Lt. Jeffrey McCarrick and Chief Neil Spidaletto of the Sparta Police Department at the FBI National Academy graduation on Quantico, Virginia. (Photo Provided) Sparta Police Lt. Jeffrey McCarrick graduates from FBI National Academy Lt. Jeffrey McCarrick of the Sparta Police Force graduated from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Va. on Dec. 8. Nationally,... Police & Fire 12 Dec 2022 | 01:50
The Junior Woman’s Club of Sparta’s Holiday Wish Tree at the library (Photo provided) Sparta Holiday Wish Tree returns and grows For more than 25 years, the Holiday Wish Tree in the Sparta Library has been making holidays happier for children in Sussex... Local News 16 Nov 2021 | 11:22
Sparta Middle School (Photo by Vera Olinski) Sparta schools expect strategic plan completed by month’s end The first phase of the Sparta Township Public Schools’ strategic plan is expected to be completed on Nov. 30, school board... Local News 05 Nov 2021 | 05:35
We asked the county candidates: What are the most pressing issues, and how would you handle them? The Sparta Independent asked the candidates in the competitive race for Sussex County County commissioner to submit a statement... Local News 28 Oct 2021 | 07:08
Sparta Girl Scouts take action against climate change Sparta. Girl Scout Cadette Troop 6565 of Sparta completed a take-action project by planting a weeping Yoshino cherry tree.... Local News 22 Jun 2021 | 03:44
Primary election results Political parties in New Jersey held their primary elections on June 8 to choose the candidates who will run in the general... Local News 17 Jun 2021 | 03:12
Edward Lazzara at Belvidere High School, where he is currently the principal (Twitter photo) Edward Lazzara picked to be new principal of Sparta High School The Sparta Township Public School Board of Education on June 2 appointed Edward Lazzara as the new principal of Sparta Township... Local News 15 Jun 2021 | 02:55
Where in Sparta? Congratulations to readers who knew where to find the flags detail in last week’s Where in Sparta? clue. “Sparta Cobbler,”... Where In Answers 07 May 2021 | 08:26
Where in Sparta? Say it ain’t so! No one was able to correctly identify the detail in last week’s Where in Sparta? clue. So, we’ll let you... Where In Answers 13 Nov 2020 | 11:45
Sparta Middle School (File photo by Vera Olinski) And the winner is... Sparta Township Council, four-year term (two open seats): WINNER: Christine Quinn (Commitment to Community) 6,731 WINNER: Joshua... Local News 10 Nov 2020 | 05:08
Where in Sparta? Congratulations to readers who correctly identified the detail in last week’s Where in Sparta? clue. “Sparta library front... Where In Answers 22 Oct 2020 | 01:41
Where in Sparta? Congratulations to readers who knew where to find the detail in last week’s Where In Sparta? clue. “Northern New Jersey Veterans... Where In Answers 18 Sep 2020 | 02:56
Where in Sparta? A special congratulations to Michael Jaretsky of Sparta, the only reader to correctly identify the detail in last week’s... Where In Answers 10 Sep 2020 | 04:12
