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... Local News 18 Nov 2024 | 08:06
Doobiez will hold its official opening Oct. 5. A West Milford ordinance permits 10 cannabis dispensaries to open in the township. (Photo by Kathy Shwiff) Growing like a weed The 2021 legalization of cannabis products in both New York and New Jersey has led to a burgeoning trade in what was once... Evergreen 20 Sep 2024 | 11:07
The ABCs of bus stop safety Designed with safety at the forefront, school buses are too heavy to roll over, too bright to miss and 70 times safer than... Back to School 16 Aug 2024 | 11:44
Jessica, 32, harvesting onions in the Black Dirt Region of New York. (Photo by Jose Lima) As mercury rises, workers may see first workplace heat standards Last August, Charles Ellis, a 63-year-old construction worker with a heart condition, was using a hammer to unclog corrugated... Local News 19 Jul 2024 | 06:58
A historic photo of First National Bank of Warwick, on the corner of Bank Street and Main in Warwick, N.Y. More recently known as the Chase Bank Building, the bank is now being renovated into a restaurant: The Fed of Warwick, slated to open in March. Photo provided by the Warwick Historical Society. Small businesses bank on new locations Banks have steadily shuttered their brick-and-mortar branches nationwide for more than a decade in response to the rise in... Local News 14 Dec 2023 | 11:14
Ice cream flavors evolve Travel anywhere on the planet and you’ll find some version of ice cream. Grab a lemon gelato in Italy; a stick of butterscotch... Business 28 Jun 2023 | 10:05
Megan MacMullen MacMullen to lead SCARC Megan MacMullen, Esq. has been selected as successor to Richard Lecher as president and chief executive officer of SCARC,... Local News 11 Nov 2022 | 02:44
Connie J. Podorf Connie J. Podorf, age 72, passed away on Thursday, October 6, 2022 at St. Anthony’s Community Hospital in Warwick, New York.... Obituaries 17 Oct 2022 | 02:17
William J. Wien William J. Wien, age 77, peacefully passed away on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, with his family by his side at Morristown Medical... Obituaries 26 Sep 2022 | 01:57
Signs along the Delaware River aim to warn visitors. Culture as culprit in drownings Three people have drowned in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area vicinity in the last few weeks. They had much... Local News 25 Sep 2022 | 06:41
Kathy Brieger, executive director of the Warwick Area Farmworkers Organization (left), chats with Vernon Township Woman’s Club members, from left, MJ Palmer and Karen Rothstadt after the clubwomen donated cases of art supplies to the Dulce Esperanza summer program. Brieger is holding her book which was inspired by children in the program. ( Photo submitted) Woman’s Club donates art supplies The Vernon Township Woman’s Club has once again sprinkled kindness across the community, this time by donating cases of art... Local News 06 May 2022 | 12:32
Til Death Do Us Part I’m in a nursing home as I write this. Fell down a flight of stairs at home and woke up in ambulance. Cracked some ribs which... Letters to the Editor 26 Apr 2022 | 12:49
Russell Herman Russell Herman, age 59, unexpectedly passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at Newton Medical Center. Born in Jersey City,... Obituaries 22 Apr 2022 | 01:58
Barbara A. Masters Barbara A. Masters, age 69, peacefully passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2022 at her residence while surrounded by her loving... Obituaries 18 Apr 2022 | 12:33
Silvia Domenech Silvia Domenech, age 86, passed away at Karen Ann Quinlan Home for Hospice in Fredon on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. Born in... Obituaries 11 Apr 2022 | 02:30