Kinnelon News

BOONTON Tania Haycock, 44, of Kinnelon was charged with driving while intoxicated on Sunday at 1:39 a.m. after police said they saw her vehicle blocking a bay at the Rockaway Valley Road firehouse.

Jennifer and Jason Bott knew immediately there was something terribly wrong with their newborn daughter.

A Catholic church and school located in Kinnelon, New Jersey, U.S.A., discovered a low pH in their well water caused by high level of CO2.

The Highlands Council approved a plan Thursday to substantially increase the height of 240 PSE&G electric towers that stretch 44 miles from the Delaware River to Essex County despite objections from several environmentalists, homeowners and local officials.

BUTLER - Two pranksters accused of blocking traffic on Route 23 by placing traffic barrels in the middle of the road were caught after a brief foot chase, police said.

BOONTON TWP. - A Kinnelon woman who fell asleep behind the wheel and crashed into a dilapidated barn across from the recently restored Oscar Kincaid Home on Powerville Road this afternoon escaped with minor injuries, authorities said.

A man soliciting magazines in the Fayson Lakes section of town on Thursday was found to be wanted for violating parole in Texas after he gave officers a fake name, police said.

To the Editor: I wanted to thank the Kinnelon police officer who helped my 79-year-old mother when she realized she had left her purse in a shopping cart at a Lake Hiawatha supermarket.

Traffic is backed up on 287 northbound between mile markers 40 and 50 due to a broken down tractor trailer in the center lane in the area of Kinnelon.

Over 90% of Montville's drinking water supply originates from the crystal-clear Towaco Valley Aquifer.

The Township of Montville is very fortunate to have a cadre of volunteers who provide around-the-clock fire protection and first aid services.

Hackettstown Police Department participated in the two-week Click It or Ticket campaign in May and issued 165 tickets to drivers and front-seat passengers for not wearing their seat belts, police said.

Borough Administrator Jim Lampmann said that there are two projects that are actively going on now, while a third is in the design phase and should be done later this year.

The "extra help" program in the school district needs help. At the May 28 school board meeting, a parent who is new to the district, Mary Pitts, said the current "extra help" program is inadequate and asked school officials for help.

At its May 28 meeting, the school board accepted Elmezzi's resignation effective Aug.

Bridgewater midfielder Bill Doane is hit by Kinnelon's Parker Wardon as Bridgewater beats Kinnelon in quarterfinal action in the 2009 NJSIAA/New Balance Boys Lacrosse Championships at Bridgewater-Raritan High School.

The board anticipates voting on the policy at its May 28 meeting. At the board's May 14 work session, Patricia Moeser, former chair of the policy committee, noted that the board had a first reading on the policy, but postponed a second reading on Policy 2270-Religion in the Schools in order to have more discussion on the policy.

No member of the public opted to speak at the public hearing on the $11.8 million municipal budget that will mean a $46.80 tax increase to the average homeowner.

In the NJSIAA Group 1 State Finals, Kinnelon topped Chatham 11-9. Kinnelon, down 9-6 after three quarters, scored 5 unanswered 4th quarter goals for the win.

He was released pending a municipal court appearance. * Three 14-year-old Boonton girls were charged with shoplifting a total of $293 worth of items from Wal-Mart on Sunday at 9:16 p.m. Each girl was released to her parents pending a juvenile court appearance.