One of many gold specimens stolen from the Sterling Hill Mining Museum in Ogdensburg. (Photo provided) 3 convicted in museum thefts Three men were convicted Friday, Feb. 7 on charges in connection with thefts from multiple museums, including those in Sussex... Home 11 Feb 2025 | 04:09
A ‘zombie’ greets visitors arriving for a Sterling Hell Haunted Mine tour Friday, Oct. 25. (Photo by Maria Kovic) Haunted mine tours raise $28,000 Not many people can talk routinely about mass-producing zombies, but Ralph Bonard does that every year. He not only talks;... Local News 06 Nov 2024 | 09:24
From left are Jim Lame of the Ogdensburg Police Department and Eric Moschberger, David Schneider, Jake Rontunda, Nick Della Fera, Zach La Grave and Robert Vander Ploeg, all of the Franklin Police Department. PBA Local 404 hosts Food Truck Festival The Police Benevolent Association Local 404 hosted the second annual Food Truck Festival on Saturday, July 29 outside the... Local News 31 Jul 2023 | 07:21
The Franklin Mineral Museum was the site of one of the thefts that the nine men are accused of. (Photo by Kathy Shwiff) 9 charged in museum thefts Nine men from Pennsylvania have been charged in connection with thefts from museums in Franklin and Ogdensburg, Space Farms... Police & Fire 21 Jun 2023 | 08:20
Specimens stolen from the Franklin Mineral Museum included gold samples. (Photo provided) Sussex County History Today: History lost to thefts Recent news articles announced charges against nine men accused of stealing well into the millions of dollars of items from... Home 20 Jun 2023 | 08:18
Parker Mine mineshaft, Franklin. Sussex County History Today: Our Unique Mineral Makeup One of the three historical markers awarded last year (2021) was for the Parker Shaft, representing the mine and plant by... Columns 05 Sep 2022 | 12:05
Karli loves the fire station bouncy house (Photo by Vera Olinski) Ogdensburg residents celebrate their mining heritage at Family Fun Day Candace Bertalan, president of the Ogdensburg Historical Society, said there were a lot of people at the Ogdensburg Museum,... Local News 26 Oct 2021 | 01:29
Sterling Hill Mining Museum donates $4K to Family Day Ogdensburg. At the Ogdensburg Historical Society’s “Old Fashioned Picnic,” Bill Kroth, president/CEO of the Sterling Hill... Local News 18 Jul 2021 | 10:54
