Continuum Healthcare employee Latoya Klein, left, helps resident Doris McGillick visit with loved ones virtually. ( Photo provided) Virtual visits help seniors stay connected For most of us, to say that COVID-19 has upended our lives would be putting it mildly. The cabin fever created by simultaneously... Local News 23 Mar 2020 | 06:50
Frozen apples in the Pennings' orchard following an ice storm. ( Photo provided) Local voices on climate change: 'You cannot deny it' If you don't believe in climate change, ask the farmer who never saw his father lose a crop to hail but has lost his own... Local News 13 Mar 2020 | 10:50
Empty shelves where hand sanitizer once stood. ( Photos by Pamela Chergotis) Amid hand sanitizer shortage, pharmacists emphasize hygiene If the continuing news coverage of the novel coronavirus has you thinking about stocking up on hand sanitizer or face masks,... Local News 04 Mar 2020 | 01:45
Assembled NYPD officers wait outside Lincoln Medical Center in the Bronx for Lt. Jose Gautreaux's release following an assassination attempt Sunday. ( Photo: NYPD) Shot NYPD officer is Warwick son One of New York City’s finest returned home to Warwick Sunday to recover after being released from the hospital following... Newsletter 12 Feb 2020 | 04:46
Local, state and federal officials participated in a winter storm damage discussion with JCP&L management Tuesday morning in Ogdensburg. ( Photos: Charles Kim) Local, state and federal officials talk storm damage with JCP&L Local elected officials met with state and federal representatives and Jersey Central Power and Light management Tuesday... Local News 21 Jan 2020 | 03:07
Estimated flu activity nationwide for the week ending Dec. 28, 2019. ( Source: CDC) Tristate health officials: Flu season is packing a punch To hear tristate public health officials tell it, this year’s flu season is packing quite the punch. As the director of primary... Local News 08 Jan 2020 | 12:25
New York may soon exchange healthcare for kidneys One good deed deserves another, at least according to New York State Sen. James Skoufis. In a bid to encourage an increase... Home 09 Dec 2019 | 01:09
National lung injury cases reported to CDC as of Nov. 19. ( Image: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Vape shop owners say their products help people “Name me one time prohibition has ever worked,” Ryan Hallisey said. “Is it working on marijuana right now?” The owner of Priority... Local News 22 Nov 2019 | 04:13
Candida auris. ( Photo: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Local hospital sees case of drug-resistant fungus The bad news is that cases of the antibiotic-resistant fungus Candida auris are on the rise. The good news? Hospitals in... Local News 20 Nov 2019 | 02:07
E. Jean Carroll. ( Photo: @ejeancarroll) Warwick resident sues Trump for defamation In the months following her allegations earlier this year that Donald J. Trump raped her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room... News Alert 04 Nov 2019 | 04:17
Jordin Tenk. ( Photo: GoFundMe) Missing Hardyston teen found dead EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available. The body of 15-year-old Jordin... Police & Fire 28 Oct 2019 | 03:42
How secure is your vote? With the 2020 campaign season in full swing, and concerns that election results could be compromised, Straus News undertook... News 29 Sep 2019 | 06:44
Michael V. Zaremski. ( State of New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness.) State suspends EMT license of man charged with weapons, drugs, cyber harassment A Green Township man, who faces 39 weapons, drugs and cyber harassment charges, had his EMT certification suspended by the... Police & Fire 24 Sep 2019 | 01:02
Sussex County Freeholders file OPRA request in 'the Scanlan matter' By Nicole M. Wells It ain’t over ‘til it’s over. Wading into “the Scanlan matter,” the Sussex County Freeholders filed an Open... Local News 07 Sep 2019 | 12:34
The Lafayette Post Office has closed. ( Mandy Coriston photo.) USPS: Lafayette Post Office closure is a temporary suspension While the Lafayette Post Office is currently closed, the Postal Service is looking into a permanent solution for continuation... Local News 03 Sep 2019 | 09:47
