TOP LOCAL News
By TAPINTO STAFF
January 19, 2025
CEDAR GROVE, NJ -- The Morris Knolls wrestling team won two of three matches – beating Somerville and Columbia and losing to Cedar Grove -- at a quad meet Saturday, Jan. 18 at Cedar Grove High School.The Golden Eagles are 11-4 on the season after beating Somerville, 43-27, and Columbia, 54-23, and ...
TOMS RIVER, NJ -- The girls finished 11th out of 21 teams and the boys finished 16th out of 28 teams for Morris Knolls at the NJSIAA Group 3 Relay Championships held Saturday, Jan. 18, in “The Bubble” at the Rothman Sports Complex.Winslow Township High School girls team won the team title with 69.5 ...
MADISON, NJ -- The Morris Knolls girls basketball lost to Madison, 55-48, on Saturday, Jan. 18, and got a taste of its own medicine – twice.The Lady Eagles have earned the reputation of being a very strong defensive club, holding opponents to 30.6 points a game and – maybe even more impressive – ...
On January 15th, the Denville Police were visited by students and staff from Celebrate the Children School (located on Diamond Spring Rd.). A big thank you from the Police for stopping by and making all of these awesome goodie bags for our officers. @ctc_schoolPhotos Courtesy of Denville Police:
Register to attend the Hope One Symposium on March 21 that will bring together law enforcement officers, treatment providers, and community partners from across the state to share practices, ideas, and information about programs addressing homelessness, mental health, and substance use disorders.
WASHINGTON, DC — Representatives Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and Don Bacon (NE-02) reintroduced the bipartisan Auto Theft Prevention Act to provide state and local law enforcement agencies with federal funding to help combat auto thefts and stolen vehicle trafficking. The Auto Theft Prevention Act is ...
DENVILLE, NJ - Troop 118 Boy Scout Bruno Russo visited Denville Rotary back in July 2024, to talk about an idea for his Eagle Scout project. His goal was to create a town wide Fishing Line Recycle Program to educate the public about the harmful effects of discarded fishing line on the ...
DENVILLE, NJ – Morris Knolls had a split in basketball on Thursday, Jan. 16, as the girls beat Morris Hills, 47-36, at home and the boys lost a 68-53 decision to Randolph in a game played at Randolph High School.Vanessa Russo (13 points), Charlee Perna (12), and Kenzie Comprelli (10) scored in ...
ROCKAWAY, NJ – Michael Safken bowled a match-high 244 single game on his way to a match-high 607 series as Morris Knolls defeated Madison, 7-0, in a high school bowling match on Thursday, Jan. 16, at Rockaway Lanes.Dillon Kuzevski opened with a 224 game as Knolls (10-1) took the first game, ...
SUMMIT – Jake McCloud scored the only goal of the game for Morris Knolls when the Golden Eagles lost a 5-1 decision to Summit in a high school hockey game played Friday, Jan. 17, at the Union Sports Arena.After a scoreless first period, Summit (7-7-1) scored three times in the second session to ...
MADISON, NJ – The Morris Knolls High School winter track coaches have to be feeling very happy today – especially with 46 of their athletes. That’s “46” as in the number of boys and girls who came away with “SBs” on Wednesday, Jan. 15, at the Wayne Valentine Invitational held at Drew ...
FREEHOLD, NJ – The numbers on the scoreboard and in the scorebook were not numbers the Morris Knolls girls basketball team was used to seeing.There was a “14” in Freehold Township’s first-quarter slot; a “17” appeared in the second-quarter spot; and the third-quarter slot had another “14” in ...
DENVILLE, NJ – Sometimes it takes a couple of sophomores to make things right – just ask Morris Knolls wrestlers Lucas Nagua and Anthony Wagner.Not only did Morris Knolls sophomore Lucas Nagua’s pin victory with six seconds to go in the 285-pound bout win the match, it also halted one streak and ...
ROCKAWAY, NJ – Senior Kyler Krajcsovics led the way when Morris Knolls defeated Dover, 7-0, in a high school bowling match held Tuesday, Jan. 14, at Rockaway Lanes.The victory was the third in a row for the Eagles, who improved their overall season record to 9-1. Knolls retained its one-game lead ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – With the meet tied going into the final race of the day, Morristown finished first and third in the 400-meter freestyle relay to edge Morris Knolls, 88-82, in a girls high school swim meet held at Morristown High School on Tuesday, Jan. 14.The Lady Eagles maintained a slim lead ...
