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Monday, January 7, 2013

National Soccer Team Camp to Include Morris Standout

Connor Lade, 23, currently plays with the New York Red Bulls.

A Morristown High School grad and township native is getting a shot at soccer glory. Connor Lade, currently a defender/midfielder with the New York Red Bulls soccer team is one of 25 players reporting to the U.S. Men's National Team January camp Monday at the National Training Center in Carson, CA. The team will train together until Jan. 27, leading up to their first match of 2013, against Canada on Jan. 29. The match is the only game scheduled prior to the start of the Final Round of qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which begins for the United States on Feb. 6 against Honduras in San Pedro Sula. Lade, 23, in a New York Red Bulls interview called the call from U.S. Men's National Team coach Jurgen Klinsmann prior to the holidays, "a…

Bonnie Arnold Haynes

7:22 pm on Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Is Connor by any chance a relative of Thomas Lade. The Lades were part of neighborhood. Tom was a distinguished veteran of WWII and had lost an arm there. That didn't stop him from having the gas station next to Gold's or anything else. We played with the kids growing up. Tommy, JR, I think, told us that his father always told them that his arm was in the closet and he was going to get it out and…   more ›

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Three Hours, No Vote on Futbolandia Liquor License

Council agrees to continue meeting on June 13, after marathon meeting brings many out in favor of Early Street restaurant/bar.

On multiple occasions during the more than three-hour Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission hearing on Wednesday, race was brought up and whether it may be an issue concerning a liquor license transfer request for 4 Early St. Everyone that spoke during the meeting said it wasn't. But, that did not stop dozens of the people who packed council chambers in favor of approving the Futbolandia #2 liquor license from wearing orange wristbands with the words "Futbol-Landia 4 EQUALITY." Regardless, after a hearing with property owner William Walsh and his lawyer–and dozens of public commenters, mostly in favor of the transfer and renovated restaurant it would be attached to–the Town Council (acting as the ABC Commission in Morristown) voted to …

John Sanchez

2:20 pm on Thursday, May 31, 2012

There are many concerns that continue to hamper our growth, such as rumor and general misunderstanding of who we are and what we can provide to the Hispanic business communities. We feel the more the Morristown council understands us, the easier it will be to market our products and service to them. The council needs to understand that we, the Hispanic community are an economic force to be …   more ›

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Babula Ushers in New Era For Colonials Girls’ Soccer

John Babula replaces longtime staples John and Jen Furphey as Morristown High School girls' soccer coach. He's the program's second varsity coach.

Throughout the team's 27 years, the Morristown High School girls' soccer team was led by one coach. Well, theoretically–John Furphey and his wife, Jen, were co-coaches. But this fall, a new face will lead the girls' soccer program. Hired in June, Clifton native John Babula is the team's second-ever coach. Despite his young age, Babula, 32, is a soccer lifer. Babula's been the team's junior varsity coach the past five seasons and trains several youth teams in the area. He played college soccer at Monmouth University and prepped at Clifton High School. The Colonials begin the regular season at home against Mountain Lakes on Sept.10. Morristown went 9-8-2 last season. The preseason gets going Sunday and Babula expects a great turnout for …

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