Raymond Little Raymond D. Little passed away on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Bradenton, Fla. He was 79. Ray was born in Newfoundland to Bud and... Obituaries 04 Feb 2025 | 09:25
A toy collection train arrives Saturday, Dec. 14 in Vernon. The train also stopped in Sparta and Newfoundland. (Photo by Maria Kovic) Operation Toy Train sets records Operation Toy Train collected 44,191 toys this year - the most it has collected in a single season in its 16 years. The 21,749... Home 17 Dec 2024 | 06:23
Santa emerges from the train in Vernon in 2023. (File photo by Kathy Shwiff) Operation Toy Train is today For the 16th holiday season in a row, Operation Toy Train, a local nonprofit organization, will roll out its special train... Home 14 Dec 2024 | 07:58
Thanks for being there for your readers It’s a national catastrophe that local newspapers like yours are disappearing. Your paper is an exception to this trend... Letters to the Editor 15 Feb 2024 | 08:20
From left are Jeanette Schneider, Vanessa Patterson, Theresa Wislomerski, Helen Vera, Kelly Volpi, Teresa LeDonne, Kathleen McCarty, James Hubertus, Laura Evans-Harty, Carolyn Asch and Raquel Tumminelli. Behind them is Judge Michael Paul Wright, who swore in the CASA volunteers Dec. 8. (Photo provided) CASA volunteers sworn in A group of community volunteers were sworn in as Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) by Judge Michael Paul Wright on... Local News 15 Dec 2023 | 04:40
Santa talks to children at the Newfoundland Train Station while volunteers load donated toys on the train. (Photos by Kathy Shwiff) Operation Toy Train collects donated toys A special train carrying Santa stopped in Newfoundland a few minutes before 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9. It was the first time... Home 13 Dec 2023 | 04:58
Operation Toy Train rolls through today For the 15th holiday season in a row, local nonprofit Operation Toy Train will roll out its special train to collect toy... Home 09 Dec 2023 | 08:15
CA1 Customers at Mountain View Farmacy in Newfoundland order on electronic tablets by the display cases. It is the first state-licensed cannabis retailer to open in West Milford. (Photos by Kathy Shwiff) Cannabis retailer opens Mountain View Farmacy had a steady stream of customers as it celebrated its grand opening Sunday, July 30. The cannabis retailer,... Home 14 Aug 2023 | 02:50
After 14 months at the shelter, Sonny found a new home with Jamila and Chris Rosal of Newfoundland. (Photos courtesy of the West Milford Animal Shelter Society) Shelter’s aim: A perfect match Sonny, a 35-pound mixed-breed Terrier-type pup was not yet 2 years old when he arrived at the West Milford Animal Shelter... Home 19 Jul 2023 | 11:12
Regarding the opinion ‘Move on from the hunt’ To the person that suggests hunters just want to “dust off their Ak-47s” to hunt bears, you should be more aware of your... Letters to the Editor 16 Aug 2022 | 10:40
From left: Cassandra Barckett of Pompton Lakes, Jake Jackson of Washington, and Julia Kadar of Sparta star in North Star Theater Company’s production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” (Photo: Linda Kadar, North Star Theater Company) North Star Theater presents ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ on two weekends, two venues North Star Theater Company presents “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” on two weekends and in two venues: Jan.... Entertainment 10 Jan 2022 | 03:29
Children having fun with an Enviroscape (Photo provided) Enviroscape takes to the road to entertain and teach Devan George is taking an Enviroscape on the road this summer. The Enviroscape is an interactive watershed model that demonstrates... Entertainment 30 Jun 2021 | 01:21
Ernest Losito Ernest “Ernie” Losito, 85 years of age, passed away on Sunday, May 23, 2021. He was born on April 27, 1936 in Irvington, NJ,... Obituaries 27 May 2021 | 03:51
Harold (‘Harry’) J. Hakans Harold (‘Harry’) J. Hakans Harold (“Harry”) J. Hakans of Oak Ridge, N.J. passed away on Sunday, May 9, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. He was... Obituaries 18 May 2021 | 10:33
Wendy Chandler, a radio DJ from Vernon, N.J. says that being vaccinated isn’t a “golden ticket” to drop her guard from COVID. What are your post-pandemic plans? Readers chime in After a year of loss, mask-wearing, and social distancing, it may finally be time to think about life after quarantine. With... Local News 19 Mar 2021 | 10:17