DENVILLE, NJ – Madison's six-game win streak came to an end on Tuesday night as the Dodgers were defeated by Morris Catholic, 69-31. Madison managed to hang with the undefeated Crusaders early in the game as it was two-possession contest at the end of the first quarter with the score 15-10 in favor ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – The Morris Knolls hockey team, sparked by the two-goal performances of Jake McCloud and Dylan Williams, came back from a 2-0 first-period deficit to defeat Bernards, 7-2, in a high school hockey game played Tuesday, Jan. 14, at Mennen Sports Arena.Bernards (0-9), scored the only ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – The Morris Knolls boys swim team fell behind early, came back to take the lead by winning three straight races, but lost the meet, 87-83, when Morristown closed with a three-race winning streak of its own.The meet -- held at the Morristown High School pool on Tuesday, Jan. 14 – was ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Morris Knolls had its mini two-game winning streak snapped when the Eagles dropped a 78-62 decision to Chatham in a boys high school basketball game played Tuesday, Jan. 14, at Chatham High School.Chatham led, 21-14, after the first quarter and 36-31 at the half before going on a ...
MOUNT OLIVE, NJ – The Morris Knolls girls basketball team “stole” its 47-29 victory over Mount Olive when the two teams met Monday, Jan. 13, at Knolls.The Lady Eagles’ pressure defenses created 24 steals and held the visitors to 12 points the first three quarters in creating a commanding 27-point ...
HACKETTSTOWN, NJ – Soniya Shah and Krisha Mandala each finished 3-0 in epee to spark a 9-0 sweep of the weapon when the Morris Knolls girls fencing team beat Hackettstown, 22-5, on Monday, Jan. 13, at Hackettstown High School.Abrill Rodriquez Calle was 2-0 and Kaitlyn Grimaldi won her only bout to ...
HACKETTSTOWN, NJ – The Morris Knolls boys fencing team squared its season record at 3-3 with a 19-8 victory over Hackettstown on Monday, Jan. 13, at Hackettstown High School.The foil team won eight of its nine bouts to lead the way as Aniket Parikh and Aaryan Sharma each finished 3-0. Jamie DaSilva ...
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have released updated draft flood risk data for Morris County, providing residents and local officials with an early look at the latest flood hazard information.The draft flood data is ...
On January 11th, 2025, at approximately 7:42 PM, the Denville Township Police Department conducted a motor vehicle stop on W Main Street near 7-11. During the course of the stop, it was discovered that the driver of the vehicle, Daniel Schmidt, was improperly transporting a firearm. Schmidt was ...
Monday, Jan. 13 – Mila Valentin and Ava Insinga were each 3-0 in saber and Emily Varhaul won all three of her epee bouts as the unbeaten Lady Crusaders (6-0) held off Mendham (4-4), 15-12 in girls fencing. The boys team (0-6) lost to Mendham, 15-12, as Jack Smitreski (foil) and Maguire Mizeskii ...
Monday, Jan. 13 – No games scheduled.Tuesday, Jan. 14 – Tuesday, Jan. 14 – Madelyn Shanley scored 13 points; Isabela Lipsky added 11; and Priya Gandhi and Alicia Boscarino each finished with 10 as Tech (6-4) beat Morristown-Beard, 55-42, in girls basketball. The boys basketball team fell to 9-1 on ...
DENVILLE, NJ - On January 7th 2025 Denville held its Annual Town Council Reorganization Meeting. Christopher Golinski was elected by the Council to serve as Council President for 2025. Besides the usual Resolutions that set up the year for the Council, volunteers to the various Board, Commissions ...
LONG BEACH ISLAND, NJ – Save LBI, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the marine environment and coastal communities, announced on January 13, 2025, a lawsuit against several federal agencies and the Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind project. The suit alleges violations of multiple ...
DENVILLE, NJ – The Morris Knolls bowling team finished in seventh place out of 34 teams in the Central Jersey Classic held Saturday, Jan. 11, in New Brunswick.The result pleased Golden Eagles’ head coach Erik Bradley to no end.“This tournament is the largest high school bowling tournament in the ...
HACKETTSTOWN, NJ – The Morris Knolls boys basketball team turned on its late-game magic again Saturday, Jan. 11, to beat Hackettstown, 59-50, in a game played at Hackettstown High School.The game was closely played the first three quarters, with Hackettstown leading 25-24 at the half and then ...