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Wharton man injured after striking car, bridge in Lake Hopatcong
JEFFERSON--A Wharton man was injured after crashing his car into a vehicle and a bridge while traveling north on Route 15 on Tuesday night, police said.
3 GOP incumbents again will be Morris freeholders
The three Republican incumbents claimed victory Tuesday for three seats on the Morris County Board of Freeholders.
Philosopher's inspiration is found in fiction
After graduating with a degree in philosophy, Matthew Tully never really imagined himself as a writer, an award finalist at that.
Study braces for influx of trucks on Morris roads
Morris County has launched a study of freight traffic in anticipation of a three-fold increase in the number of trucks using area roads that is anticipated once a wider Panama Canal is opened to traffic in 2015.
Rt. 80 East ramp in Wharton closed for weekend
WHARTON - The exit from Route 80 East to North Main Street, which motorists take to Route 15 North, was closed for ramp reconstruction Friday and will not reopen until 5:30 a.m. Monday.
Health perks should be freeholder issue
To say there has not been much of a campaign for Morris County freeholder would be an understatement.
Wharton and Mount Olive to share health services
MOUNT OLIVE - Wharton has joined forces with Mount Olive to provide health services to its residents under a three-year $150,000 shared services agreement.
Plenty of thrills and chills lined up for the whole family
Whether you're a family of four looking for kid-friendly scares or an adrenaline junkie in search of blood-curdling screams, you needn't look further than your own Morris County backyard this month.
At Washington Twp. debate: Talk of taxes, groupthink and the value of a life
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP - In a sparky debate tonight that drew 40 people to Long Valley Middle School, four township committee candidates clashed on taxes, the local emergency dispatch system, economic development and open government.
Morris Park Commission seeking grant for trail work
The Morris County Park Commission will apply for a $25,000 state grant to build or repair three trails.
Anticipation grows for $200M Mega Millions jackpot drawing
New Jersey residents are heading out to their local convenience stores and purchasing Mega Millions tickets in anticipation of Friday's drawing, as the jackpot will be worth an estimated $200 million the next time the multistate lottery game is played.
The PresbyAires, a group of singing seniors who perform at nursing homes and assisted-living centers throughout Morris County, have a motto: 'Here in this place, a new light is shining.' "It means that, hopefully, we're bringing a ray of sunshine to these people," said Mount Tabor resident Joe Scala, 65, one of the group's 30-plus singers, who ...
Plenty of ideas to start reducing taxes
Our great thanks for the Courier News' eight-part special report on the New Jersey tax crush.
To the Editor: I read the article in the Daily Record suggesting a 20-point tax plan to ease the tax crunch.
Police saw several discarded 'blunt' cigar wrappers on the floor of the vehicle and a small bag, then found a bag of marijuana along with other paraphernalia.
Cost savings are possible in government, but can be tricky to achieve
When Vito Gagliardi was helping Mine Hill Township fold its police services into the Wharton Borough Police Department in 2002, he said the township had to sidestep a state law in order to find actual cost savings.
Rt. 80 East exit to Rt. 15 north closing for a weekend in Oct.
WHARTON - The exit from eastbound Route 80 to Route 15 North will close for an entire weekend after a sinkhole developed atop an abandoned iron mine, the state Department of Transportation announced Wednesday.
Jencarelli takes helm at school district
New faces are typical at the start of every school year. Students, teachers and staff are in a constant state of rotation from September to September.
Dover couple hurt when motorcycle, pickup truck collide in Mine Hill
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