SPARTA, NJ- The Sparta Board of Education selected R-Pat Solutions, LLC to conduct the search for the next superintendent of schools.  At the meeting on August 27 six board members voted yes with Kylen Anderson, Kate Matteson and Jay Ventresca abstaining.

“The Sparta Board of Education looks forward to working with R-Pat Solutions, LLC,” Board of education president Kim Bragg ...

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Due to the recent Covid-19 outbreak, many students are planning on resuming their education through remote learning. Though this change may be the safer option, a new learning environment, if not properly structured, can possibly have a negative impact on performance.

Experts have stressed the importance of separating work from home life, but that might be difficult ...

TRENTON, NJ -- NJ Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli today, during the governor's COVID-19 press briefing, warned of a possible “twin-demic” this year during flu season and urged New Jerseyans to get their flu shots.  

“As we enter the fall season, we are also moving into the flu season. This year we are preparing for the possibility of a twin-demic,” ...

SUSSEX COUNTY, NJ –The Sussex County officials reported five new cases and no additional death as of September 14. T1.his represents three days of data, since their last report on Friday, September 11.

As of September 14 there were 1,487 cases of COVID-19 in the county, 198 deaths and 1,260 recovered coronavirus patients. Three prior cases have been reassigned out of the county according ...

Sparta, N.J. – On September 10, 2020, Medvacon, LLC announced the growth and expansion of their organization.

“This is a very exciting time for Medvacon, our employees and customers,” Managing Member Ray Roggero said. 

Medvacon has expanded into four unique organizations: Medvacon, LLC is a holding and management company; Medvacon Life Sciences, LLC, ...

SPARTA, NJ – Sparta residents whose family has been touched by ovarian cancer, annually Turn the Town Teal.  Teachers in the Sparta school district, Andrew and Laura Lopez, together with their children can be seen each September tying teal ribbons around lamp posts along Main Street and into White Deer Plaza.

Their efforts are also recognized as the township council proclaims ...

ANDOVER, NJ – The Andover Land Use Board is meeting to hear the application from BHT to develop the former Sussex Airport into a car storage yard and auction site.  The project has gotten pushback from area residents who oppose having the “5,000+ car junk yard on beautiful Stickles Pond Road,” according to the Stop BHT Junkyard Andover Township Facebook page.

Originally ...

SPARTA, NJ- The Sparta Township Council will hold a special meeting on Monday, September 14 at 5:30 p.m.  The single item agenda is to award a contract to the winning bid to remove and then reinstall solar panels from the roof of the municipal building.

The solar panel removal-reinstallation is part of a roofing project for the building.

The special meeting is being called, ...

NEWTON, NJ—The charity, Halos for Angels, which is primarily based in Florham Park, has moved their annual Halloween fundraiser closer to the Town of Newton this year.

Due to the pandemic, the Angels are unable to host their biggest fundraiser, the Fright Factor Haunted House that they run every October. Instead, they are bringing the competition closer to home, literally, with a ...

SPARTA, NJ - Sparta Chess enters its 19th season amid the current challenges. Players will be playing and learning chess skills through different online resources.

Interested players of all abilities, kindergarten through grade, should email spartachess@yahoo.com. Students from all Sparta schools are invited to join.

“Sparta Chess is the best K-12 program in New Jersey,” ...

SPARTA, NJ – Some things are too important to be canceled.  The Sparta Elks annual ceremony remembering those who lost their lives to the 9-11 terrorist attacks was held on the plaza in front of the municipal building on Friday.

Sparta Elks Lodge 2356 Anthony Alfonso was the Master of Ceremonies for the early morning event.

The crowd was smaller and there were fewer participants ...

SPARTA, NJ – The Sparta Elks Lodge is hosting a Spaghetti Dinner on Saturday, September 26 with all proceeds going to a local family in need. 

Family is in Newton, in our footprint ,and the mother is battling colon cancer.  Her daughter is special needs and has been one of our campers that we send to Elks Camp Moore in the Summer.

The menu offers two options:

Spaghetti ...

SPARTA, NJ- TAPinto Sparta welcomes new advertiser the Mohawk House.  Readers can conveniently access the Mohawk House’s website to make reservations or view the seasonal menu by clicking on the ad.

We are excited about our new partnership.  We are looking forward to working with the Mohawk House and their sister restaurant the Modern Farmer as it takes shape in North Village ...

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SPARTA, NJ- The Sparta High School girls soccer team has the benefit of 13 returning players and a strong 2019 season on which to build a successful 2020 season.

Daniel Trappe is starting his second year as head coach after having led the JV squad for eight years.  According to the coach, they are seeking to “continue our success from last season,” where they finished with a ...

SPARTA, NJ- The Sparta High School girls cross country team is looking to repeat the successful 2019 season where they finished with a record of 6-1.

In her eighth year as head coach, Sarah Pisano said, “Despite having a smaller team, we have a strong core group of returners.”

According to Pisano, 11 runners graduated last spring.

Returning athletes:

Kaela Burke - ...

Artistic Director Brenda J. Lillie joined TAPintoTV's Brian Brodeur via Zoom video conference from Massachusetts where she discussed her international career in theater production and her latest one-woman show. 

Lillie started her professional career with a degree in Theater and Television Production from Emerson College in Boston. “For me, Emerson was a rock solid foundation to ...