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Community Links
Sussex County abounds with the wonders of nature, history and human endeavor. Here are just a few of our favorites. Want to be included? Please contact us with your information. We reserve the right not to place a link and will not be held responsible for the content of linked sites.
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Live in Wantage Township? Check out what is going on at their website, http://wantagetwp.com/ or read their newsletter by clicking here. The Township is encouraging all residents to help the environment and control costs by recycling. Contact them for information on how to get involved. |
Are you a dog lover? Does your canine friend have a hankering to rub paws with like minded pals in the great outdoors? Then the Wantage Dog Park is just the ticket. This fenced eight acre park is the perfect place to spend time with your dog in the company of other dog lovers. Find out more at http://wantagedogpark.com/.
See you at the park!
Enjoy one of the most unique geological sites in the world right here in Sussex County! Over 340 minerals are present and have been mined here - a world record. Also, more than 80 of these minerals are fluorescent, another world record. Tours are available of the mine and museum on weekends plus you can look for your own minerals most days. Go here for complete details.
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Around the Area, Inc. was formed in 2003 by four Sussex County friends and business associates that recognized the need for a centralized means of storing and making available to the public the resources and activities within the County region. The company's mission is to promote these resources via a sophisticated yet easy-to-use web site application known as AroundtheArea.com.
Equity professional theater for New Jersey, New york and Pennsylvania right here in Sussex County! Now in its 20th season. Call 1-973-875-2950 or go to their website www.tristateactorstheater.org for more information on upcoming performances.
Enjoy America's pastime in the beautiful Skyhawks stadium. Bring the family and make an evening or afternoon of it.http://sussexskyhawks.com/
Founded in 1970, Peters Valley is located within the scenic, Delaware Water Gap
National Recreation Area along the Delaware River. We are in the northwest corner of New
Jersey, where NY, NJ & PA meet. The campus is a rural setting with a wooded landscape,just 2 hours north of Philadelphia and only 60 miles northwest of NYC. Public transportation from NYC is available.
Click here to go to their home page: http://petersvalley.org/index.htm
Literacy Volunteers of Sussex County (LVSC) is a public benefit organization that has been providing volunteer tutoring services for adults in Sussex County for 20 years. LVSC’s programs include Basic Literacy and/or English as a Second Language.
LVSC is unique in the Sussex County area because our tutoring services are:
- Free
- Confidential
- One-on-one
- Student-centered
If you know someone, either American or foreign-born, who needs to improve their facility with English, have them call us at 973-300-9444. Or check our web site, www.literacyforyou.org for more information.
Also, Volunteers are always needed. You can find out more on our website as well.
Please Note: LVSC's computer program to aid in English skills is now installed at three libraries: Main Library (Frankford), Louise Childs Branch (Stanhope), and Sussex-Wantage. It is easy to use and is available for use by any adult.
Lusscroft Farm is Sussex County's best kept secret, neatly tucked away in the hills of Wantage Township, New Jersey.
The property is located on Neilson Road in Wantage Township and contains 23 buildings including the Turner Mansion, the Manager's Dwelling, the spectacular Outlook Lodge and the dairy barn and farm structures. The land includes fields and pastures, ponds, woodland and various barnyards.
Click here to visit their website: www.lusscroftfarm.com
The Sussex County Chamber of Commerce offers a wide range of information and useful links including a calendar of events, a community resource guide, a member directory and more. Click here to find out more directly:http://www.sussexcountychamber.org/
Connect with your county government at this link: http://www.sussex.nj.us/index.cfm The site has everything you would expect from services offered to meeting schedules and contact information.
Have an interest in the history of your county? Check out the Sussex County Historical Society website for loads if information: http://www.sussexcountyhistory.org/
