Between March 2020 and February 2023, SNAP Emergency Allotments provided a second monthly payment to recipients, either an extra $95 or bumping the monthly total to the household maximum, whichever was greater. (Sources: U.S. Department of Agriculture, New York State Academy of Dietetics & Nutrition, N.Y. Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance) Snapping out of it After nearly three years of providing eligible households with extra money for groceries, the final SNAP Emergency Allotments... Local News 28 Feb 2023 | 10:08
Sneaking into Wendy Stamer’s Sparta, NJ, birdfeeder. Locals bear with local bears In a survey of 550 readers, 91% responded that they’ve spotted at least one bear around town this year. Bears where? Readers... Local News 12 Aug 2022 | 02:09
Just how dirty is your dirt? A big pile of orphaned dirt lies on the shoulder of Gate Schoolhouse Rd. in Goshen, one of a number of disowned dirt piles... Local News 20 Jun 2022 | 06:55
SCCC Dean’s List, Spring 2022 Sussex County Community College recently announced the 420 students who showed the academic achievement required to make... Honor Roll/Dean's List 16 Jun 2022 | 09:50
Members of the public who were squeezed out of the main meeting hall watched the hearing on television sets in the vestibule (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris) Overflow crowd determined to make its views known on massive Sparta warehouse The overflow crowd was limited in the questions it could ask when Sparta Township held its second public hearing on the 880,000-square-foot... News 11 Apr 2022 | 04:13
Desk, before and after (Photos provided by Angèle Tanyeri) ‘We each have a message in our mess’: Super-organizer Angèle Tanyeri is here to help Angèle Tanyeri calls herself a “recovering perfectionist.” The founder of Reclaim Professional Organizing, LLC & Lifestyle... Local News 11 Apr 2022 | 03:23
The warehouse complex site plan presented to the Sparta Planning Board ‘No decisions have been made’ about massive warehouse, Sparta council tells public Resident William Enright told the Sparta Township Council on March 8 that a petition objecting to a massive new warehouse... Business 22 Mar 2022 | 06:07
More than 40 volunteers braved the icy waters of Lake Mohawk during the 2018 Polar Plunge (File photo by Amy Shewchuk) Plunge into Lake Mohawk is for a stone cold good cause The Sparta Elks Lodge #2356 is holding its Charity Plunge into Lake Mohawk on Sunday, March 27. The minimum pledge is $50,... Entertainment 15 Mar 2022 | 04:15
In a survey of over 180 local long haulers, fatigue, brain fog, and cough were the most common symptoms. Graphic by Christina Scotti. Covid long haulers battle exhaustion — and more than a dozen other symptoms The Rev. Dr. Rhonda Myers, a pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Goshen, N.Y., said she used to wake up in the morning... Local News 10 Mar 2022 | 12:05
Sarah Escobar skis in the 2022 Winter Olympics (Photo provided by Elena Escobar) ‘Being the first gave me such pride’: Sparta native shares her peak experience at the 2022 Winter Olympics As the first woman to represent Ecuador in the Winter Olympics, and the sole Ecuadorian to compete in Beijing, Sarah Escobar... Sports 25 Feb 2022 | 04:56
"Semi-Palmated Plover Pulls Worm," by Irene Hinke-Sacilotto Wildlife photographer to share her expertise in Sparta Camera Club presentation Irene Hinke-Sacilotto will give a talk on wildlife photography at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 9, online via Web-Ex. The talk,... Entertainment 01 Feb 2022 | 06:04
Wendy Stamer (Photo provided) Sparta watercolorist to lead class at community center Professional artist Wendy Stamer of Sparta will teach a class in watercolor painting at noon on Thursday, Feb. 10, at the... Entertainment 01 Feb 2022 | 05:54
Michael Adam Antonelli (Photo provided) Sparta author draws from life lessons growing up LGBTQ to share a message of kindness Michael Adam Antonelli grew up in North Arlington, N.J., during a time when LGBTQ people did not have a true voice. His new... Entertainment 31 Jan 2022 | 02:26
This is an artist's rendering of what the National Geographic calls the “camera-elusive, grooming-challenged, bipedal ape-man that roams the mountain regions of North America” and is known as Bigfoot. ‘So prehistoric and such a weird thing’: Meet the trackers on the trail of the Sussex County Bigfoot It’s 1991 or thereabouts, and Scott Nosal and his buddy are miles into the woods, along an old gas line in Vernon, setting... Local News 28 Jan 2022 | 02:04
New Jersey’s black bears are not true hibernators and can be active in winter, and at any time of the day or night. Another Sparta resident loses beloved dog in bear attack For the second time in less than three weeks, a black bear has attacked and killed a beloved pet right in their own backyard.... News 21 Jan 2022 | 02:39
