The loading bay of a large warehouse (Bigstock photo) Sparta warehouse supports township’s master plan, resolution states On Oct. 26, the Sparta Township Council passed a resolution, among 14 passed that night, to upgrade water and sewer infrastructure... Business 02 Mar 2022 | 12:34
Books that are being challenged in three local school districts Latest front in the culture wars: school library books Angry speakers called Gender Queer: A Memoir “dangerous to developing brains,” and said including the book in the S.S. Seward... Local News 02 Mar 2022 | 09:41
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
Vernon Crossing Road, or "the Flats," during flooding last December (File photo by Janet Redyke) Flash flood warning issued, NJ governor says ‘Stay off the roads’ Nor’easter. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for the tristate area extending until midnight.... News 26 Oct 2021 | 10:50
Our Lady of the Lake will hold a Blessing of the Animals Sparta. Our Lady of the Lake Church will be holding a Blessing of the Animals on Monday, Oct. 4, at 4 p.m. sharp in celebration... Entertainment 19 Sep 2021 | 05:28
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
Coronavirus Burial Early morn reading Druid tales in living room, Disturbed by a John Deere back-hoe’s loud boom. In the window behind me in the... Letters to the Editor 26 Apr 2021 | 06:00
Playa Bowls Businesses regroup, reopen, and reinvent during pandemic The Rogue Cherry The Rogue Cherry, purveyor of goth-style clothing and accessories with flare, started up in 2018. But its... Business 26 Apr 2021 | 01:19
Nutcracker tickets now on sale Sparta. The Centre for Dance Artistry, 191 Woodport Road, Sparta, is now selling tickets for its annual Nutcracker ballet.... Entertainment 16 Nov 2020 | 06:14
The Van Kirk Homestead Museum (File photo by Vera Olinski) Vintage Market to benefit Van Kirk Homestead Museum Sparta. The Sparta Historical Society will hold its fall Antique and Vintage Market from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov.... Entertainment 09 Nov 2020 | 05:37
Thomas Alva Edison Discover the Edison you don’t know Thomas Edison, yadda yadda yawn. But wait – what do you really know about him? He did not invent the telegraph, nor the telephone,... Entertainment 02 Nov 2020 | 04:34
Kathleen Dippold Kathleen Dippold Kathleen Dippold of Seaside Park, N.J., and Palm Harbor, Fla., passed away on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in Palm Harbor with... Obituaries 29 Sep 2020 | 11:10
The people must decide the election, not Trump’s authoritarian voting rules To the Editor: I am writing in response to David Togno and Jochem Kresse. First, Mr. Kresse, I would like to thank you for... Letters to the Editor 21 Sep 2020 | 06:16
Rod of Iron Freedom Festival is the work of a gun-worshipping cult To the Editor: In the past few weeks I have noted several instances where this little town paper has included some pretty... Letters to the Editor 21 Sep 2020 | 05:40
Volunteer caregivers from the American Red Cross during the Spanish Flu epidemic (1918). (CO0-Creative Commons) But we survived! After World War I in the year of 1918, the Spanish Flu was an epidemic. It lasted through 1920 and many millions of people... Letters to the Editor 16 Sep 2020 | 01:38
