Morristown celebrates 34th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade    Posted on 2012-03-10
Source: Daily Record
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of Morris County march in the 34th year of Morris County's family oriented St.... Full story...

After Long Battle, Lyon Is Freeholder    Posted on 2012-03-10
Source: Patch.com
Political newcomer William "Hank" Lyon was sworn in as a Republican Morris County freeholder Saturday after winning a court-ordered special convention.... Full story...

Former Montville first-grade teacher arrested on sexual abuse charges ...    Posted on 2012-03-10
Source: The Newark Star-Ledger
Jason Fennes, a 37-year-old Bloomfield man, has been charged with sexually abusing students in his first-grade classes in Montville MONTVILLE - A former Montville first-grade teacher arrested earlier this week on charges he sexually abused a female student...... Full story...

Montville 24 year old wins Republican election for Morris freeholder seat    Posted on 2012-03-10
Source: NJ.com
Nordstrom's seat was vacated after an appeals court ruled that she should not have won the June primary election against Lyon.... Full story...

LV Raiders Football Sign-Ups Begin Saturday    Posted on 2012-03-10
Source: Patch.com
Long Valley Raiders Football registration will be held on Saturday, March 10 at the Benedict A. Cucinella Cafetorium from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration is for kindergarten through eight .... Full story...

Judge to decide if Morris prosecutor should be disqualified in Denville murder case    Posted on 2012-03-09
Source: Daily Record
Offended at being reminded of his ethical duties, Morris County Prosecutor Robert A. Bianchi had an angry exchange Friday with a murder suspect's lawyer, who accused Bianchi of grandstanding.... Full story...

County Recieves History Award    Posted on 2012-03-09
Source: Patch.com
The Morris County Historic Preservation Trust Fund program was honored by Preservation New Jersey at its annual preservation celebration on Friday, March 2 at the Mansion at Bretton Woods in Morris Plains.... Full story...

Grand Marshal Title an 'Honor' for Richard Smith    Posted on 2012-03-09
Source: Patch.com
He has since its inception worked tirelessly for the advancement of programs and initiatives of the Morris County chapter of The Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick .... Full story...

Kinnelon police charge 63 year old with sex assault on teen    Posted on 2012-03-09
Source: Daily Record
A 33-year-old borough resident is accused of stealing cars on his way home from a bar and then... A 63-year-old New York State resident is being held on $300,000 bail in the Morris County jail on charges of sexually assaulting a teenager he mentored in a...... Full story...

Road Warrior: Enforcement needed to cut pedestrian deaths    Posted on 2012-03-09
Source: NorthJersey.com
Do we really need the Tri-State Transportation Campaign to tell us that Manhattan's Broadway is one of the two most dangerous streets for walking in the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut region? Or that our feet would be better off avoiding Route 46 through...... Full story...

Firefighters battle brush blaze in Riverdale    Posted on 2012-03-09
Source: NorthJersey.com
RIVERDALE - Shuttling water in tanker trucks, firefighters from six Morris County communities battled a forest fire in a mountainous region behind the borough's Stoneleigh section for almost four hours before they declared it under control Thursday night...... Full story...

Jury deliberating Roxbury sex assault on girl, 5    Posted on 2012-03-08
Source: Daily Record
A Morris County jury was deliberating Thursday whether a 42-year-old man sexually assaulted a 5-year-old girl in Roxbury or was a victim of 'fibbing' by the child and dissension in the home.... Full story...

Man robbed of Rolex, forced to eat cigarettes when Morristown drug deal goes bad    Posted on 2012-03-08
Source: Daily Record
Four men were robbed during a drug deal gone bad at Manahan Village, including one victim who was stripped of his Rolex, $1,200 and designer clothing and forced to eat cigarettes at gunpoint, according to court records.... Full story...

Jefferson Man Honored for American Legion Service    Posted on 2012-03-08
Source: Patch.com
Harold Liberatore was honored at Wednesday's Jefferson Township council meeting for his service as Department of New Jersey Commander of the American Legion.... Full story...

Annual St. Patrick's Day parade this Saturday in Morristown    Posted on 2012-03-08
Source: Daily Record
This year's grand marshal is Richard F. Smith, past president and one of the Founding Fathers of the Friendly Sons of St.... Full story...

$3.8M award for HQ Plaza elevator plunge    Posted on 2012-03-08
Source: Daily Record
A Morris County jury has awarded a Branchville man and his wife $3.78 million for injuries the husband suffered when an elevator he was using at Headquarters Plaza in Morristown malfunctioned and dropped two stories in 2005.... Full story...

Have Coffee with Jesus in Across the Lake    Posted on 2012-03-08
Source: Patch.com
Music. Discussion. Coffee. Oh, and a little Jesus. That's what you'll get at Lake Hopatcong United Methodist Church at 6 p.m. Saturday.... Full story...

Group says Christie is pushing to oust Highlands chief    Posted on 2012-03-08
Source: New Jersey Herald
The Highlands Coalition, an environmental group that concentrates on the Highlands Region and the Highlands Council, said Wednesday that Gov.... Full story...

Detectives seek clues to possible robbery in Lincoln Park    Posted on 2012-03-08
Source: NorthJersey.com
Police are on the lookout for a red-bandana masked man - who may or may not have been armed - in connection with a possible robbery last night at Jerry's Shell and Service Station on Boonton Turnpike.... Full story...

Older NJ highways the most deadly for pedestrians    Posted on 2012-03-07
Source: Asbury Park Press Online
Sunday's start of daylight saving time will only throw off the clock by an hour, but that's enough... On The Web: Tri-State Transportation Campaign's Most Dangerous Roads For Walking report: http://tstc.org/reports/danger12/dangerous%20roads...... Full story...

Power Outages Reported in Morris County    Posted on 2012-01-23
Source: Patch.com
JCP&L reported under 500 Long Valley residents without power as of 3:08 p.m. Monday, but at least two Chatham residents report power outages as well.... Full story...

County Saves Towns Money on Deer Removal    Posted on 2012-01-23
Source: Patch.com
The Morris County Freeholders last year saved municipalities in the county $52,236.50 by picking up the tab to remove deer carcasses from municipal roads.... Full story...

N.J. man accused of fatally bludgeoning wife with baseball bat will undergo mental evaluation    Posted on 2012-01-23
Source: The Newark Star-Ledger
Leo Moran Sr., 75, the Chester Township resident accused of bludgeoning his wife to death with a baseball bat, appears for an emergent bail hearing via a visible video-link at the Morris County Courthouse in Morristown in front of Superior Court Judge David...... Full story...

Teen charged with assault in Hackettstown; four charged with obstruction    Posted on 2012-01-23
Source: The Jersey Journal
A 19-year-old Hackettstown man was charged with simple assault and hindering apprehension after allegedly punching a woman in the face and pushing her, police said.... Full story...

Column: Who Wouldn't Want a Tax Cut?    Posted on 2012-01-23
Source: Patch.com
In his State of the State message last week, Gov. Chris Christie proposed cutting income taxes 10 percent across the board for all New Jerseyans.... Full story...