Mabel Roy (left) and Linda Gallup marching in New Jersey protesting the separation of immigrant children from their parents. “Can’t do the walking that much anymore like I was,” Roy said. “So I go the postcard route or letter to the editor route.” Surprise! You wrote a letter to the newspaper Between Jan. 2 and Jan. 5, Straus News received nine very similar letters to the editor, warning against the dangers of a... Local News 22 Jan 2024 | 01:56
High schools in Middletown and Newburgh, N.Y., purchased Yondr pouches for all students in attempt to curb the negative effects of cell phone use in school. Photo: Yondr. As screen time soars, high schools turn to Yondr bags and phone cubbies Should schools ban cell phone use among students? In a survey completed by more than 600 local readers, 73% said yes. But... Local News 12 Jan 2024 | 06:04
The Pendletons with their newest addition, Nanook. ( Jenine Pendleton) A godsend, a ‘pow,’ and a chance to pay it forward Millions of Americans whose livelihoods were upended by the pandemic needed their stimulus money for bare bones basics like... Home 04 Feb 2021 | 05:22
A longtime favorite stop on the Kitchen Garden Tour, Klaas Vogel’s veggie garden is on display again during this year’s event Sunday, July 26. This year, the Kitchen Garden Tour offers the same inspirational self-guided tour of local backyard food gardens, but with measures in place to keep gardeners and ticketholders safe. The Kitchen Garden Tour is back, social-distancing style Is your quarantine garden thriving? Now more than ever, locals are turning to their own backyards for fresh produce, eggs... Local News 29 Jun 2020 | 12:25
Clay Thompson Clay Thompson, age 56, of Wantage, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, at the Newton Medical Center. Born in... Obituaries 30 Jan 2020 | 03:54
John B. Delea John B. Delea of Hackettstown, N.J., passed away Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, at House of the Good Shepherd in Hackettstown. He... Obituaries 22 Jan 2020 | 01:31
