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The House of Representatives this week passed the Fire Grants and Safety Act, 393 to 13.
A newly-created role at the Morris Museum in Morristown will oversee the development, implementation, execution, and evaluation of the Morris Museum’s three mission-based program areas: Education, Exhibitions & Collections, and the Theater.
EAST HANOVER TWP- East Hanover is about to conduct a lottery to determine who will be selected for coveted “affordable housing” within the township. Applicants will need to submit their completed applications prior to the lottery deadline for their desired housing.
Key leaders of the fledgling Forward Political Party led by former New Jersey Governor, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator - and former Republican now Independent - Christine Todd Whitman brought their plan to save American democracy to a meet and greet at Fairleigh Dickins…
It is an undeniable reality that local news has changed dramatically in the last several decades, in everything from how journalists cover their communities to how many outlets are devoted to local coverage. How do these changes impact journalism, journalists, and communities at large?
Montville senior Eli Kaufman and Delbarton won the individual and team titles, respectively, at the Morris County Tournament at Flanders Valley Golf Course on Wednesday, May 1.
MORRISTOWN — When Morristown and West Morris Central faced each other Saturday, May 4, in the quarterfinals of the Morris County Girls Lacrosse Tournament, it was a lot more than a replay of a 2023 quarterfinal matchup. The top-seeded and No. 1-ranked Colonials were still feeling the sting o…
Morristown High School senior Caroline Fixter shot a 37 to win individual medalist honors and rank second all-time in tournament history in the 11th Morris County Girls Golf Championship Thursday, April 25, at Flanders Valley Golf Course in Flanders.
The warblers are coming! They will be passing through soon, a beautiful show that is all too easy to miss.
As Iowa acts to ban 450 books, five of the nation’s largest publishers are suing the state.
It’s Earth Month 2024! A great time to ask ourselves what more we can do to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. Since we have had several articles in the column on heat pumps and home electrification, let’s return to transportation.
It is antithetical to human nature to back off a cliff - or for that matter the roof of the 200 foot high Hilton Meadowlands hotel.
John “Jay” Hellstrom, 82, died peacefully in New York City on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024 after a short but valiant fight with Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
Judith Jayne (nee Diem) Wagenbach, a resident of Putney, Vt., formerly of Madison, passed away peacefully at the age of 77 on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, surrounded by her loving family, after a sudden illness.
Edwin Farley Moran Jr. of Madison passed away at home on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. He was 86.
Arlene Dante passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. She was 93.
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The first solo museum retrospective of rock photographer Jay Blakesberg will take over four galleries at the Morris Museum from Wednesday, Oct. 14 to Feb. 3, 2023, with a preview for members at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13.
MORRIS PLAINS -The Morris Plains Community Band started its summer concert series Wednesday, Aug. 3 at Roberts Garden.
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MORRISTOWN – Visitors at the most recent installment of Meet Me in Morristown (MMiM) visited artists who lined up and down South Street while resident Frank “DJ Frank D” Johnson led a dance party on the Green Thursday, July 28.
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MORRIS TWP. – The Morris Museum will host a 20-foot wide, five channel, multi-sensory video painting called “The Bathhouse” from Friday, Sept. 16 to Sunday, Feb. 19 with a member preview Thursday, Sept. 15.
MORRIS TWP. – The nonprofit Museum of Makers + Innovators (MOMI) is planning to build a community park in the under-construction Morris Marketplace shopping center at the corner of East Hanover Avenue and Martin Luther King Avenue, adjacent to the Hanover Township border.
The East Coast’s largest Memorial Day Book Festival, Flemington Summer Book Fest & Colossal Tent Sale, will return from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day over Memorial Day Weekend, Friday, May 24, through Monday, May 27, at 24 Central Avenue in the heart of Flemington’s Stangl Art and Cultural …
“Chasing Tornadoes,” a musical odyssey with vocals by Grammy-winning music producer and songwriter Robert Fusari and his collaborator Robin DiLauri is making an encore performance at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, at Alpha Wave Studios, 9 Whippany Road, in Whippany.
The Friends of the Jacobus Vanderveer House will host its 9th Annual Field of Honor display and celebration from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, at River Road Park in Bedminster.
The Center for Contemporary Art will display three Spring Exhibitions through Sunday, June 2, at 2020 Burnt Mills Road in Bedminster Township.
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