 Nov 2022 | 02:55
Museum Village at night. ( Photo by Dan Pacella) Spooky tales and frightful encounters - a glimpse of our haunted history A strange knock in the dead of night. A disembodied whisper that seems to beckon you. Shadows that move without the direction... Local News 23 Oct 2022 | 08:48
Catherine V. Lorentz Catherine V. Lorentz, age 85, of Sparta New Jersey, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, October 6th, 2022. She was... Obituaries 17 Oct 2022 | 02:22
An electron microscopic (EM) image depicting a monkeypox virion, obtained from a clinical sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. ( U.S. Centers for Disease Control) What to Know About Monkeypox Here we are, well into year three of the COVID-19 pandemic, and now we’re having an outbreak of monkeypox? Is this a new... Local News 22 Jul 2022 | 09:46
