Mary Suggett asked for help raising money instead of birthday presents this year.
Residents can build a scarecrow, catch a performance of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," go "trunk-or-treating" and, of course, dress up.
Residents are invited to participate in Scarecrow Saturday, the Munchkin March, and more.
Women hold only 29 percent of STEM jobs. The DreamGirls Initiative is looking to change this.
Family magazine lists all 508 towns based on certain criteria.
Hopatcong man says physical health deteriorating from emotional stress caused by written words, report says.
Somehow, seeing New York City in ruins, with all that destruction, this New Jersey family - my family - found a way to heal.
Kim and Fred Spratt, and their daughter, are trapped in Europe, waiting for their surviving twin to recover four months after her birth.
Family incurring expenses not covered by insurance.
Late winter storm blankets Morris County Thursday.
Kick off your holiday season in Newton!
The movie, in stores July 22, is about a real-life boy who says he went to Heaven and met Jesus during surgery. We spoke with the family behind the film about how it can help start a discussion in your town.
Patch readers told us who the "Everyday Inspirations" in their communities are, and we're sharing their stories and the work they've done locally.
Jason Reinhard and Matthew Rotondi spent a week learning how to space walk and fly rockets in Alabama.
A New York woman is so good at bargain shopping that she's used her skills to donate groceries and other goods to charity. Learn how you can follow her lead locally.
As a part of our "Everyday Inspirations" series, we look at how children across the country are making big impacts locally.
After losing three people close to her in eight months, Edie Elkan picked up a harp for the first time in 28 years. Now she runs a program training others to play the instrument for patients in hospitals.
Patch wants to share stories about people who work every day to change others' lives for the better.
It's the 11th year for the golf classic that benefits the working poor of Sussex County.
The rival varsity basketball teams will face off in a charity match to benefit Catholic Charities' Department for Persons with Disabilities.
The Feb. 9 Lake Mohawk plunge benefits Camp Moore, a children's special needs facility.
The northern New Jersey area is in for sun and increasingly warmer temperatures through Saturday, according to Hackettstown's WeatherWorks.
The large gingerbread houses should be on display at each Hopatcong Borough school.
The exercise was part of the students' explorations in the Culture and Diversity curriculum unit.
An effort started as a Halloween good deed is continuing—and growing—to let troops know Hopatcong kids are thinking of them.
The general music classes are a recent addition to the curriculum of middle school.
Fourteen-year-old Jack Dau's story is being featured in an effort to make the world's children more aware of and compassionate regarding people with medical conditions.
Patch bestows the honor, but we need you to decide who is the honoree.
A Hopatcong elementary school shows increasing kindness and tolerance starts with respect.
When we last left Bilbo Baggins and the dwarves, they were just about to encounter the fearsome dragon Smaug. What happens next will be revealed in special midnight shows.
Who says the punishment always has to fit the crime?
Christian Bucks’ idea to foster friendship spreads to 32 states—and counting.
Check out the video and photo highlights from the Spartans' convincing victory Saturday morning.
CASA volunteer advocates participate in 36 hours of extensive training before officially being sworn in to and earning an assignment to protect a child in the foster care system.
Onore Clothing, PB&J Stores and Forno Italiano are among local businesses stepping up to help two good causes and give Spartans a night that is all the rage.
Donations of nonperishable food items and turkeys came from staff and students across the school district.
'You can always come home,' said Cynthia Randina, following news that some School Choice students have decided to return to their home district.
Brianna Reigstad is one of 21 University of Scranton undergraduates getting their first crack at teaching young scholars.