Active Shooter Training Takes Place at Valleyview

DENVILLE, NJ – The Denville Township Board of Education received the Carol E. Larsen Master Board Certification (MBC) from the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA) on Sept. 20. The MBC recognizes high performing school boards that demonstrate “commitment to training and effective governance in areas such as group process, decision-making, planning, effective meetings and focus on student ...

The Morris County Tournament seeds have been released, and defending champion, Morris Knolls, takes the second seed in the bracket. West Morris, the only team to defeat Morris Knolls this season, grabs the top seed.

Below is the preliminary round bracket:

No. 1 -- West Morris (bye)

No. 2 -- Morris Knolls (bye)

No. 3 -- Hanover Park (bye)

No. 4 -- Randolph (bye)

No. 5 -- Mendham ...

ROCKAWAY, NJ -- The Morris Knolls girls volleyball team made a gallant effort in its 2-1 loss to Mendham on Sept. 20.

Skye Eppel (junior) – 10 digs, 2 service points

Stephanie Frank (senior) – seven kills, four blocks, one service point, one dig

Brooke Herman (junior) – seven kills, .5 blocks, 21 digs, six service points, one ace

Jackie Hyer (senior) – two kills, seven digs, 12 ...

DENVILLE, NJ – The Ayres/Knuth Farm is one of 17 venues featured in this year’s Pathways of History Tour on Saturday, Sept. 22, and Sunday, Sept. 23. An annual event since 2010, the Pathways of History Tour showcases a collection of Morris County’s small, volunteer-run and admission-free museums. This year’s tour, “What’s Old Is New Again,” offers new insight into the history of local communities ...

DENVILLE, NJ – After raising more than $300,000 to renovate the playground at Gardner Field near the Denville Township Municipal Building and Police Department, “Build Weekend” has finally arrived. Community volunteers will install the new playground equipment on Saturday, Sept. 22, and Sunday, Sept. 23. Each build day will begin at 7 a.m. and end at 7 p.m.

Last refurbished 22 years ago, ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Rutgers University President Robert Barchi has agreed to continue in that position for two more years, university officials said.

Members of the university board of governors asked him to remain at least two more years, and he agreed, officials said.

“Bob Barchi has been a remarkable leader for Rutgers,” board president Sandy Stewart said.  He said Barchi's efforts ...

DENVILLE, NJ – Richard Yobs Sr. and Richard Yobs Jr. received Denville Challenge Coins and certificates of appreciation from Mayor Thomas Andes on Tuesday, Sept. 18, for their honorable military service to the country. The father and son duo each served four years in the military; Yobs Sr. in the United States Navy and Yobs Jr. in the United States Marine Corps.

Yobs Sr., a resident of ...

Teachers, administrators, students and parents gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Morris Knolls High School on Sept. 14 to unveil a state-of-the-art dance studio at the nascent Academy for the Performing Arts (APA). APA is a new partnership between Morris Knolls High School and the Morris County School of Technology that offers students comprehensive academics combined with career and ...

TRENTON, NJ— Lawmakers on a joint Senate-Assembly education committee expressed concerns and questioned Gov. Phil Murphy’s rush to phase out a statewide standardized exam, calling for meetings to be held and more data to be provided.

State education commissioner Lamont Repollet appeared before a joint hearing of the Senate and Assembly Education committees on Monday to testify and answer ...

DENVILLE, NJ – After eight years of wandering from one rental property to another, the Denville Board of Education and administrators of the Denville Township School District now have a new home on the second floor of Denville Town Hall at 1 Saint Mary’s Place. The ribbon-cutting occurred on Monday, Sept. 17.

According to Steven Forte, superintendent of schools for Denville Township, the ...