The testing site at Sussex County Community College in New Jersey, which is now closed. (Photo provided) Testing, testing, testing in the tristate area More than three months into the COVID-19 pandemic, people in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania have “flattened the curve”... Local News 29 Jun 2020 | 11:30
Game on? Little League offers ‘best practices’ for return (AP) Little League is offering youth baseball organizations a pathway forward as they eye a restart amid the COVID-19 pandemic.... Sports 27 May 2020 | 12:28
Anna Yuknavich Anna Yuknavich, a long-time area resident, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at the Valley View Center... Obituaries 20 Apr 2020 | 01:22
Tell us what you're up to Many of us are doing our part to stop the spread of coronavirus by staying put. What are you doing to keep yourself and your... Local News 17 Mar 2020 | 06:27
Pike County announces first coronavirus case Pike County may have its first case of the COVID-19 virus, officials announced Thursday afternoon. According to a press release... News Alert 13 Mar 2020 | 10:48
Target and stop human trafficking in your community Human trafficking is commonly thought of as a global human rights issue that disproportionately affects international migrants... Letters to the Editor 11 Mar 2020 | 08:41
New Jersey Senate agrees to ban single-use bags (AP) New Jersey is again looking to change the way customers take home food and beverages. The state Senate on March 6 voted... Business 11 Mar 2020 | 08:19
Boy Scouts to continue despite bankruptcy filing Despite filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Feb. 18, local councils of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) want the... Local News 19 Feb 2020 | 02:24
On National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, show your support for Pennsylvania’s law enforcement community To the Editor: The statistics are devastating: In 2019, more than 260 officers were shot in the line of duty, and more than... Letters to the Editor 08 Jan 2020 | 06:33
Candida auris. ( Photo: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Local hospital sees case of drug-resistant fungus The bad news is that cases of the antibiotic-resistant fungus Candida auris are on the rise. The good news? Hospitals in... Local News 20 Nov 2019 | 02:07
Wear hunter orange in the tristate woods during big game season Don't be mistaken for wild game! Whether you are a hunter or a hiker, it's essential that you wear blaze orange when out... Sports 17 Nov 2019 | 02:51
Northeast officials team up to push pot, vaping regulations (AP) The governors from several Northeastern states said Oct. 17 they want to work together to regulate marijuana and vaping,... Police & Fire 23 Oct 2019 | 08:37
How secure is your vote? With the 2020 campaign season in full swing, and concerns that election results could be compromised, Straus News undertook... News Alert 29 Sep 2019 | 06:44
Carl L. Herron Carl L. Herron, 91, of Oak Ridge, NJ., passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019. He was born on Jan. 6, 1928 in New York City,... Error404 29 Aug 2019 | 04:49
A bald eagle at Shohola Marsh Reservoir, one of only two eagle release sites in Pennsylvania during the recovery program in the 1980s. With financial support from the Federal Endangered Species Fund and the Richard King Mellon Foundation, the Pennsylvania Game Commission imported young bald eagles from Canada and transferred them to Shohola. The game commissions says descendants of those birds nest in Pennsylvania and neighboring states today. ( Photo by Pamela Chergotis) Trump overhauls endangered species protections (AP) The Trump administration on Monday rolled out some of the broadest changes in decades to enforcement of the landmark... News 13 Aug 2019 | 08:25
