Alice Roedema-Burdi Alice Roedema-Burdi of Oak Ridge, N.J.,, passed away peacefully on Dec. 24, 2025 at Stony Brook University Medical Center... Obituaries 26 Dec 2025 | 06:53
Sussex County History Today: Christmas during the war Warmth, family, and comfort. This is what we look forward to during this time of the year. This has not always been the case,... Columns 15 Dec 2025 | 03:38
John Barry Dorsey John Barry Dorsey, age 83, of Hamburg, New Jersey, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family. Barry... Obituaries 05 Dec 2025 | 02:25
Thomas Cataldo Thomas Cataldo, 84 years, of Lake Hopatcong, N.J., formerly of Oak Ridge, N.J., passed away with his children by his side... Obituaries 02 Dec 2025 | 03:13
An illustration Lord Stirling, depicting him with his “iron” mine (really a mix of zinc, iron, and manganese) behind him, the Wallkill River with an iron forge along it, and an example of his creation of beacon fires along the mountains to warn of enemy troop movements. Sussex County History Today: Lord Stirling During this prelude to the actual 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence we are looking at some... Columns 01 Dec 2025 | 12:10
Sussex County History Today: Mohawk on the Delaware Mohawk on the Delaware Bill, you have just come out with a new book, is that right? Yes, I have. The name of the book is Mohawk... Columns 14 Nov 2025 | 12:12
Sussex County History Today: Dr. Lt. Col. Benjamin Tusten During this prelude to the actual 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence we are looking at some... Columns 24 Oct 2025 | 02:05
Brendan Mullally and his dog, Ozzie, in the fall of 2022. Kratom revisited Nov. 2 will mark three years since my wife got a phone call telling us that our son, Brendan Mullally, was lying dead by... Evergreen 23 Oct 2025 | 03:05
Musician Marty Kupersmith, 83, got a rattlesnake tattoo to commemorate his bite. ( Becca Tucker) Nearly painless, occasionally fatal: What’s it like to get bitten by a rattler? Marty Kupersmith, a musician then in his 70s with a lifelong love of reptiles, was relocating a timber rattlesnake that had... Home 06 Oct 2025 | 10:20
Jessica in Goshen in April, four months before she expects to head off for basic training. (Photo by Becca Tucker) ‘They can’t touch your family for a year’ Editor’s note: Last names were withheld to protect the family’s privacy, not at their request but at the newspaper’s discretion.... Local News 21 Apr 2025 | 02:04
A Jan. 28 email with the subject line ‘Fork in the Road’ that was received by Office of Personnel and Management employees included the deferred resignation letter. The DOGE Effect The reduction of the federal workforce, which is estimated at 2.3 million people, is more than a national story. It also... Local News 13 Mar 2025 | 12:39
Bald eagles no longer ‘endangered’ in New Jersey, but not everyone’s celebrating The day New Jersey removed bald eagles from the state’s endangered species list, David Blauvelt of Hamburg, N.J., spotted... Local News 06 Feb 2025 | 10:10
A local FanDuel user opens the sports betting app on his phone. Photo provided. You can bet on it – and on most everything else Americans will wager more than $23 billion on this year’s Super Bowl, according to estimates from the American Gambling Association.... Local News 30 Jan 2025 | 11:24
Toll traffic cameras hang above West End Avenue near 61st Street in Manhattan. (File photo by Ted Shaffrey/AP) UPDATED: Congestion pricing begins The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) appeared to be taking a victory lap Friday, Jan. 3 as its controversial congestion-pricing... Home 05 Jan 2025 | 07:52
Toll traffic cameras hang above West End Avenue near 61st Street in Manhattan. (File photo by Ted Shaffrey/AP) New congestion pricing plan calls for $9 toll Rather than alienate suburban commuters in an election year, New York’s governor slammed the brakes last spring on a plan... Home 18 Nov 2024 | 08:06