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June 7, 2025

RAMAPO, NJ – Senior pitcher Daniel Calantropio has not worked many innings this season – only 7.2, in fact – but that all changed when Morris Knolls squared off against Ramapo in an NJSIAA North Jersey, Group 3 baseball semifinal at the high school here on Thursday, June 5.Calantropio’s first ...

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RAMAPO, NJ – Senior pitcher Daniel Calantropio has not worked many innings this season – only 7.2, in fact – but that all changed when Morris Knolls squared off against Ramapo in an NJSIAA North Jersey, Group 3 baseball semifinal at the high school here on Thursday, June 5.Calantropio’s first ...

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SUMMIT, NJ – Even a furious six-goal final period couldn’t help the Morris Knolls girls lacrosse team in its North Jersey, Group 3 semifinal 13-11 defeat at the hands of Summit on Thursday, June 5.Summit (17-4), the No. 2 seed in the bracket, had built up an 11-5 advantage by outscoring the No. 3 ...

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DENVILLE, NJ – The Morris Knolls softball team has added a new “scoring strategy” to its winning resume.The Lady Eagles are 22-4, having won 21 of their last 22 games, including their last six in a row. The latest victory was a 13-3 six-inning, mercy-rule decision over Livingston in a NJSIAA North ...

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PENNSAUKEN, NJ – Morris Knolls runners Olivia Capala, Sean Wemmlinger, and Aaryan Pethe medaled at the NJSIAA State Meet of Champions at Pennsauken High School on Wednesday, June 4.But the image that Knolls track and field coach Drew Reinhardt will take away from the day will be of the three of ...

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NEWARK, NJ — New Jersey households, newly burdened with higher electricity costs, will receive $100 to $250 credits from the state, parceled over six months, to help pay the bills, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Thursday in Newark.Typical households will receive $16.60 per month from July-December.

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RANDOLPH, NJ: County College of Morris (CCM) is pleased to announce the launch of its CCM Honors Program. The program is intended for students who are exemplary scholars and are dedicated to academic excellence. The application for the Honors Program opened on June 1, 2025. After being accepted ...

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Denville Police would like to commend three distinguished members of the department; Det. Large, Captain Jackson, and Det. Zurlo for their recent recognition by the New Jersey Narcotics Enforcement Officers Association (NJNEOA).  For their exceptional contributions, they received the Guns, Gangs, ...

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OLD TAPPAN – Morris Knolls baseball coach Eric Mindrebo likes it when his teams play their best baseball toward the end of the season.“You can say it’s a goal I set every year,” explained Mindrebo. “And as far as this season’s team goes, it is doing just that, and it is doing it well.”Try seven ...

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DENVILLE, NJ – Tessa Simone and Vanessa Russo each scored four goals and Lucia Nash, Daniela McNally and Aleena Seyam each recorded three-goal hat tricks when the Morris Knolls girls lacrosse team beat Red Bank Regional, 18-8, in an NJSIAA North Jersey, Group 3 quarterfinal played Monday, June 2, ...

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SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Morris Knolls scored six times in the sixth inning to break a 4-4 tie and went on to record an 11-6 victory over South Plainfield on Monday, June 2, in the Lady Eagles’ final regular-season softball game of the season.The win was the fifth in a row for Knolls (21-4), who go ...

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CHATHAM, NJ – The Morris Knolls boys lacrosse season came to a sudden stop on Monday, June 2, when the Eagles lost a 19-2 decision to Chatham in an NJSIAA North Jersey, Group 3 quarterfinal.Juniors Chase Bloete and Brandon Strunck scored the only goals and freshman Brody Berrier was credited with ...

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DENVILLE – Bennett Zollers, Sean Wemmlinger, and Aaryan Pethe still have more races to run … so do Olivia Capala, the Ramos sisters, Makenzie Adams, and Wendy Graziani.These Morris Knolls High School track and field athletes will be competing in the Meet of Champions at Pennsauken High School on ...

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NEW JERSEY — The conversation around supporting employee mental health is growing and, for many companies, workplace wellness programs have evolved from a perk to a priority.“Including well-being programs as part of a company's culture is essential because it demonstrates a commitment to the ...

