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May 17, 2025

NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Addy Walker, Lucia Nash, and Tesssa Simone each scored three-goal hat tricks to lead the Morris Knolls girls lacrosse team to a 15-5 victory over West Essex in a match played Thursday, May 15, at West Essex High School.The Lady Eagles will be looking for more of the same from ...

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DENVILLE, NJ – Morris Knolls starting and winning pitcher Dean Kaletcher survived two unearned runs and his Golden Eagle teammates put together a three-run fifth inning to spark Knolls to a 5-2 victory over Watchung Hills in a game played at Knolls on Thursday, May 15.The win lifted the Eagles’ ...

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NEW JERSEY - NJ Transit has an alternate service plan in place, should the rail strike continue.The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), which represents roughly 460 engineers, went on strike at 12:01 a.m. Friday, which was the deadline for a contract renewal between NJ Transit ...

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Towns Of:  New Jersey invite all Gubernatorial Candidates to Participate. Jon Bramnick participated.Click Here to Listen to this Insightful Interview!

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RANDOLPH, NJ-County College of Morris (CCM) proudly announces a standout performance at the 2025 National American Statistical Association (ASA) DataFest™, where two student teams represented the college with distinction. Among them, Titan Byte earned first place for “Best Visualization,” a ...

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DENVILLE - The Township of Denville and St. Clare's Health is sponsoring the Annual Rockaway River Cleanup rescheduled for May 17th, 9AM–3PM. Volunteers are needed to remove litter and debris. Coffee and bagels will be served and volunteers receive a free T-shirt. Please click here for information. 

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MORRISTOWN, NJ – Bennett Zollers won the only gold for Morris Knolls at the first Delbarton Sprint Night, a night of racing held at Delbarton School for high school and middle school boys and girls sprinters on Tuesday, May 13.The event, which organizers are planning to hold on an annual basis, ...

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DENVILLE, NJ – The Morris Knolls boys lacrosse team ran into a West Morris Central defense that was hotter than hot Wednesday, May 14, as the Golden Eagles were allowed to put only six shots on goal during its 10-2 loss.West Morris (7-6) led 2-1 after one quarter and 7-2 at the half and then shut ...

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DENVILLE, NJ – Things didn’t look all that promising for the Morris Knolls girls lacrosse team in its match against Sparta at Knolls on Tuesday, May 13, as the Lady Eagles trailed, 6-2, after one quarter of play.But Knolls came back strong and, after scoring the only four goals of the second ...

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DENVILLE, NJ – It was a busy day on the links for the Morris Knolls golf program on Tuesday, May 13 … fruitful, too.Sophomore Olivia Gaglione competed in the NJSIAA Girls Individual State Tournament and shot an 83 to finish 32nd in a field of 103.In regular-season matches, the girls team remained ...

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Monday, May 19 – Kacie Krauland and Kristina Harth each scored three-goal hat tricks as the Lady Crusaders beat Vernon, 7-6, in girls lacrosse. In softball, Morris Catholic lost a 9-4 slugfest to Pingry.Tuesday, May 20 – The softball team beat Vernon, 12-3, as Ava Capezza, Natalie Carovillano and ...

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WHARTON, NJ — The Wharton Borough Public Schools are turning heads and warming hearts with their 2025 Art Show, now open to the public at the Wharton Public Library. Featuring the creative work of more than 160 student artists from Pre-K through 8th grade, this year’s exhibit is the largest in the ...

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DENVILLE - The Township of Denville and St. Clare's Health is sponsoring the Annual Rockaway River Cleanup rescheduled for May 17th, 9AM–3PM. Volunteers are needed to remove litter and debris. Coffee and bagels will be served and volunteers receive a free T-shirt. Please click here for information. 

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Your ultimate guide to everything happening in Downtown Denville from May 12 – May 18th! But did you really need a reason?This week in Downtown Denville, enjoy a variety of events, including trivia nights, fairy crown crafting and photo sessions, yoga, a grand opening ribbon cutting, and a ...

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SPARTA, NJ – Small ball, speed, and smart baserunning have been the Morris Knolls softball team’s main offensive weapons in putting together its current 14-game winning streak.On Monday, May 12, however, it took a little long ball to get the Lady Eagles started on a five-run seventh-inning rally ...

