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 – The Sparta High School girls lacrosse had a big win over Pope John on Wednesday 21-9.  Playing on the Lions’ turf the Spartan dominated from start to the with a 15-4 score at halftime that kept the clock running.

Pope John scored two quick goals at the start of the second half but Sparta answered right back. 

“This was a great win,” captain ...

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 ...

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 ...

SPARTA, NJ – The budget for the Township of Sparta for 2018 represents a levy increase of 1.19 percent according to Grant Rome, Sparta CFO. 

The average assessed home in 2018 has slightly dropped in value to 370,304 from $370,700 in 2017.  Rome said while the residential values have decreases the township ratables have increased, leading to an increase in the overall net ...

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 ...

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.

HERNDON, Va. — Centenary University was the reserve champion team  at the 2018 American National Riding Commission, (ANRC), Championship held at Frying Pan Farm Park, April 10 to 15.

Competing teams are composed of four student-riders, two student-grooms, four of the University's top horses, and two coaches Michael Andrade's consistency throughout all phases also helped ...