From left: Senator Steve Oroho, Assemblyman Hal Wirths, Sgt. Joe Imperatrice, Sheriff Mike Strada, and Frank Pallotta (Photos provided) Sussex County GOP to host Blue Lives Matter dinner Lafayette. Members of the public are invited to join the Sussex County GOP’s Blue Lives Matter dinner honoring the police... Police & Fire 19 Sep 2021 | 03:05
The many lies of Michael Schnackenberg, spokesman for the Sussex Dems To the Editor: The Sussex County Democrats are using addiction as a political hit piece through their spokesman Michael Schnackenberg.... Letters to the Editor 13 Sep 2021 | 06:17
Oroho, Space and Wirths: Parents should decide if kids wear masks to school Senator Steve Oroho and Assemblymen Parker Space and Hal Wirths chided Governor Murphy’s decision to make masks mandatory... Letters to the Editor 16 Aug 2021 | 07:08
How Senator Oroho can use tax revenue efficiently To the Editor: Senator Oroho has the daunting task of correcting the financial mess brought about by the Whitman administration... Letters to the Editor 18 Jul 2021 | 08:57
U.S. Rep. Gottheimer was joined by Chocolate Goat store co-owners Jennifer Koza-Todaro and Stephanie Koza-Austin, Governor Phil Murphy, Senator Steve Oroho (LD 24), Assemblyman Parker Space (LD 24), Sussex County Commissioner Director Dawn Fantasia, Frelinghuysen Mayor Christopher Stracco, Hope Mayor Timothy McDonough, Blairstown Mayor Robert Moorhead, Belvidere Mayor Joseph Kennedy, Hardwick Mayor Kevin Duffy, Sussex Mayor Edward Meyer, and Sussex County Administrator Gregory Poff (Photo provided) Millions clawed back to improve broadband According to American Community Survey data spanning 2015 through 2019, there are towns in the Fifth Congressional District... Local News 21 May 2021 | 07:29
Paul and Vrabel won’t stand up to Murphy on nursing home transparency To the Editor: You could call it a tale of two states. After the Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, sent Covid patients into... Letters to the Editor 14 May 2021 | 01:50
Market organizer Donna Traylor displays one of the delicious pies at the Sussex County Fairground Farmers Market last summer (Photo by Janet Redyke) Proposed law seeks fair treatment for farmers selling baked goods at roadside markets Farmers selling their own baked goods, pies by the slice, or other edible treats at farm markets will be able to wrap the... Police & Fire 18 Jan 2021 | 04:14
Sussex County Freeholder Director Sylvia Petillo (right), NJ State Senator Steve Oroho (second from right), and Fredon School District Chief School Administrator Matthew Beck (third from right) join Project Self-Sufficiency Board of Directors members, and Santa, at the kick-off of the Season of Hope Toy Drive. (Photo provided) Season of Hope Toy Drive kicks off, hampered by Covid The annual Season of Hope Toy Drive was recently launched by Project Self-Sufficiency and a consortium of businesses, schools,... Local News 05 Nov 2020 | 01:04
County supervisors oppose NJ’s updated sex education standards Sussex County’s board of supervisors unanimously opposed the State Board of Education’s revised sex education standards during... Local News 28 Sep 2020 | 07:51
The “Heroes Way” street naming on Aug. 13 in Newton (Photo provided) Street outside hospital named to honor COVID-19 heroes U.S. Rep. Congressman Josh Gottheimer helped name a street in Newton as “Heroes Way,” in honor of health care heroes at Newton... Local News 24 Aug 2020 | 03:28
Lake residents and businesses will be spared pain under new algal bloom index Last year, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) closed Lake Hopatcong and Greenwood Lake, among others,... Letters to the Editor 02 Jun 2020 | 07:33
Those showing up for tests are asked to use the Plotts Road entrance off Route 519 in Newton ( sussex.edu) Sussex County drive-through testing site opens Monday Registration is now open for a coronavirus drive-through testing center for Sussex County residents that will open at 9 a.m.... Local News 08 May 2020 | 09:53
Freeholder Anthony J. Fasano has called for the National Guard to protect vulnerable residents at Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation Center, which recently experienced mass deaths due to COVID-19. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey) ( Ted Shaffrey / AP) Sussex County to get first testing site, freeholder requests National Guard protection New partnership works to get local testing site Sussex County is creating a drive-through coronavirus testing site in a parking... Local News 05 May 2020 | 11:04
Customers and employees alike are now required to wear face masks in New Jersey's essential businesses. COVID-19 update: Starting tonight, face masks must be worn in food markets Essential businesses throughout New Jersey must implement safety measures for their workers and customers starting at 8 p.m.... Local News 10 Apr 2020 | 05:42
Gottheimer, Sweeney, and Oroho announce their new bipartisan economic development plan for the Greater Highlands and Pinelands regions on Thursday in Lafayette Township. ( U.S. Rep. Gottheimer) Growing Greater Highlands A new plan for boosting business, economic growth, and reducing taxes was revealed this week. On Thursday, U.S. Congressman... Home 20 Feb 2020 | 03:55
