Pequannock News

The Morris County Freeholders have given preliminary approval for the buyout of 67 residential properties in Denville, Parsippany, Pequannock and Lincoln Park under the county's innovative new Flood Mitigation Program, which helps purchase flood-prone residential properties from willing sellers and convert them to permanently preserved open space.

Ashley Johnston closed out Emerson's season in fine fashion Thursday afternoon, tossing a five-inning no-hitter in a 10-0 victory at Cresskill.

The repaving of the Newark-Pompton Turnpike will commence as soon as the Village Area sewer project is complete, said Township Manager Dave Hollberg at the May 22 meeting of the Township Council.

Several police cars were damaged during a high-speed chase that originated in Pequannock Township and ended in Paterson last Friday night, authorities said.

In a sign that the long battle that's taken place in front of the borough's Land Use/Planning Board in regards to a proposed Quick Chek on Route 23 may be finally drawing to a conclusion, lawyers representing various parties made their closing arguments in a last-ditch attempt to sway board members to see their way on Thursday evening.

A fake lemonade can didn't sour a police officer's search of a vehicle for drugs after it was stopped in the township last week.

Sister Theresa, as she is known to most at the Catholic Franciscan-order school, retires next month as one of the longest serving college presidents in New Jersey.

Samantha Aparo, left, of Pompton Plains and Brielle Kievit of Pequannock say dresses they bought at Red Carpet Prom in Wayne never arrived.

A New Jersey version of a sound wall with windows on Route 3 in Rutherford is designed for a less imposing look.

The NJ Transit No. 75 bus, which runs from Butler through Pompton Lakes , Pequannock , Wayne and Little Falls on its way to Newark, and will be eliminated.

To some, and we'll admit that we on the fence, there is a dubious value concerning schools holding various local film festivals.

The state Department of Environmental Protection reached a settlement in principal Tuesday with the owner of the Top Soil Depot site and 20 trucking companies for allegedly dumping thousands of yards of contaminated fill and solid waste on the site since 2009, NorthJersey.com reported .

Dozens of seniors were evacuated from their homes in a local retirement community last Saturday morning due to elevated carbon monoxide levels, but no one was injured and they were all allowed back inside after a few hours, according to authorities.

I remember many men and woman who taught me. Among them George Parr stood out as a teacher who really changed me.

Police allege that a drunken driver was caught on Wednesday, May 2 when an officer took note of a 2008 Chevy Cobalt speeding north on West Parkway at almost 10 p.m. In speaking to driver Theresa E. Deley, 57, of Towaco, the patrolman allegedly smelled alcohol on her breath and observed an open container of alcohol in the vehicle.

PEQUANNOCK - Girl Scout Melanie Daniel had been on walking tours in Boston and Philadelphia, but it wasn't until she helped her brother work on his Boy Scout Citizenship and the Community badge that she realized there were no walking tours for her historic hometown of Pequannock; it was then she decided to create that tour for her Girl Scout Gold ... (more)

Junior mid Francesca Verrone scored five goals to lead the Mount Olive girls lacrosse team over Pequannock 17-13 on Wednesday afternoon.