Giving Back

SPARTA, NJ- The Iyres brothers, chess brothers, are continuing to express their love for the game in several ways.  Their Chess for Charity is organizing a chess tournament on May 21 at Sparta Library to honor Erin Beebe. Beebe, a Sparta High School alumnae recently passed away as she was preparing to pursue a PhD in Neuroscience.  She had graduated from Muhlenburg College with a degree ...

SPARTA, NJ – In just six years Sparta VFW’s Ralph Rojas Scholarship fund has grown to be able to award seven students with $16,000 in scholarships. Several of the recipients, their family members along with members of the name’s sake Rojas family and members of the VFW attended a ceremony on Wednesday where the scholarships were announced. 

Dinner was also served and ...

SPARTA, NJ – The Sparta VFW continues their support of the Ukrainian soldiers in their fight to keep their country.  They have collected $9,500 so far, to purchase trauma kits to be sent to Ukrainian people and soldiers, Sparta VFW Commander Pete Litchfield said.

There are three different size kits that all contain a variety of medical supplies.  Litchfield said they purchase ...

BRANCHVILLE, NJ- The New Jersey State Fair, Sussex County Farm and Horse Show Association will be dedicating the first and only Blue Star Memorial in Sussex County.  The memorial is part of a national initiative that began in New Jersey to honor men and women who serve in the United States Armed Services.

This local expression of the national memorial program is a project of the Sussex ...

SPARTA, NJ – Three local teens went to Long Branch for a Peer Leadership training weekend sponsored by Sparta Elks.  They spent the weekend with other high school students from around the state at the Ocean Palace hotel in workshops and other activities acquiring skills to help others.

Faith Kelly, a freshman at Sparta High School said she learned a lot at the training about how to ...