SPARTA, NJ – Under the sunny blue sky on Thursday evening Sparta Middle School held their eighth grade completion ceremony.  The event took place on Cassels Field at Sparta High School.  The bleachers were filled with family and friends to watch as the students close one chapter and look ahead to the next.

The ceremony began with comments from student Matt Bouma-Hannam.  ...

SPARTA, NJ — The Sparta High School seniors took part in the first senior walk on Wednesday. After the senior academic award breakfast the students donned their mortarboards and gowns and boarded buses to tour the district.

Sparta High School Principal Janet Ferraro organized the initiative, based on similar walks done by high schools throughout the country she said in her note to ...

SPARTA, NJ - Sparta Middle School Principal Michael Gregory has announced the Students of the fourth marking period for the 2017-2018 school year.  The teachers of the three academic teams in each grade level recognized two students for their notable actions and contributions to the Sparta Middle School community.

The sixth grade teams are Amber, Sapphire and Topaz.

The Amber team ...

COLUMBUS, NJ – Sparta High School was represented by two track athletes at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions on Saturday, June 9. Gianna Macones and Carlie Wilson participated having finished at the top of their events in the Group 2 championship last week.

Macones took second in the long jump establishing a new Sparta High School and Sussex County record with a 19’4” jump. She ...

SPARTA, NJ - On Tuesday, June 12 the Sparta Elks in inviting the community to celebrate the symbol of our nation.  The Elks will be joined by members of Sparta Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops, the Kiwanis, the Sparta Police Department, Fire Department, Ambulance Squad, two chapters of the Knights of Columbus and others. 

The ceremony will take place on the lawn in front of the Sparta ...

SPARTA, NJ — The community is invited to a night of fun and laughter at the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. The musical comedy will be presented at Sparta High School auditorium on Monday June 26 and Tuesday, June 27 at 7 p.m. It is recommended for a mature audience.

The story is of six tweens spelling their way through a series of words, hoping to continue their dreams ...

SPARTA, NJ – The plaza in front of town hall was filled with flags on Tuesday evening for the Sparta Elks Flag Day commemoration ceremony.  In addition to the Elks, there were flag bearing representatives from the Sparta Police Department, Fire Department and Ambulance Squad, Sparta VFW, Knights of Columbus from two different parishes, Kiwanis, Sparta Boy Scouts and Girl Scout ...

SPARTA, NJ — The Village North at Sparta development is moving ahead Anyone driving north on Route 15 has seen the construction has started on the Shop Rite Project. Attorney Deborah Nicholson and owner Owen Dykstra appeared in front of Sparta Township Council at the meeting on Tuesday to get the sewer service infrastructure moving along.

Nicholson requested council members pass a ...

RICHMOND, VA  – You come to an airport checkpoint hoping to catch your flight and arrive at your destination safely and on time. Seems simple enough, but sometimes something you weren’t expecting comes up at the checkpoint and it slows you down.

Meet Deborah Simms and Ryan Seymour, Transportation Security Administration officers at Richmond International Airport (RIC).

RINGOES, N.J. — In a college reunion of a different kind, the Alumni Tournament of Champions was held at Briarwood at Black river farm on June 3.

It was the seventh annual event that brought together alumni members of the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA).

Like IHSA shows, riders do not bring their own horses, mounts are provided by the host. A random draw determines ...