Help Morris County Document the History of its Vietnam Veterans

Morris County is inviting the public to assist in documenting the history of its Vietnam veterans by helping to build an on-line collection of names, service narratives, historical information and photographs being compiled by the Office of Planning and Preservation. Read More »

Cub Scout Pack 156 Donates Toys

On December 5th at 9am, Cub Scouts from Pack 156 in Flanders greet Operation Toy Train with open arms and gifts for families in need. Part of the Toys for Tots program, it resumed this year after a break due to COVID. Read More »

School Bus Cameras Making for Safer Roads in Mount Olive

Unfortunately, each of us can recall a time we have watched a vehicle drive by as a school bus is stopped to tend to children being dropped off and picked up. Every time this happens, a significant risk is being taken by the vehicle driving past. The parents and bus drivers should not have to question the safety of their students when going back and forth from school. Read More »

A New Year’s Day Story

There comes a moment in time, in everyone’s life, when they look at the things, the places, then nooks and crannies that they have looked at a million and one times, but in one solitary moment see in an entirely different array of colors, meanings, and abounding depth. Read More »

Budd Lake Chapel Donates Gift Cards

On Tuesday, December 7, 2021, Pastor Alan Pirrello of Budd Lake Chapel donated gift cards to the Health Department. Together with his members of Budd Lake Chapel, they have been able to donate for the past decade. Photo taken by Claudia Tomasello Read More »

NJ Starz: Carol Blazejowski Hometown: Cranford

The year was 1997, and Carol Blazejowski, often referred to as “The Blaze” by many basketball fans, had landed her dream job. The New York Liberty of the Women’s National Basketball Association needed a Vice-President and General Manager, and Blazejowski got the call. Read More »

Navigating Hope Coming to Mount Olive

At the Mount Olive Senior Center, 204 Flanders Drakestown Rd, on January 25, residents can stop by to sign up for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), Medicaid, General Assistance (Cash), TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), Utility Assistance, and Housing Assistance Read More »

Morris County Honors Retiring Tourism Director

Leslie T. Bensley, who built the Morris County Tourism Bureau from a mere idea in 1997 into a driving economic force in the region, was honored by the Morris County Board of County Commissioners upon the announcement of her retirement as Executive Director of the agency after 24 years. Read More »

Nicole Marie Barbato Connolly

Nicole Barbato Connolly, a beloved wife, daughter, sister, aunt, godmother, friend, and teacher, passed away on Saturday, December 4, following a hard-fought battle with cancer. Read More »

Mount Olive Youngsters Embrace Kindness

Mount Olive is getting a little kinder these days, thanks to the help of ten year olds, Madison Shaffer and Sofia Huff. Shaffer and Huff, both in the fifth grade at Mountain View Elementary School, hosted a food and animal item drive the Sunday after Thanksgiving. Read More »