January 13, 2018 at 7:48 AM
The Thrift Shop of the Sparta United Methodist Church, 71 Sparta Avenue, is holding a HALF-PRICE SALE from Wednesday, JANUARY 24th, through Saturday, JANUARY 27th. Most items in the shop will be half price.
All proceeds support local, national, and global charities.
Shop Hours: Wednesday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, 1 to 4 p.m.
By SONIA OWCHARIW
April 15, 2018Team Veronica is coming to a town near you!
Veronica, is a seven year old, who needs a bone marrow transplant.
Be The Match is a national registry for finding a match(es) for a bone marrow transplant. It is a simple swab test of the inside of your mouth.
On Mon., April 23, Be The Match, will be at the Bayonne Fire House from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Elise Johanssen of Be The Match ...
By EILEEN RUSSICK
April 12, 2018The Joey Bella Memorial Fund, Inc. will host their annual fundraisers in early July. The Fund has been in existence for 29 years and has collected over one million dollars in donations which have been used to assist more than fifty families with children who are affected with catastrophic illness in Denville and surrounding areas.
The Tricky Tray is on Monday, July 2 ...
By MORRIS COUNTY ORGAN TRANSPLANT GROUP
April 9, 2018NJ Sharing Network and the Morris County Organ Transplant Group are holding a special viewing of “A Question of Faith” on April 11th.
The event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30pm. Refreshments will be served. Please join us for this motion picture exploring the lifesaving gift of organ donation.
Main Branch of the Parsippany ...
By PAT BOMUS
April 5, 2018The GFWC Woman’s Club of the Denville-Rockaway area, along with 46 West Hair Studio, is sponsoring ‘Haircuts for A Cause’ on April 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Proceeds from the event will be donated to Family Promise, whose mission is to help homeless and low-income families achieve sustainable independence through community-based response.
The hair salon is located on ...
By PAT BOMUS
April 5, 2018Please support an upcoming Dining to Donate event at the Red Hut Diner, 152 Route 46 East, Rockaway ** 7 Days of Dining – Lunch or Dinner ** Sunday- Saturday : April 22- April 28, 2018
All funds raised will go towards the GFWC Woman's Club of the Denville/Rockaway Area Scholarship Programs. Annual scholarships are awarded to graduates of Morris Knolls, Morris Hills and ...
By SALLY HESPE
April 2, 2018Preschool Advantage held its annual Preschool Director’s Luncheon on March 28th, 2018, at the Parish House of the Presbyterian Church in Morristown. This annual event brings together area preschool directors with Preschool Advantage staff and volunteers in an informal environment to share successes, strategies and concerns.
Preschool Advantage partners with 24 preschools in Morris and ...
By AL THOMAS
March 31, 2018For young men and women, ages 14-20, who are interested in careers in Aviation. Exploring helps young people make a more informed decision about future careers and learn about different jobs within a particular field.
Aviation Explorer Post 523 will hold its first meeting, Wednesday, April 18th, at 6:00 pm, at DM Airports, 8 Airport Road, Morristown.
Future meetings will be on ...
By FRED J. AUN
April 17, 2018ROXBURY, NJ – She lost her 10-year-old son three years ago in a boating accident on Lake Hopatcong, but Laurie D’Amico is sure her beloved Christopher speaks to her all the time. It’s subtle but firm, she says; messages that come as sparks of recollection, inspiration or intuition.
One of those unexpected inklings led Laura and her husband Chris to a jewelry ...
By FRED J. AUN
April 13, 2018ROXBURY, NJ – The Lake Hopatcong Foundation on Wednesday launched onto Lake Hopatcong its long-awaited "floating classroom" educational vessel. The launch took place at Lake Hopatcong State Park in Landing.
The 40-foot covered catamaran pontoon boat seats 40. It will be used to teach area students and the public about Lake Hopatcong. The boat, built by ...
By MELANIE WILLOUGHBY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE NEW JERSEY BUSINESS ACTION CENTER
April 19, 2018NJ Business Action Center recently assisted Adore Me and Better Team USA to identify space and financing.
The U.S. apparel market is the largest in the world, valued at over 360 billion dollars. However, the market has been disrupted by the rise of e-commerce, and is moving beyond established locations like NYC’s garment district.
That said, like every industry, fashion ...
By TAMMY MCCONNELL
April 20, 2018Randolph Soccer Club is holding tryouts for the 2018-19 season (fall of 2018 & spring of 2019) starting the week of April 23. For additional information, please visit RSC’s website (Click Here).
These tryouts will be for ages 8U – 15U (birth years 2011-2004) for full-year teams for both boys and girls. Free online pre-registration is recommended (see link ...
Sat, April 28, 8:00 AM
College of St. Elizabeth, Morristown
By LIZ KEILL
‘The Sting ‘slithers and shakes at Paper Mill Playhouse
By LIZ KEILL
MILLBURN, NJ – In a premiere production of “The Sting,” Harry Connick Jr. commands the Paper Mill Playhouse stage in Millburn.
Based on the sensational Paul Newman/Robert Redford film in 1973, the 1930s plot centers on a con game and gambling, sometimes on a train between New York and ...
By BETH MORONEY
Retro Review: Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo (Citadel Press, 1970)
How does a reviewer do justice to a book called “the great American novel”? I first read Johnny Got His Gun during the Viet Nam war, when young people, nationwide, were protesting fighting in a war that was a senseless waste of life; a war in which the United States had no business participating.
By BETH MORONEY
The Truth About My Reading
I didn't get my Composition and Literature teacher at Montclair State College at all. A crusty old man with a dour disposition, Mr. Smith always seemed angry and rude. He appropriately intimidated freshmen, even me, an English major, who found this common core course beneath my dignity. Frankly, as a graduate of Highland Park High School, and a survivor of Mrs.
