First-place went to a 1976 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am owned by Luis Palaez. (Photo courtesy of Mayor Anthony Rossi) 1,000 attend township’s first car show Cars and trucks both old and new lined Main Street in Vernon on Sunday, June 23 for the township’s first car show. The show,... Home 01 Jul 2024 | 05:17
From left are New Jersey Clean Communities Council vice chairman John Wohlrab, Diane Brauchle of Frankford and NJCCC chairman Linda Doherty. (Photo by Frank H. Conlon) Brauchle wins 2024 Municipal Coordinator Award The New Jersey Clean Communities Council (NJCCC) presented Diane Brauchle, the Clean Communities coordinator in Frankford,... Home 22 Apr 2024 | 09:50
Gene Taylor, who grew up in Vernon, competes on the NBC show ‘The Voice.’ (Photo by Casey Durkin/NBC) Taylor competes on NBC’s ‘The Voice’ Eugene Steficek was raised by a single mother in Vernon, and they did not have a lot of money. But she made sure that he... Home 12 Mar 2024 | 05:00
Jacob Alderete, left, with Dr. Chris Evans. Alderete worked with Evans and Dr. Catherine Cahill at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine during his summer fellowship from the Irene & Eric Simon Brain Research Foundation. (Photos courtesy of IES Brain Research Foundation) IES Brain Research Foundation turns 20 The Irene & Eric Simon (IES) Brain Research Foundation is celebrating its 20th anniversary and plans to resume awarding its... Home 10 Mar 2024 | 10:23
Gail Shawger with her ‘grandchildren’ Madeline Kinney, Isabel Fernandes, Miles Swanson, Heath Ziccardi and Eric Fernandes show what Christmas was like in 1916. (Photos by Daniele Sciuto) Christmas back on the farm Residents got a taste of what Christmas was like on a Sussex County farm during four different periods of history last month.... Home 19 Dec 2023 | 05:52
A Hopatcong Fire Department vehicle pulls a trailer carrying trophies to be awarded later Saturday, Oct. 7. (Photos by Daniele Sciuto) Firefighters on parade The Hopatcong Fire Department, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary, hosted the 103rd annual Sussex County Fireman’s... Local News 18 Oct 2023 | 04:45
HH1 Runners go through a color station during the second annual Hawk Hustle Color Run on Sunday, Sept. 17 at the Hampton Township Recreation Fields in Newton. (Photos by Daniele Sciuto) Color Run funds student activities About 250 people took part in the Hampton Township Parent Teacher Association’s second annual Hawk Hustle Color Run on Sunday,... Local News 26 Sep 2023 | 03:02