Netcong News

MORRIS TOWNSHIP - Bob Weingaertner explained the tough balancing act syrup tappers must go through during wintertime to produce the famous pancake topper.

Two public school districts in Morris County, Harding and East Hanover, are opening tuition-based preschool programs next fall, following in the footsteps of half-a-dozen others who have opened up a limited number of preschool seats to non-disabled children the past five years.

A truck driver broke his shoulder when his tractor-trailer smashed into a concrete barrier on snow-slicked Route 80 in Wharton Thursday morning, causing traffic delays in both directions, state police said.

Live theater exists in part to take the audience on some sort of journey - fantastic voyages of magic and adventure limited only by the imagination.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. Redshirt junior Dominick Russo and junior Billy Ashnault remained in the latest InterMat individual rankings, the Web site announced Wednesday.

NETCONG--A 22-year police veteran has become the borough's first full-time chief in 12 years.

Denise Rieben no longer hears cats hissing outside or sees them clawing at neighbors' doors in search of a meal when she leaves her townhouse in Netcong, near an apartment complex that was once inundated with feral cats.

Residents around Lake Musconetcong are tired of living near a lake they cannot enjoy, and are taking the fate of the state-owned waterway into their own hands.

Doris Berry of Succasunna tells us how her parents - Marion and Roger Mills - met.

The estates of two day laborers who were killed in a box truck accident in Netcong, New Jersey and a day laborer who was injured in the same accident were recently awarded over $2 million dollars in an arbitration agreement.

MORRISTOWN - A tractor-trailer that caught fire shut down Route 287 South for several hours Thursday night and the driver was treated for smoke inhalation, state police said.

The Growing Stage Netcong, NJ TYA Tier 2; $68/week actor, $77/week ASM Executive Director/Stage Director: Stephen L. Fredericks Writer: Kevin Kling Adapted from the original book by Bernard Waber Runs: February 19 - March 28, Fri at 7:30 PM, Sat and Sun at 4 PM.

All southbound lanes of Route 287 were closed for much of Thursday evening due to a tractor-trailer fire near the James Street overpass near exit 34.

United Way recently honored Kathy Spinozzi from United Cerebral Palsy of Northern, Central, and Southern New Jersey in Chester with the LIVE UNITED Health Award.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. Three Rutgers wrestlers open 2010 listed in the InterMat rankings, the Web site announced Tuesday.

On Dec. 17, a Main Street service station called and reported that a customer had passed a counterfeit $10 bill.

The Netcong police department is seeking information about a hit-and-run accident that seriously injured a 15-year-old Landing boy who was walking along Route 46 on December 18, authorities said today.

Scott Harris was looking forward to Christmas Eve, to his annual trip to the church where he has worshiped since he was a child.

A northern New Jersey man's lost wallet full of Atlantic City casino winnings has been returned.

NETCONG -- Lady Luck was smiling on A.J. Vivian of Netcong this week. First, the hospitality management student at County College of Morris won a few thousand dollars on Sunday at an Atlantic City casino.