Morristown News

MORRISTOWN -- Curtis Glenn fought in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II, and sees today, at age 94, just as harrowing a fight between citizens and the American government.

The bullets used to kill William McGuire in his Woodbridge apartment in 2004 likely came from the gun purchased by his wife Melanie McGuire, according to a fresh argument made by the state Thursday.

Morris County-area Peter, Paul and Mary ticketholders may be in for a disappointment come the July 16 show at the Mayo Center for Performing Arts in Morristown.

Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch and ClinicalConnection.com : Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease If you are at least 40 and a current or former smoker with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic bronchitis or emphysema, you may qualify for this study.

A New Jersey man whose driver's license has been suspended 78 times has pleaded guilty to his 15th drunken-driving offense.

A 40-year-old man with 14 prior drunken driving convictions pleaded guilty today to his 15th, admitting he was plastered on beer when he struck a vehicle with a Chatham father and young daughter inside in April in Morris Township.

The town is getting a $25,000 grant to create some shade. Morristown was one of four municipalities in the state, and the only one in Morris County, to get a $25,000 Sustainable Jersey grant from the state League of Municipalities.

MINI of Morristown donated 12 of its MINI E electric cars to Community Options, which develops housing and innovative employment opportunities for people with developmental disabilities.

Lincoln Child knows a thing about writing and co-writing national best-selling techno-thrillers. He co-authored with Douglas Preston the 1995 release "Relic," which later became a Hollywood film, and since then has co-written and written many more scientifically themed tomes, including "Terminal Freeze," released earlier this year.

MORRISTOWN, N.J. - A young man who tried to help two New Jersey brothers dump their neighbor's dismembered body into the Passaic River in 2005 has been sentenced to probation.

Two truck drivers were treated at and released from Central Jersey hospitals after a Wednesday night collision on a road shoulder of Interstate 78 shut down parts of the highway in Hunterdon County early Thursday morning, snarling traffic for about nine hours, authorities said.

To the Editor: Critics who write that there are 'too many banks and financial institutions' in Morristown really don't understand the complexities of real estate marketing, nor grasp the full spectrum of challenges facing the downtown business district.

The leasing of apartments and parking spaces has begun at The Highlands at Morristown Station.

A jury is expected to hear closing arguments this morning in the murder trial of James Zarate, who is accused of helping his older brother kill, dismember and try to dispose of a Randolph girl nearly four years ago.

Sixteen area college-bound high school graduates are the recipients of an annual scholarship awarded by DM Airports Ltd., the operator of Morristown Municipal Airport.

A former treasurer of a volunteer fire department in Rockaway Township pleaded guilty today to stealing $69,870 from the squad over a seven-year period.

Andre Espeut knew he always had the heart of a fighter, and in 2002 he started to prove it.

To the Editor: I was glad to see that Morristown Councilman Anthony Cattano read my letter and replied.

MORRISTOWN -- A 10-year-old Sussex County boy died of swine flu Wednesday at Morristown Memorial Hospital, making him the third person to die in New Jersey this year of the H1N1 influenza strain, the state Department of Health and Senior Services said Thursday.

DNA test kits of the H1N1 influenza virus prepared by PrimerDesign Ltd are displayed at the company laboratory in Southampton in May.