The American and Sussex County flags are presented during a Salute to Veterans ceremony Sunday, May 21 at the High Point Monument. (Photo by Kathy Shwiff) Veterans honored at ceremony Speakers honored veterans - some very close to them - at the 11th annual A Salute to Veterans ceremony hosted by the Sussex... Home 25 May 2023 | 10:02
Sussex County Community College graduates line up at the commencement ceremony Wednesday, May 17. (Photos provided) ‘You got it,’ speaker tells SCCC graduates Faculty speaker Michael Hughes admitted that he had little advice to give the graduates at Sussex County Community College’s... Home 24 May 2023 | 05:59
Sussex County commissioners OK $13.2M for capital projects The Sussex County Board of County Commissioners approved spending about $6.9 million for capital improvements at its meeting... Home 07 May 2023 | 01:26
Jason Tangorra takes the oath of office as police chief Monday, May 1 in the firehouse. Hamburg Mayor Richard Krasnomowitz is at left. (Photos by Kathy Shwiff) New police chief sworn in Jason Tangorra became the eighth chief in the history of the Hamburg Police Department when he took the oath of office Monday... Local News 02 May 2023 | 08:28
PIX1 The Sussex County Chamber of Commerce president, Tammie Horsfield, greets Richard Lecher, who won the Lifetime Achievement Award. (Photo provided) Chamber honors Lecher, Carlson, Oroho The Sussex County Chamber of Commerce 36th annual Toast to the Stars Awards luncheon reflected a changing of the guard at... Local News 18 Apr 2023 | 05:25
The Vernon Township High School Viking Marching Band marches March 17 in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York City. (Photos provided) Band makes 12th appearance in NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade The Vernon Township High School Viking Marching Band participated in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Manhattan on Friday,... Home 24 Mar 2023 | 04:30
Robert Boyle is founder of Planet Networks, which is based in Newton. Planet Networks expects to cover Sussex County by end of 2024 Planet Networks expects to offer internet and phone service throughout Sussex County by the end of 2024, the company’s chief... Home 23 Feb 2023 | 08:52
Citizen scientists help count birds for the 26th annual Great Backyard Bird Count on Saturday, Feb. 18 at the Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge in Sussex. (Photos by Kathy Shwiff) Counting birds in the Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge About 40 citizen scientists counted more than 175 birds during a hike Saturday, Feb. 18 in the Wallkill River National Wildlife... Home 19 Feb 2023 | 12:47
William Vealey, who owns Vealey Landscaping in Wantage, hasn’t had his plow on his truck in more than a month. Photo by Kathy Shwiff. ( Photo by Kathy Shwiff) No snowfall, falling profits “As I sit here in my office looking out at the mountain, every flake of snow I see has been made by us, and not mother nature,”... Local News 15 Feb 2023 | 12:28
Among the board members of the new PFLAG Sussex County are, front row from left, Bob Gasper of Sparta and Jill Kubin of Andover Township and, back row from left, Sandy Svenningsen of Branchville, Pat Schutz of Sparta, Sue Harris of Andover Township and Colleen LePera of Andover Township. (Photo by Kathy Shwiff) PFLAG Sussex County to hold first meeting tonight The newly organized PFLAG Sussex County will hold its first meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6 in Room 8 at the Sparta United... Home 06 Feb 2023 | 08:20
A Wallkill Valley Regional High School student hugs Diane Redner, who has breast cancer, at the annual Pretty in Pink game at High Point Regional High School on Saturday, Jan. 14. Redner’s brother is Wallkill Valley girls basketball coach Earl Hornyak, standing behind them. (Photos by Kathy Shwiff) Pretty in Pink games aid people with cancer Students raised more than $10,000 to help people battling cancer in the 13th annual Pretty in Pink event Saturday, Jan. 14... Home 17 Jan 2023 | 03:05
Sussex County Commissioner Jill Space takes the oath of office for a full three-year term at the annual reorganization meeting Jan. 4 at Sussex County Community College. State Assemblyman Hal Wirths, right, administered the oath to her. (Photos by Kathy Shwiff) Space, Hayden sworn in as Sussex County commissioners Chris Carney was elected director of the Sussex County Board of Commissioners at the annual reorganization meeting Jan. 4.... Home 11 Jan 2023 | 05:05
Franklin Councilman Concetto Formica is sworn in to a new term by state Sen. Steven Oroho, right, during the annual reorganization meeting Sunday, Jan. 1. Standing with him are his wife, Bobbi, and children AnnaMaria and Vincenzo. (Photos by Kathy Shwiff) Franklin mayor outlines goals for 2023 Mayor John Sowden listed priorities for Franklin officials during the borough’s 110th annual mayor and council reorganization... Local News 05 Jan 2023 | 10:01
Sussex County small-business grant program open The Sussex County small-business grant program is open for applications, Commissioners Director Anthony Fasano said at the... Home 31 Dec 2022 | 11:50
County employee Steven Masnaghetti, right, speaks at the Sussex County Commissioners meeting Dec. 14 in Newton. ( Photo by Kathy Shwiff) Sussex County union leader says employees in crisis Sussex County employees are paid $10,000 to $15,000 less than workers in similar jobs in other counties and towns, a Road... Home 27 Dec 2022 | 09:33