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SPARTA, NJ – The Morris Knolls boys tennis team warmed up for their crucial back-to-back division matches against Morristown with a 4-1 victory over Sparta on Monday, May 12, but the Eagles had to work overtime to secure the victory.Knolls is now 11-1 overall and on top of the Northwest Jersey ...

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HACKETTSTOWN, NJ – The Morris Knolls High School boys and girls golf teams each broke their own school records while beating Mount Olive at Rock Ridge Golf Club here on Monday, May 12.The victory was the 12th of the season for the unbeaten girls team while the boys improved to 14-5 with their ...

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On February 26, 2025, Denville Police responded to Provident Bank on Broadway following a report of fraudulent activity. Officers learned that an individual had utilized a fraudulent identification card to unlawfully withdraw $9,000 from the bank. A prompt investigation was initiated to identify ...

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ROXBURY, NJ - The two left lanes of Route 80 eastbound near Exit 37 in Rockaway Township were closed to traffic today (May 12) after a hole emerged in the highway's left shoulder. The state Department of Transportation (NJDOT) said the lane closures, which started at about 5 p.m. near the Route ...

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NEW JERSEY —Kindred Hospitals, the nation's leading specialty hospital company, will hold a hiring event on Tuesday, May 13, from 3-6 p.m.Kindred operates 76 long-term post-acute care hospitals (or LTACHs) in 28 states, a premiere network of specialty hospitals for more than 35 years. At these ...

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Sharpe James, a controversial Democratic New Jersey politician who led Newark for 20 years as mayor, died today at 89 after a series of illnesses.James served as the city's 37th mayor from 1986 to 2006 after succeeding former Newark mayor Kenneth Gibson. He went on to fill the unexpired senatorial ...

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DENVILLE, NJ – The Morris Knolls boys lacrosse team saw its 3-0 halftime lead disappear quickly as West Essex scored nine third-period goals on its way to a 13-6 victory at Knolls on Saturday, May 10.Chase Bloete scored two goals and Ryan Nevins, Brody Berrier, Aidan Shaw, and Ayden Espeut each ...

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ROXBURY TWP., NJ – At first, Keith Heinemann didn’t think it was going to happen.“A lot of smiles and a lot of photos … the girls were super excited,” the Morris Knolls softball coach explained. “When it did happen, though, it caught me completely by surprise.”The “it” is the traditional bucket of ...

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MADISON, NJ – The future looks good for the Morris Knolls girls track and field team, especially after winning the Sophomore Division and tying for the top spot in the Freshman Division of the Morris County/Dick Fahey Frosh-Soph Championships held at Madison High School on Friday and Saturday, May ...

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MONTCLAIR, NJ – The Morris Knolls baseball team snapped a four-game losing streak on Saturday, May 10, when the Golden Eagles jumped out to an 8-0 lead after three innings and then held off Montclair for a 9-5 victory in a morning game at Montclair High School.Dylan Fitzsimmons and Ryan McDonald ...

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FLANDERS, NJ – It took a sub-par round by Randolph’s Brayden to beat Morris Knolls, 158-159, in a boys golf match played at Flanders Valley Golf Course on Thursday, May 8.Brayden Meditz shot a 1-under-par 35 on Flanders’ Blue Course to pave the way for Randolph (7-4). Each of Meditz’ three ...

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NEWARK - The controversial $6 billion Newark Bay Bridge replacement has received a permit and “finding of no significant impact” from the U.S. Coast Guard, clearing the way for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority to proceed with the construction of an extension between Interchanges 14 in Newark and ...

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On April 24th, 2025, Denville Police attempted to stop a silver motorcycle on Rt. 46 east. However, the motorcycle failed to stop and eluded the police at a high rate of speed. After a follow-up investigation, the driver was later identified as Chananya S. Rosenthal. On 5/08/25, Rosenthal turned ...

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Denville Township, NJ - Ellie Underwood was selected by the Valleyview Middle School staff as the winner of the Morris County Superintendents’ Association Leadership Award for Denville Township, New Jersey. Underwood was chosen for the award out of a pool of 177 grade eight students from the ...

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