New York City firefighters work near the area known as Ground Zero after the collapse of the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. 9/11 inspired a revolution in emergency services It is hard to believe that 20 years have passed since four passenger airliners, commandeered by terrorists, plunged into... Local News 10 Sep 2021 | 05:26
FDNY Fire Marshal Ronald Bucca on an Upper West Side fire escape (Photo provided) ‘He was a man of many accomplishments and he is deeply missed’ September 11, 2001, was a sad day in New York and American history. I am a retired NYPD officer and my brother Ronald Bucca... Local News 10 Sep 2021 | 05:05
Towers of light mark the Manhattan sky (Photo by Robert G. Breese) ‘Mysterious ways indeed’ A friend from college days worked for a large insurer in lower Manhattan. Every Tuesday morning at 8:30 he would join his... Local News 10 Sep 2021 | 05:03
View from Jane’s office building a week after the attack (Photo provided) ‘I hugged the doorman and the coffee guy’ On that day, that will live in infamy, I was employed as a lawyer in an office across the street from the church on Vesey... Local News 10 Sep 2021 | 04:49
Scenes from when Dr. Marc Kramer was working at Ground Zero (Photo provided) ‘For me, returning to NYC was imperative’ On 9/11 I was in Denver, Colorado and was awakened by a phone call from my daughter who normally worked in the World Trade... Local News 10 Sep 2021 | 05:15
Auto storage hearing is postponed because too many people showed up So many people showed up to a public hearing in Andover on Tuesday night, the hearing had to be postponed. The township’s... Local News 21 Oct 2020 | 10:02
Will Porter, director of the Sussex County Library System, from the system’s “Where in the World is Library Card Will?” program to encourage people to get their library card (Photo provided) Library system harvests cornucopia of events and programs for fall Despite restrictions due to COVID-19, the Sussex County Library System is thriving with creative new programs and revitalized... Local News 22 Oct 2020 | 02:35
U.S. Rep. Gottheimer in Newton with former Gov. Jim McGreevey; The Center for Prevention and Counseling’s executive director, Becky Carlson; Dr. Aakash Shah, MD, of Hackensack University Medical Center and medical director at New Jersey Reentry Corp; Robert Carter, director of operations at the New Jersey Reentry Corp.; and Leanne, a local resident in longtime recovery who works with the Center. (Photo provided) Gottheimer sounds alarm on the worsening opioid epidemic during COVID The COVID-19 pandemic is making the opioid epidemic in Northern New Jersey worse, says U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer. There have... Local News 19 Oct 2020 | 05:42
Junior Dragster Winner Savannah Kinney at the 60th anniversary of Island Dragway, Aug. 1, 2020 (Photo by Cheryl Rauscher) 13-year-old drag racer to answer your questions at car show The Sparta Historical Society’s free fifth annual car show includes antique firetrucks, classic cars, and special vehicles... Entertainment 19 Oct 2020 | 03:01
Newton ball carrier Takeo Sibblies runs through an opening in the High Point defense in the fourth quarter (Photo by George Leroy Hunter) Newton hammers High Point Newton High School (Newton) defeated High Point Regional High School (Wantage Township) in varsity football on Friday, Oct.... Sports 19 Oct 2020 | 02:33
From left: food pantry coordinator Sharon Duschl Leon with gardeners Denise Koellhoffer, Ginny Lepore and Katie Baron (Photo provided) Stanhope pantry-garden is well-rooted in community A new Stanhope-based program to combat hunger is a truly grassroots effort, but it also features roots of many other kinds... Local News 20 Oct 2020 | 05:03
Kyle Muir (Photo provided) Kyle Muir of Stanhope receives athletic achievement award Kyle Muir is a resident of Stanhope and a 2017 graduate of Lenape Valley Regional High School. Kyle is currently entering... Sports 05 Oct 2020 | 03:00
Byram council discusses cellular dead zones Verizon representatives Mark Bocchieri and Steven Weis spoke with the Byram Township Council on Aug. 11 about dead spots... Local News 18 Aug 2020 | 03:36
Byram council OKs Elizabethtown Gas splitting township The Byram Township Council unanimously approved on Aug. 11 Elizabethtown Gas splitting the township with NJ Natural Gas and... Local News 21 Aug 2020 | 11:31
