SPARTA, NJ - Sparta High School Principal Janet Ferraro announced the January students of the month.  A student is selected to represent each department by their teachers.

Natalie Earl was nominated by her German teacher for the world language department.  “Natalie is an excellent student, responsible, smart and kind,” her teacher said. “She sets a great example for ...

SPARTA, NJ – The students at Helen Morgan School have been going on Virtual Fields Trips this year.  The trips are hosted by a variety of people on Skype or Google Hangout.  The classroom teacher sets the time to best suit their schedule.

"A trip allows students to get out of the classroom without having to physically leave," Media Center Specialist Stephanie Bernardo ...

SPARTA, NJ – The Sparta Middle School cafeteria was full of eighth grade students on Friday afternoon. Three special guests were there as well.  The students were gathered to hear about a 20 Time project from one of their peers. 

Emma Drysden, Tanner Mell and Paige Mongon, students in Laura Soffen’s English class, selected O.S.C.A.R. as the focus of their project.  ...

SPARTA, NJ – Sparta High School boys track has competed at Morris Hills and Wallkill Valley.

On April 14, at Wallkill Valley the sprint medley team of Paul Shumlas, Justin Grau, Jhordin Griffin and Brayden Jenson finished third with at time of 3:46.97. 

In javelin the duo of Ben Davis and Anthony Lombardy threw for third place with Davis making the third best throw of the day at ...

SPARTA, NJ – Sparta High School girls lacrosse had a big win on the road on Monday, defeating Mountain Lakes 15-14. The winning goal came in overtime by Brianna Falco.

The game was tight all the way through with a 6-6 score at halftime.  By the time they got to the fourth quarter Sparta was down 14-12.  Kaitlin Mead and Bayleigh Takacs got past the Lakers goalie to bring it to ...

SPARTA, NJ – The boys golf team has taken their first to matches this season beating Vernon 155-168 on Thursday and Kittatinny 165-190 on Tuesday. The girls crushed Vernon 217-245 on Thursday.  Both boys and girls played at Farmstead Golf Course and Country Club on Thursday.

On Thursday the boys represented Sparta with six to the top seven low scores .

James Lynch ...

ROXBURY, NJ – She lost her 10-year-old son three years ago in a boating accident on Lake Hopatcong, but Laura D’Amico is sure her beloved Christopher speaks to her all the time. It’s subtle but firm, she says; messages that come as sparks of recollection, inspiration or intuition.

One of those unexpected inklings led Laura and her husband Chris to a jewelry ...

SUSSEX COUNTY, NJ – Sussex County Veterans can get an ID card that entitles them to special discounts on meals, goods and services.  The program is offered through County Clerk Jeff Parrott’s office in collaboration with Sheriff Michael Strada and Sen. Steve Oroho. 

The card is free, similarly sized to a credit card. It easily fits into a wallet, eliminating the need to ...

SPARTA, NJ – The 15 annual Hoops for Hope Basketball game sponsored a Sparta alumnea’s effort to raise money for the Ulman Cancer Fund.  The student versus faculty basketball game at Sparta Middle School raised $2243 for Claire Romine’s 4K run, 4,000 miles across the country.

The game has become one of the highlights of the year, especially for the eight grade ...

SPARTA, NJ – The Miss Sparta Pageant is currently accepting applications for this year’s event.  The pageant is to be held on Wednesday, May 23 at the Lake Mohawk Country Club. 

The pageant organizers are looking for confident, accomplished young women between the ages of 17 and 20 at the time of the pageant, to represent Sparta. 

The winner will go on to compete ...

SUMMIT, NJ - Girl Scout Troops 96253 and 96252, both from Parsippany, delivered Jared boxes they filled things like bubbles, stress balls, journals, coloring books, and other items to Overlook Medical Center's Pediatric Eating Disorders Center at Atlantic Health System Children’s Health.

The donated boxes are to help patients cope during treatment.

The Pediatric Eating ...

SPARTA, NJ – The Sparta Township Council proclaimed April Donate Life month at the meeting last week.  Mayor Josh Herzburg read the proclamation with representative from the New Jersey Sharing Network’s Sussex Donate Life Group. 

Kelly Bonventre, Sparta resident and manager of Philanthropy and Foundation Programs at New Jersey Sharing Network introduced Allison ...

BRANT BEACH - The Long Beach Island Shuttle, an extremely popular service for visitors and residents of Long Beach Island, will have a fee for the first time beginning Memorial Day weekend. 

The Long Beach Township Board of Commissioners made the announcement at their meeting on Monday, April 9. 

Here is the overview on the fees:

One-way shuttle rides from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The 2018 US Equestrian (USEF) Youth Reining National Championships are set to take place during the Tulsa Reining Classic on Friday, Aug. 31, at 5:30 p.m. in Tulsa, Okla. The qualifying period ends Aug. 1 so there is still time for youth competitors to take advantage of the upcoming qualifying events for a chance to compete for the title.

Local riders can qualify at the ...