SPARTA, NJ – Several Sparta area students have received accolades from their colleges. 

Bridget Higdon and Gina Castellano were named to the dean’s list at the University of Vermont for the spring 2017 semester. 

Robert Galante and Jacob Melville have graduated from Colgate University this spring.  Galante was a Mathematics major and Melville majored in Political ...

SPARTA, NJ - Enjoy these photos from Sparta High School's graduation night.

SPARTA, NJ – Sparta Middle School announces the students who have earned High Honor Roll and Honor Roll for the first marking period of the 2016-2017 school year.

Students who have earned A’s in all major subject, including World Language, with no grade below a B in any other class qualify for High Honor Roll. For Honor Roll students must earn three A’s in major subjects ...

SPARTA, NJ - The main gym at Sparta High School was filled with young basketball players last week. Girls from second through ninth grade had a chance to spend the week learning drills and honing skills with the high school players at basketball camp run by varsity coach Catherine Willie.

All week the girls worked on all aspects of the game: dribbling, passing, rebounding, defense and ...

VERNON, NJ – The Sparta 10U Little League All-Star team clinched the district title when they played High Point in Vernon on Thursday.  The select 13 players won seven of nine games in three weeks of challenging tournament play to earn the title. 

The Sparta All-Stars played against Sussex County teams from Vernon, High Point, Newton and Kittatinny.  With the District win ...

NEWTON, NJ—The Sussex Stags football team took the home opener as a win in the record books on Saturday, July 8, beating the Jersey Shore Hurricanes 38-13.

The Stags, a semi-pro football team, use Newton High School’s football field as their home turf.  The team was established in 2014 by Steve Massoti Sr. and Gary Haase.

This year the team starts the season with ...

SPARTA, NJ – A Sparta High School teacher and her family has helped a woman in Lake Stockholm to have a way to safely get in and out of her home.  Shannon Hobby-Psensky, known as HP to her students, together with her family have created a foundation to honor their mother and grandmother who died of ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease called The Ellie Reynolds ALS Foundation.  The ...

SPARTA, NJ – The Sparta High School media resource center was transformed to an art gala last month for the first juried Sparta Arts Gala.  Each art student had several pieces on display from the front door and throughout the room.

This was also the first year the artwork could be displayed on the new boards donated to the school through the Sparta Education ...

SPARTA, NJ – The Fourth of July parade was held on July 2 in Sparta.  The picture perfect weather brought the town out to watch the floats, tractors and firetrucks and cheer on the marchers.  White Deer Plaza and Mohawk Avenue was lined with old and young wearing their best red, white and blue, waving flags and collecting the candy thrown from the marchers.

Retired Sparta ...

NEWTON, NJ – The Town of Newton is asking residents to consider adding their names to a petition to encourage a Trader Joe’s to open in the community.  The petition is on the municipal website.

Link to the petition.

Within one month, authorities have reported 10 drowning deaths alone in New Jersey.

July 17: A 2-year-old drowned in a home swimming pool in Galloway
July 17: A 12-year-old drowned at the Sandy Hook beach
July 10: A 4-year-old died after being pulled from a lake in Ocean View
July 9: A 6-year-old drowned in a hotel pool in Wildwood
June 22: A 17-year-old died after being pulled from ...

SPARTA, NJ – A Sparta High School teacher and her family has helped a woman in Lake Stockholm to have a way to safely get in and out of her home.  Shannon Hobby-Psensky, known as HP to her students, together with her family have created a foundation to honor their mother and grandmother who died of ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease called The Ellie Reynolds ALS Foundation.  The ...

SPARTA, NJ -The Sparta Township Ambulance Squad is celebrating their 70th anniversary.  The accomplishment was recognized with a proclamation presented to Captain Brad Erickson and First Lieutenant John McChensey at the Sparta Township Council  meeting on Tuesday night. 

Mayor Gil Gibbs read the proclamation to the two and many of the squad members present in the council ...

With very little rain in the forecast, Northern New Jersey’s weather will be perfect for the many outdoor events taking place this weekend. All of the events featured this week are family friendly with low to no cost admission prices.

Food Truck Festival at the Hermitage

If you have yet to visit Bergen County’s famed Gothic revival museum, you must make it a point to tour the ...

July is one of the hottest months of the year in New Jersey and the festival scene is scorching as well. Most townships hold their community fairs throughout the summer months to draw the most crowds. Go early and stay late at any of these fun-filled events this coming weekend.

Touch-a-Truck

Boys and girls alike always have a ball at touch-a-truck events. The South Plainfield Lions Club is ...