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Benny’s Bodega brought community members together Saturday, Nov. 7, for a holiday food drive at the Stop & Shop in Sparta. The drive ran from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with volunteers collecting nonperishable food items and everyday essentials from shoppers and other residents. The donations will help support...
SPARTA TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Sussex County) — Abby Lee Miller, the dance instructor and television personality known for Lifetime’s Dance Moms, will join singer-songwriter Cassandra Kubinski for two events in Sparta Township on Saturday, Nov. 21, featuring a dance workshop, live music and a question-and-answer session with fans. The...
PARSIPPANY — Urban Crust Pizza, a new restaurant at 305 Parsippany Road, is putting an Indian twist on a familiar favorite with customizable pizzas that blend Indian and Italian influences. Co-owned by brothers Xitij and Alap Shah, the restaurant offers pizzas, Indian-style sandwiches, and desserts in a quick-service setting.
Sparta teen Kate Nielsen has earned the Eagle Scout Award, the highest rank in Scouting America, after completing a community service project benefiting Father John’s Animal House in Sparta. For her Eagle Scout project, Nielsen rebuilt a deteriorating set of outdoor stairs used daily by volunteers at the animal...
Hef’s Hut Bar & Grill in Vernon Township has welcomed veteran chef Simon Tozzi to its culinary team, bringing more than 50 years of restaurant and food-service experience back to the area. Tozzi, who has longstanding ties to the local community, has worked in a variety of settings throughout...
Snow days in Warren County have a routine. The plows come out, the schools close, and somebody in every town starts wondering which diner has the coffee on. Lucky for us, this corner of northwest New Jersey still has plenty of real diners where the counter stools stay busy and the breakfast menu runs long. This list covers six of them, from Blairstown down to Phillipsburg and over to Belvidere.
PARSIPPANY — Another Dunkin’ with drive-through service is coming to Parsippany. The Parsippany-Troy Hills Zoning Board of Adjustment approved plans to construct a 1,475-square-foot, one-story Dunkin’ at the Shell gas station at Route 46 East and New Road. Application 20:54, filed by Danny Realty for 25 Route...
A black bear was spotted in neighborhoods in Paramus and Glen Rock Saturday morning, Nov. 7, prompting warnings for residents to keep their distance. The bear was seen near Morningside Road and Mason Place in Paramus, according to a borough alert issued around 10:20 a.m. Authorities described the bea…
A fast-casual restaurant chain specializing in salads and health-focused meals is expanding in Bergen County. They currently operate a shop in Paramus on Route 17. Just Salad has signed a lease for a new location at the Midland Park Shopping Center, located at 85 Godwin Avenue in Midland Park. The...
Some grocery stores still have a real butcher behind the counter, a deli slicer that never seems to stop, and shelves stocked with things the big chains never carry. New York has held on to more of these places than you might think, from Buffalo and Rochester to Arthur Avenue in the Bronx.
Iconic doughnut purveyor Krispy Kreme plans to open several new shops in New Jersey as part of a five-year expansion across the New York metro area. The chain, famous for its sugary, melt-in-your-mouth glazed doughnuts, said it plans to open 33 shops across the New York City metro area, including Long Island and New Jersey.
Those scraggly brown stems on your porch flowers are secretly doing a winter job most of us overlook. Research from the University of Minnesota found that unpruned plants often survived cold winters better than trimmed ones. I have to admit that I used to toss my faded autumn pots straight...
Some Brooklyn backyards hide trees that spend every winter dressed like giant burlap mummies. Neighbors walk past these odd bundles for months and rarely guess what is tucked inside. Many of those trees arrived as cuttings carried from Italy, Greece, and Lebanon by immigrant families a century ago. Grandparents passed...
For Billy Joel, New York is more than just a place. It’s an inextricable part of what makes the singer who he is. “My speech patterns are New York. The music that I like, it was all New York–based. That’s what I think of when I think of home,” he said in his 2025 HBO documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes. “It’s my roots.”
Roast beef sandwiches don’t get the hype that pizza and bagels do in New York, but ask around and you’ll find people with strong opinions and secret spots. From Brooklyn counters that have been slicing beef since before your grandparents were around to Buffalo’s famous beef on weck, this list covers eight places New Yorkers keep going back to.
New York lawns need their final mow between late October and late November, timed to the first hard freeze, cut down to 2 to 2.5 inches. Leaves should come off before they mat down, late-fall fertilizer (winterizer) goes down in late October, and salt-prone edges need a buffer strip before the first snowstorm hits. This New York Winter Lawn Calendar: Final Mowing & Leaf Care lays out the week-by-week moves for Upstate homeowners.
Finding the right daycare can make busy New York days easier for you and your dog. But a cheerful playroom tells only part of the story, especially when health rules and daily routines vary. Before booking, you deserve clear answers about safety, staffing, costs, and your dog’s comfort. A little...
A cold winter evening, and the sky suddenly turns black with wings. Thousands of crows swirl overhead, cawing so loudly you can barely hear yourself think. For many New Yorkers, it feels like a scene from Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds. Yet there’s no movie crew, no scary soundtrack, and no reason to hide under the covers.
