Hopatcong Region

On September 12, 2019, School Counselor, Lisa Schuffenhauer, accepted the Bronze Award from TransOptions on behalf of Hopatcong Hudson Maxim School for the 2018-2019 School Year for working towards Safe Routes to School.

The following are some of the major events that are occurring at the Hopatcong Community Resource & Wellness Center in September.

The Hopatcong Environmental Commission held their first annual FALL for our Town as a way to communicate with the community on what we can do in our home, business, and school to help improve the local ecology.

The following is the announcement from Joseph Piccirillo, Assistant Superintendent of Schools is looking for Hopatcong Students, Parents and Residents feedback on College Courses for Students and Adults at the High School.

On Saturday September 14, 2019, the Hopatcong Environmental Commission in conjunction with Sussex County Mosquito Control held the Hopatcong Town-wide clean-up day.

The Sussex County Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Senior Services will be conducting a program at the Lafayette Municipal Building entitled "A Matter of Balance".

Hopatcong Durban Avenue School uses Kindness Rocks as “scattered seeds of kindness,” thanks to Ms. Schuffenhauer, School Counselor and Mrs. Gambuzza, Reading Specialist.

The first meeting of Sarah's Laughter Infertility support group will be September 6^th and will continue at 7:00 PM every Friday of the month at Hopatcong Community Resource Center. Sarah's Laughter offers faith-based Christian support to couples struggling with infertility or the death of a baby.

Hopatcong Mayor Michael Francis took the opportunity to educate visiting Senators on the proposed Crescent Cove project and the economic damage to the lake communities.

Follow your nose to the Sussex County Fairgrounds and celebrate all things honey & garlic at the 10th Annual Sussex County Harvest, Honey & Garlic Festival! The County of Sussex, the Sussex County Beekeepers Association, and the Garden State Garlic Growers are joining to showcase the great northwest October 12, 2019.

According to initial reporting by the NJ Herald: A 44-year-old Hopatcong man accused of strangling an elderly relative with whom he was caring for and holding a knife to her back has been ordered by a judge to stay in the county jail pending trial.

Project Self-Sufficiency announces that the fall session of its popular employment skills training program, Higher Opportunities for Women (HOW), will launch October 8th.  The 16-week HOW Program combines intensive computer skills training with classroom instruction and off-site internships to prepare women who have been out of the work force or underemployed to seek entry-level office administrative positions.