Sparta High School Girls Tennis Blanks Newton

SPARTA, NJ – Sparta Board of Education approved the new Supervisor of Social Studies, World Languages and ELS at the reorganization meeting on Monday night. Scott Kercher started work the next day, according to Superintendent Michael Rossi.

“I just want to welcome Scott Kercher,” Rossi said. “I am very very impressed with him.”

Kercher has held the same Supervisor position in the Livingston ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Hallie Ricci, of Allentown, N.J. will once again represent the United States in an international competition for saddle seat riders.

This time, Ricci will be on the Stripes Team, in the three-gaited division. The Stripes Team will compete at the 2019 U.S. Saddle Seat Invitational Test Event from May 2-3, in New Orleans, La., against teams from South Africa.

Ficci has been ...

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – Sparta resident Kelly Bonventre was recently honored with the Spirit Award at the New Jersey Sharing Network.  Bonventre earned this award for having shown exemplary passion and dedication to the organization and going above and beyond her role supporting the New Jersey Sharing Network.

NJSN Foundation Board Chair, Phil Kolm presented the award to Bonventre last week at ...

SPARTA, NJ -  The Sparta High School swim team will be represented by 10 athletes competing against Jefferson High School in the Kittatinny pool.   

This competition offers the last meet of the season before the Championship season begins and the last meet for seniors.  Following tradition a ceremony is planned during the meet to honor the team's seniors and their long commitment to the team ...

SPARTA, NJ – The best fifth grade spellers in Sparta were at the Mohawk Avenue School on Saturday morning for the annual spelling bee.  Sponsored by The Junior Woman’s Club of Sparta, 25 students from Helen Morgan School, Hilltop Country Day School and Reverend Brown took their turn at the microphone.

In the end Sparta’s top speller was Eric McCall.  Imad Panjwani earned second place and Elsa ...

Falafel, that tasty vegetarian Mediterranean street food made from chickpeas, isn’t just for pitas anymore. It’s showing up in sub sandwiches, salads, chips, pizzas – even soup.

Why is it so popular?

“It’s vegetarian and a hearty add on,” said David Delinko, owner of The Salad House of Somerville, where customers can get warm pieces of falafel on their made-to-order salads. 

Chef Paul ...

SPARTA., NJ – No one was injured but a Vernon man ended up with drunk driving charges after an accident on Route 15.  On January 11 around 10:12 p.m. Sparta officers went to the scene of the accident police report.

Officer Taylor May spoke with 45-year-old Brook Minondo who according to police, caused the accident.  May suspected Minondo was drunk.

May had Minondo perform field sobriety ...

SPARTA, NJ -  During the second public comment opportunity Sparta Education Association President Susan Sawey came to the microphone, “representing the nearly 400 members” of the SEA “who have been working under the terms of a contract that expired six months ago.”

She asked McEvoy to “think carefully about who is appointed to the negotiations committee" asking that they would "educate ...

SPARTA, NJ – A Newton man faces drunk driving charges after hitting a car in a parking lot and trying to leave the scene.  On January 4 around 8:32 p.m.  Officer Taylor May went to the Mohawk House after the accident was reported to police, according to police.

May found 25 year old Eric Albanese had hit another car with his 2016 Mercedes Benz when pulling out of a parking space.  Parking ...

STOCKHOLM. NJ – Sparta Jefferson United ice hockey tied Morristown on Saturday, playing on their home ice at Skylands Ice World. 

The only goals came in the second period.  Morristown got on the board first with a short handed goal.  SJU’s Matthew Francescutto found the net with less than two minutes left in the period. 

Francescutto was assisted by Spencer Schroepher and Kyle ...