Free tax preparation offered The United Way of Northern New Jersey and its partners again are offering low- and moderate-income residents a way to have... Local News 31 Jan 2025 | 07:45
Norwescap collects items for food pantries Norwescap is collecting staple food items to stock the shelves of local food pantries throughout January. Donations may be... Local News 13 Jan 2025 | 05:29
Resident dance during the Juneteenth Celebration on Sunday, June 14 at Memory Park in Newton. (Photos by Kathy Shwiff) Celebrating Juneteenth Residents celebrated Juneteenth with music, dance, spoken word performances and speeches Sunday, June 16 at Memory Park in... Home 25 Jun 2024 | 04:10
Juneteenth celebration today in Newton H3AL, a Black advocacy group founded in Newton, will host its fourth annual community Juneteenth celebration from 1 to 5... Home 16 Jun 2024 | 08:36
Dianna Morrison, director of Pathways 2 Prosperity at Norwescap, shows plans for the new Center for Entrepreneurship, which will be created in the basement of Norwescap’s building at 37 Main St., Sussex. (Photos by Kathy Shwiff) Norwescap center is one of many USDA-funded projects The $77,797 Rural Business Development Grant to help establish the Norwescap Center for Entrepreneurship is just one of the... Local News 10 Apr 2024 | 06:02
Phil Horjus of Branchville helps a resident file her taxes Thursday, April 4. He has been a volunteer with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program at Norwescap in Sussex for six years. (Photo by Kathy Shwiff) Volunteers assist residents with tax filing The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, which offers free tax-filing help to low- and moderate-income individuals... Local News 08 Apr 2024 | 11:18
Norwescap’s building at 37 Main St., Sussex, houses the Sussex Borough Community and Cultural Center. (Photo provided) Grant to help fund Norwescap Center for Entrepreneurship The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a $77,797 USDA Rural Business Development Grant to Norwescap to establish... Local News 04 Apr 2024 | 01:24
Art on display at the EPIC Gallery opening. (Photos by KP Boisseau, Norwescap) EPIC Art Gallery open tonight The EPIC Art Gallery, which held its first exhibit at Norwescap’s Sussex Borough Community and Cultural Center on World Peace... Home 27 Feb 2024 | 07:12
EPIC art exhibit opens tonight The opening of the EPIC (Building an Antiracist World through Education, Participation, Intention & Courage) Art Gallery... Local News 17 Nov 2023 | 08:19
$5,000 grant funds Norwescap initiative Norwescap, a nonprofit organization dedicated to combating poverty and promoting community development, has launched an initiative... Local News 20 Aug 2023 | 07:44
Peggy Curtis of Norwescap holds a poster about the Volunteer Income Tax Assistants program. (Photo provided) Free tax-filing help available to qualified applicants Last year, Norwescap Volunteer Income Tax Assistants (VITA) processed 1,900 tax returns for members of the community. This... Local News 27 Feb 2023 | 07:48
Norwescap expands services with SNAP program Norwescap has added the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (NJ SNAP) to its programs in Sussex, Warren and Hunterdon... Local News 25 Jan 2023 | 02:33
Girls work together to code a robotic hand. ( The DreamGirls Initiative) Free girls coding camp coming to Sussex County Girls in grades fifth through eighth are invited to learn about exciting careers in computer science and engineering and... Local News 08 Jul 2022 | 10:21
Borough looks at Boggs Field for new playground Maybe Sussex Borough’s new playground should be installed at Boggs Field. Councilman Mario Poggi on Feb. 2 said he met at... Local News 18 Feb 2021 | 01:26