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DENVILLE, NJ – All season, Morris Knolls golf coach Rob Moore has been singing the praises of his girls golf team.Today, we find out his fellow coaches in the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference agree with him as they have voted five – correct, FIVE! – members of his team to the conference’s ...

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DENVILLE, NJ – The Morris Knolls boys tennis team not only had to overcome Morristown to win the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference’s National Division title on Friday, May 30, there was the weather, a change in playing format, a handful of close games, and a “broken” shoe.That’s right, a ...

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DENVILLE, NJ – Jason LoBello keyed a six-run fifth inning with a grand slam to lead the Morris Knolls baseball team to a 10-5 victory over Bergenfield in an NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3 quarter-final-round game played at Knolls on Friday, May 30.The victory was the sixth straight for the ...

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DENVILLE, NJ – For the second time in two NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 state tournament games, the top-seeded Morris Knolls softball team scored early and often to secure a five-inning, 10-run mercy-rule victory.The most recent such win was on Friday, May 30, when the Lady Eagles scored ...

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Denville's 42nd Annual Street Festival is just around the corner on Sunday, June 1st.  https://denvillestreetfestival.com/    Visitors, mark your calendar and don't miss this fun-filled day!

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Looking for a job with great pay, benefit opportunity, and built-in time off? Join our team of dedicated school bus drivers! Whether you're retired, a parent, or just looking for steady part-time work — this is your chance to make a difference in the community and a child's life.  We’re looking for ...

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DENVILLE, NJ. -- This was different from last year because the girls are now the hunted - they are no longer hunting.  That requires a different attitude and mindset.  The girls embraced the role and left little doubt as to who the best team in the area is….this group competes every day against ...

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DENVILLE, NJ – With Morris Knolls trailing by a goal and time running out on the game – and the season, freshman Brody Berrier scored the tying and winning goals to lift the Golden Eagles to a 7-6 victory over Watchung Hills in an NJSIAA North Jersey, Group 1 Boys Lacrosse first-round game played ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK – No sooner had the sculpture of the jogger in vintage 1980s tracksuit and matching Nike running shoes been lowered from the delivery truck to the sidewalk than a woman strolling down Albany Street did a double-take. A man in a hoodie did the same thing a few seconds later. So did a ...

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On 5/14/2025, the Denville Township Police Department was alerted to a potential burglary of a residence. After further investigation, it was determined Maureen Denman, a Dog Walker employed by the homeowner, had entered a separate closed room within the home that she was not permitted in. It was ...

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DENVILLE, NJ – Morris Knolls “warmed up” for play in the NJSIAA’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 Softball Tournament by falling behind early in its last two regular-season games and then coming back strong to win by comfortable margins.The “strategy” (if you want to call it that) changed ...

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DENVILLE, NJ – Sophomore Tessa Simone and junior Lucia Nash have been scoring goals all season for the Morris Knolls girls lacrosse team, so there is no reason to stop now just because the state playoffs have arrived.Simone and Nash each scored four goals as No. 3 seed Knolls defeated No. 14 Wayne ...

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Denville's 42nd Annual Street Festival is just around the corner.  Vendors, if you have not yet secured your space for this fabulous day of fun, food, live music, shopping, beer garden, rides and raffles click the link to register before it's too late.https://denvillestreetfestival.com/  ...

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DENVILLE, NJ – For the second time in as many games, the Morris Knolls softball team had to come from behind to win – this time trailing 3-0 before pounding out a 12-3 victory over Roxbury in a game played Tuesday, May 27, at Knolls.Roxbury (12-9) did all its scoring in its first three at-bats and ...

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DENVILLE, NJ – Junior righthander Dean Kaletcher pitched a complete-game two-hitter with 13 strikeouts – including the 100th of his three-year varsity career – when Morris Knolls beat Ridgefield Park, 11-1, in an NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3 first-round game played Tuesday, May 27, at ...

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ROCKAWAY, NJ – The North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3 portion of the NJSIAA Boys Tennis Tournament has played to its seeds to date as all four of the top-rated teams have advanced to the semifinal round.Which is good news for No. 2 seed Morris Hills and bad news for No. 7 seed Morris Knolls.The ...

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