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By BOB DECKER, TAPINTO DENVILLE
March 8, 2025
DENVILLE, NJ – The phone rings, and it’s Rob Moore at the other end of the line – a very happy Rob Moore.Moore is the head girls basketball coach at Morris Knolls High School, and he is calling from a bus full of champions returning from Morris Knolls 64, Demarest 62, a game the Lady Eagles won in ...
RANDOLPH, NJ: The 2025 Morris County Teen Arts Festival will be held on Friday, May 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at County College of Morris (CCM). The day-long festival celebrating youth arts will bring together nearly 1,000 middle and high school artists and musicians from across Morris County, ...
Last week, Denville Police Officers took part in vital Ice Rescue and Defensive Tactics training to ensure they're always prepared for any situation.The officers refreshed their skills in cold-water rescues, learning how to safely respond to emergencies on frozen lakes. Officers also sharpened ...
Huge congratulations to Lt. Jackson on his promotion to Captain, Sgt. Fernandez on his promotion to Lieutenant, and Officer Bortak on his promotion to Sergeant! Their dedication, leadership, and commitment to serving the Denville community have not gone unnoticed. The Deville Police Department are ...
WHARTON, NJ – Almost half of the unstable areas below Route 80’s eastbound lanes have been solidified, but an end to the project that forced the lanes’ closure on Feb. 10 remains “difficult to determine," said the state today.In an update released this morning (March 5), the state Department of ...
NEW JERSEY — The average property tax bill in New Jersey surpassed $10,000 for the first time ever in 2024.The data were made public in Governor Phil Murphy’s “Budget in Brief” summary of his $58.1 billion annual spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1.New Jerseyans now on average pay ...
Registration for the Golden Eagles Lacrosse Camp is now open. The camp will be held from June 23-26 at Morris Knolls High School. Please click here for information.
This is an inclusive preschool program that runs for 10 months, 5 days a week, 3 hours a day. The lottery drawing for September 2025 enrollment will take place on March 28. Please click here for information.
Denville PAL Cheerleading is hosting an Open Gym on March 15, 7–9 PM. Come out, tumble, bounce, have fun and help support the program! Please click here for information.
New Jersey remains under a drought warning due to lower-than-average precipitation. Though Morris County is rated as a moderate fire risk by the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, our neighbors in Warren, Hunterdon, Somerset and Union Counties are rated as high risk. The N.J. Forest Fire Service ...
NJDOT crews are working 24/7 to stabilize I-80 EB in Wharton, Morris County, following a sinkhole-related emergency. Drilling & grouting operations continue to assess subsurface conditions for long-term repairs. 82 locations drilled (61%) 57 locations filled (42%) Traffic Updates: Exit 34 ...
DENVILLE, NJ – The unbeaten Morris Catholic High School girls basketball team had to fight a little harder to win this game … but that’s exactly what the Lady Crusaders did – fight and win.Morris Catholic is now 26-0 after beating DePaul, 61-46, in the semifinals of the NJSIAA’s North Jersey, ...
ROSELLE, NJ – The Morris Catholic High School boys basketball team fought back in the second half but, in the end, the 11-point halftime deficit they faced was too much to overcome and the Crusaders suffered an 85-73 loss to Roselle Catholic in an NJSIAA North Jersey, Non-Public B semifinal played ...
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Junior Luke Shivas of Morris Knolls High School, the District 8 champ and Region 2 third-place finisher, has been seeded 24th in the 32-man field at 165 pounds for the 2025 NJSIAA State Wrestling Championships.The three-day end-of-season tournament will be held at Boardwalk Hall ...
DENVILLE, NJ – This was one of those “Offense vs. Defense” games where an offensive-minded team clashes with a defensive-minded team.Chalk this one up for the “D” as the Morris Knolls girls basketball team beat Teaneck, 61-44, in an NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3 semifinal game held on ...
Lady Crusaders 25-0 After Winning in SectionalsDENVILLE, NJ – It didn’t take long for the Morris Catholic High School girls basketball team to show Paramus Catholic why the Lady Crusaders were unbeaten and seeded No. 1 in the NJSIAA’s North Jersey, Non-Public A sectional tournament.Morris Catholic ...
