Students take the part of poll workers as part of the simulation. Those age 18 and older are eligible to be poll workers in a regular election. Several applied for a position. (Photo provided) Vernon, High Point students experience voting At a time when civic education in this country is being questioned, Vernon Township and High Point Regional high school students... Home 26 Apr 2024 | 05:30
Kyra Bradley takes first place in her weight class in the 2024 New Jersey Scholastic State Championships in Trenton. (Photos provided) Franklin girl is state wrestling champ Kyra Bradley, 11, of Franklin is the first girl in her weight class to become a state champion. Kyra, who wrestles for the... Home 06 Apr 2024 | 11:00
Henry Ohl Henry Francis Ohl of Vernon passed away peacefully at Morristown Medical Center on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, surrounded by... Obituaries 05 Apr 2024 | 06:55
Margaret Stewart Stewart rejoins board of educational nonprofit Margaret “Peggy” Stewart of Hamburg will be returning to the board of trustees of the New Jersey Center for Teaching and... Business 23 Mar 2024 | 03:43
Maryann Thompson Our beloved wife, mother, granny, sister, aunt and friend Maryann “Mary” Thompson of Vernon passed away peacefully on Wednesday,... Obituaries 21 Mar 2024 | 03:51
Brian Dowling, chief executive and founder, cuts the ribbon to open Sussex Cultivation’s processing facility in Vernon. At left is former Mayor Howard Burrell and at right is Mayor Anthony Rossi. (Photos by Kathy Shwiff) Cannabis processing facility opens Sussex Cultivation celebrated the opening of its cannabis processing facility in Vernon with a ribbon-cutting Thursday, March... Home 20 Mar 2024 | 08:50
Tourism Summit is today The Sussex County Chamber of Commerce will hold a Tourism Summit on Thursday, March 14 at Minerals Hotel at Crystal Springs... Home 13 Mar 2024 | 11:48
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
Brandon Todd of Franklin is in the cast of ‘Love is in the Air,’ a free cabaret show Thursday, Feb. 29. (Photo provided) Free cabaret show tonight at SCCC Sussex County Community College’s student theater club will present “Love is in the Air,” a free cabaret show, at 7 p.m.... Home 29 Feb 2024 | 08:01
The Thoma family welcomes a fifth generation. From left are Daniel Joseph Thoma Jr. of Vernon, Rose Christman of Ogdensburg, Lucas Thoma of Newton, Daniel Joseph Thoma III of Vernon and a baby girl, Ulanni Mae Morse Thoma, of Newton. (Photo provided) Five generations Local News 27 Feb 2024 | 06:44
Josephine Padula Josephine Padula of Hackettstown went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. She was 95. Along with her husband,... Obituaries 23 Feb 2024 | 02:09
90 dogs removed from animal rescue group The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) assisted in the removal of more than 90 maltreated... Home 23 Feb 2024 | 11:45
Pamela McCullough Pamela Ann (Griesi) McCullough of Vernon peacefully passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Friday, Feb. 16,... Obituaries 21 Feb 2024 | 09:25
Eagle Scout Aiden Arias of Highland Lakes. (Photos provided) Eagle Scout does project at church Aiden Arias of Highland Lakes, a member of Boy Scouts Troop 912 in Vernon, has achieved the organization’s highest rank,... Home 21 Feb 2024 | 09:53
A sign alerts the public that the Dagmar Dale Trail is closed. (Photo courtesy of Allison Orsi) Officials: Natural gas pipeline leak ‘not a safety concern’ Out of an abundance of caution, the Dagmar Dale Trail at the Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge has been closed for... Home 07 Feb 2024 | 06:23