Wharton News

Harry Shupe was a fighter to the end. The former mayor, who was widely praised for the renaissance of his hometown in the 1990s, died on Monday at St.

ROCKAWAY -- Morris Hills Regional High School District is one year away from wiping away the unflattering label of a 'district in need of improvement.'' The district's designation under the federal 'No Child Left Behind'' law was put on hold this year as students met the state's testing standards for the 2008-09 school year.

Officials from Morris County, Roxbury and Randolph will meet Monday in an attempt to resolve issues surrounding a $6 million railroad restoration project that has faced harsh local objections.

As in the past, the Chester Lions Club is awarding numerous scholarships to area students.

Nima Sherpa prepared hazelnut coffee in the kitchen of his small Wharton home, a string of Tibetan prayers flags visible through the window over the sink.

WHARTON -- The Main Street Improvement Committee and borough officials have announced the establishment of a weekly farmers market to begin on Saturday.

In light of recent mergers and acquisitions in the defense industry, Navitar, a leading manufacturer of precision optical systems, stands ready to assist defense contractors and others in need of an independent optical solutions provider.

Mountain Lakes and Denville are exploring the possibility of sharing court services, a move that would create the second joint Municipal Court in Morris County after five other towns merged court services earlier this year.

ROCKAWAY -- Wharton Mayor William Chegwidden united Gabrielle Voight-Cherna and Kyle Evangelista in marriage.

The father of an accused Morris County drug kingpin and another man were indicted today on various drug and weapons offenses in Wharton and Dover.

Dover police Chief Butch Valentine says he sends Latino officers to local schools to talk about law enforcement as a career, hoping to spark an interest in young people who someday might apply to the department.

Lake Hopatcong needs more water this year, but last year it had the state's most Skillful Anglers Awards winners.

Nearly 3,000 New Jersey National Guard members will return from Iraq beginning in June, and will be met not only by family and friends, but also by a new network of services set up to help them adjust to life at home.

He was released pending a municipal court date. His age was unavailable. * Karen M. Jernark, 31, of Denville was arrested outside of her home on Monday at 7:46 p.m. on several warrants.

WHARTON - A fire that was reported in a single-family home on East Dewey Avenue this morning was an act of arson, said Capt.

Rabbi Asher Herson believes that America has a 'spiritual infrastructure that is undeniable.' While the separation of church and state is a famous hallmark of the American political system, Herson says the country was 'built upon the belief of offering all people freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.' Herson, regional director of the ...

The ramp to the northbound New Jersey Turnpike from the Black Horse Pike in Runnemede re-opened this afternoon following a truck accident this morning, a New Jersey State Police spokesman said.

A state-appointed fiscal monitor is questioning if more than $2 million in investments was used appropriately by the three pastors of a Randolph church, according to a report released today.

A Superior Court judge on Wednesday struck down as unconstitutional a Rockaway ordinance that barred a borough police sergeant from running for a council seat in his hometown of Mine Hill.

When the Middlesex County engineering department sought bids for a project to improve the intersection of Ford Avenue and Main Street in Woodbridge it estimated the cost would be $972,000. The job was recently awarded to Tilcon New York of Wharton, N.J., with a low qualifying bid of $760,944. Among the 9 bidders even the high bid of $955,590 ...