Saturday, May 18, 2013
More black bear sightings also made headlines
Morris County Women's Republican Club hosting annual forum on May 21 in Morristown. Last Friday night, several car tires were stolen from parked vehicles in Morristown, said Morristown Police. Around 11:30 p.m. police got reports of stolen tires off of a Honda parked on Hill Street and an Acura parked on Franklin Place. Both cars were put on cinder blocks and the wheels were removed. A Morristown resident reported a bear sighting and on the Morristown town website, the town posted a link to the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife to give residents more information about bears. The board also approved eight interdistrict school choice students to the Morris School District A $500 scholarship grant application was also accepted They …
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Bear sightings and Normandy Park Girl Scouts also made headlines
Here's a look at the top stories this past week on Morristown Patch Clearview Cinema Headquarters will close on May 19, an announcement that comes on the heel of Cablevision selling its Clearview Cinema Theaters chain. MHS was in Newsweek’s annual list of the top 2,000 high schools in the nation. Morristown High School was ranked No. 1272. Zachary Certner, 17, was named one of America's top 10 youth volunteers of 2013 today by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awardsduring the program's 18th annual national award ceremony at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. MHS' Catherine Wong, is one of 20 students in the country to be selected as a Presidential Scholar in the Arts for her writing. Also selected as a Presidential Scholar is Thomas Hartke, …
Saturday, May 4, 2013
The Morristown Salvation Army's Anniversary and the Morris Students' Coins for a Cause also made headlines
New York Jets cut defensive end Claude Davis and cornerback Cliff Harris a day after they were arrested in Morristown and charged with possession of marijuana. The Coins for a Cause project involves grades K-8 and the students collect change and vote for a non-profit to be the beneficiary. The Greater Morristown YMCA’s Strong Kids Campaign received a check for $14,573.32 on Friday Inspired by the famous Rutgers University "grease trucks" that introduced late night diners to the "fat sandwich," Mike Dey, 32, opened Fatty's on April 18. Located at 46 Morris St., Fatty's menu is full of sandwiches stuffed with fries, mozzarella sticks and bacon with names such as Fat Dougy, Cardiac Arrest and Fat Cat. Tuesday night the Salvation Army Corps …
Friday, April 26, 2013
Basilone Bowl and Ridge High's top schools' ranking also make headlines.
Writing on a bathroom wall at Woodmont Elementary School in Montville prompted a bomb scare and an evacuation of the school Wednesday morning while police and a bomb squad checked the building to be sure it was safe, police and school officials said. No bomb was found. Police have released a slideshow of an individual they are trying to identify who was on Finley Lane in Wayne at the time a home on that street was burglarized April 20. Zach Rice of Long Valley, who suffers from avascular necrosis of the hip, has joined forces with Goryeb Children's Hospital to raise funds for gaming systems for patients. The 'Action for Distraction' 5k will be held Saturday at Loantaka Brook Reservation in Morristown. Ridge High School is this year ranked …
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Kevin Gsell dropping out of the council race and school music performances also made headlines
Nine runners from Morristown crossed the finish line before the explosion; four others and one from Morris Plains did not finish the race. Billiard Family Club will feature four professional heated pool tables and two carom tables Grassroots Natural Market had a successful pre-opening party last week. Up until two weeks ago, EYE DRx on Lafayette Ave was not accessible to patients in wheelchairs UPDATE: Councilman Drops Out of Morristown Primary Kevin Gsell moving from town. He has not resigned his seat. Vacancy law would apply should he do so 2013 is the third consecutive year the municipal budget has carried a decrease in property taxes. The musical's cast involves more than 175 children in grades K through 5, which is the largest in the …
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Other Morristown businesses and a published book by fifth graders also made headlines
Here's a look at what your friends and neighbors were reading this week: Office Furniture Partnership is participating in theHugs from Home Program. In this program, businesses, organizations and individuals can send care packages to deployed heroes overseas. Drive 80 Studios is an animation company based out of Morristown that started about two years ago. They have been capitalizing on YouTube's success with a traditional storytelling take on video production. After a public hearing last week with plenty of residents in favor and opposed to the license transfer on the expansion of Tashmoo Restaurant & Bar, the Morristown ABC board approved the license transfer Wednesday night 6-1 with Councilwoman Alison Deeb voting against it Matthew …
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Election announcements and a Morristown Neighborhood that lit up Blue for Autism Awareness also made headlines.
Here's a look at what your friends and neighbors were reading this week: Tashmoo representatives went into great detail of the proposed floorplan and design layout. Decision on restaurant's place-to-place liquor license transfer expected April 10. With a packed room of more than 100 people, there were people on both sides of the issue. This Patch post is one of several about the April 2 meeting. The burglaries happened on Thursday at homes on Western Avenue, Brigade Hill Road and Columbia Road. If you have any information or noticed something suspicious, contact the police. Bike and Walk Morristown made it to the final three in the 2013 Saris Bike Corral Photo Contest The Morristown Planning Board approved the bike plan unanimously on …
Saturday, March 23, 2013
A look at the week's top stories in Morristown, Morris Twp., Morris Plains.
Miss anything last week? Catch up here: Small business owners and advocacy groups are urging the Senate to approve a budget plan that closes corporate tax loopholes. According to New Jersey Citizen Action, Fortune 500 companies like the Morris-based Honeywell International exploit loopholes in the tax law that allow them to stash billions of dollars in offshore profits overseas. Two elementary schools in the Morris School District have been named to the state's "Focus School" list, according to the Department of Education (DOE). Normandy Park School and Sussex Avenue School are among 183 schools named as Focus Schools in the state. A pedestrian killed in a Morristown crosswalk volunteered with people with AIDS and learning disabilities. …
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Also, asbestos removal hits a snag at former Pfizer site and two brothers bring a new pizza concept to Morristown.
A 33-year-old Hamburg man was struck by a driver and killed on Madison Avenue in Morristown Thursday night. The fitness center No Body Denied has signed a lease for a 10,000-square-foot space in downtown Morristown's Shops on the Green that will become a state-of-the-art health club and personal training studio. The loss of 22-year-old Andrew Quinn, the Parsippany Hills High School and Cornell University graduate killed early Saturday after being struck by a vehicle driven by a still-unknown motorist on New York City's West Side Highway, is a difficult one for those who loved him. Contractors who were removing asbestos from buildings at the former Pfizer property on Route 53 in Morris Plains had to be pulled from the project because of "…
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Also, a look at residents' average commute times and St. Paddy's festivities.
A beautiful day greeted tens of thousands of revelers to the Morris County St. Patrick's Day Parade in Morristown Saturday afternoon. Under the proposed school budget, Morristown residents will see their taxes go down and Morris Township residents will see their taxes go up because of a state formula that considers property values. Grassroots Natural Market, opening in mid-April in Morristown, will be a "new adventure" says its owner. Frank Nathaniel Osborne was more than just a Morristown community activist and volunteer; he was, literally, a fighter and a poet. Morristown residents who commute to work take, on average, 24.8 minutes to get there, give or take 1.2 minutes, according to the U.S. Census. Corned beef and cabbage, soda bread …
Cameron Wallace
12:23 pm on Saturday, March 23, 2013
cccc more ›