Sam Slobodzian holds the only catch of the day while Ice fishing on Lake Hopatcong in Hopatcong State Park in Landing, NJ on Sunday, January 26, 2025Get Photo Braydon Coleman cleans off some ice to ...

The Hopatcong Dam fountain reopened at the perfect time on July 16: amid a heat wave. Dozens of residents and local officials gathered at a reactivation ceremony that morning, celebrating their ...

LANDING − With a turn (actually 67 turns) of a wheel, the Hopatcong Dam fountain slowly gushed to life late Tuesday morning, ending a quarter-century of inactivity. On a set of stairs overlooking the ...

Lake Hopatcong has reopened to swimmers after it was closed for two days due to high levels of bacteria found in the water. The Department of Environmental Protection says tests came back Wednesday ...

Emergency responders practicing ice rescues on Lake Hopatcong got more than they expected on Wednesday when their training was interrupted by a real-life emergency: an iceboater in need of help.

The latest heat wave to hit North Jersey may have snapped, but the effects left from the steamy weather has led to the formation of a harmful algal bloom in Lake Hopatcong, forcing the beach area of ...

The conditions of North Jersey's ongoing heat wave, apart from causing discomfort for many residents, could pose trouble for area lakes that have already been plagued by environmental problems in ...

New Jersey has some of the best swimming lakes in the Northeast, so make a plan to dive into one this summer. From Cheesequake to High Point, most of these lakes are on the grounds of majestic state ...