Hopatcong Region

Shortly after the Council for the Borough of Hopatcong moved the vacant Hudson Maxim School into the Redevelopment Zone, the phone starting ringing at the Hopatcong School District, which is the owner of the school.

On Tuesday, February 4, the Marching Chiefs brought #chiefpride to the Newark Prudential Center as the NJ Devils lost to the Montreal Canadiens in overtime. 

Durban Avenue School students helped celebrate our very own Souper + Bowl. Yes, you read that correctly…SOUPer + Bowl!

Sussex County Office of Substance Abuse and Alcohol Services Joins in Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall

Superintendent Arthur DiBenedetto and Assistant Superintendent Joseph S. Piccirillo took time today to provide an overview of the very positive changes underway within the Hopatcong School District, and the important topics that will be discussed at the public meeting scheduled for February 6, 2020.

Hopatcong and Sparta Police were among the cooperating police departments that helped take down a drug operation that operated in Sussex, Morris and Bergen Counties.

The Lakehouse Restaurant on Lakeside Blvd. in Hopatcong has unfortunately closed its doors for good this week. This comes just weeks after Lakeside BBQ across the street also closed for good.

While every month is special at the Hopatcong Community Resource & Wellness Center the Month of February brings the PSS Journey Bus back to Hopatcong, and two other major events outlined below.

Work is scheduled to start next week (week of Monday, Feb. 3) to replace the bi-county Waterloo Road bridge, which spans Netcong and Mount Olive in Morris County and connects with Stanhope in Sussex County.

Project Self-Sufficiency announces that the spring session of its popular employment skills training program, Higher Opportunities for Women (HOW), will launch February 11th. 

NEWTON, NJ — Sheriff Michael Strada today praised the U.S. Department of Justice for entering a federal District Court lawsuit against Governor Phil Murphy and New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal challenging reckless and irresponsible rules they established in 2018 that restrict local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration officers in reporting and deporting illegal immigrants.

Hopatcong Mayor Michael Francis and Borough Administrator Ron Tappan were among the Local, State and Federal officials met with Jersey Central Power and Light management in a roundtable discussion on January 21, 2020 to discuss winter storm damage.