DENVILLE, NJ - The Denville Mayor and Council Meeting will take place on Tuesday night, March 4th, at 7:30 PM. The meeting will take place in-person at Denville Town Hall.The agenda can be found here: https://cms1files.revize.com/denville/Council%20Meeting%20Agenda%20Packet%203.4.25.pdf
MOUNT OLIVE, NJ – The phrase in sports that is used when an athlete qualifies for the next round of tournament competition is that he "… punched his ticket” to the town or city where the next level will be held.On Saturday, March 1, Morris Knolls’ junior Luke Shivas punched … and punched … and ...
DENVILLE, NJ – Morris Knolls sophomore Bret Szurko rolled with the best and, even though the experience didn’t go quite the way he would have liked it, he can’t wait to do it again next season.Szurko had been upping his game as the regular high school bowling season was coming to a close and ...
RANDOLPH, NJ: County College of Morris (CCM) invites students to keep moving forward with their educational goals as registration for Summer Session 2025 is now open. Whether learning from home, on vacation, or anywhere else, summer classes at CCM can be taken 100% online, in-person at the ...
DENVILLE, NJ – They won’t be putting away the basketball at Morris Knolls just yet … and it might not be anytime soon, either, the way the Lady Eagles are playing these days.Morris Knolls, seeded No. 2 in the 16-team bracket, defeated No. 7-seed Old Tappan, 51-50, in overtime in an NJSIAA North ...
RANDOLPH, NJ: County College of Morris (CCM) is pleased to announce that with the help of funding from the Morris County Board of County Commissioners, the college remains one of the most affordable schools in New Jersey. At its February 2025 Board of Trustees meeting, CCM approved its fiscal year ...
DENVILLE, NJ. – To coaches, scorekeepers, and other representatives of Denville youth recreational sports teams who want their team results published on TAPinto Denville, please do the following:Send an email with your name and contact info to deckbob145@optimum.net. Include the team name, age ...
Denville Police would like to extend our deepest gratitude to all the law enforcement officers and officials who attended Chief Perna’s retirement ceremony and Chief Welsch’s swearing-in. It was an honor to celebrate with such dedicated professionals. Thank you all for your continued commitment to ...
MOUNT OLIVE, NJ – Ryder Stambach, Morris Knolls’ senior 132-pounder, reached the semifinals of the Region 2 Tournament that started Friday, Feb. 28, at Mount Olive High School.Stambach, the District 8 champ, was seeded No. 3 for the NJSIAA’s regional test and drew a first-round bye into the ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Looking back, it seems that if anything bad could happen to a hockey team, it happened to Morris Knolls-Hills in its 3-2 overtime loss to Lakeland-United in the NJSIAA North, Public Co-Op quarterfinals on Thursday, Feb. 28, at Mennen Sports Arena.Lakeland (11-15-1), the No. 15 seed ...
Marching band 2025–2026 sign-ups are open now for Morris Knolls District rising 8th and 9th graders. The band performs at halftime during football games and competes in 4–5 competitions per season. Click here for more information.
MOUNT OLIVE, NJ – Morris Knolls District 8 champions Ryder Stambach, Luke Shivas, and Kaden Montoya drew the best seeds of the eight Golden Eagle wrestlers who will be competing in the NJSIAA Region 2 Wrestling Tournament at Mount Olive High School this weekend.Wrestling begins on Friday, Feb. 28, ...
ROXBURY, NJ - Officials are thinking about temporarily converting one or two Route 80 westbound lanes near Wharton into eastbound lanes, said Roxbury Mayor Shawn Potillo.Doing so would alleviate the heavy traffic through Roxbury caused by eastbound Route 80 motorists taking exits 28 and 30 into the ...
RAMAPO, NJ – In a game that took two overtime periods to decide, the Morris Knolls boys basketball team lost to Ramapo, 76-73, in an NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3 first-round state tournament game played on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at the Ramapo High School.The contest’s first highlight ...