Community Happenings

DENVILLE, NJ – Foodtown of Denville officially closed its doors at 5 p.m. on Oct. 15. Hundreds of community members, town officials and current and former employees gathered in the intermittent rain to bid their final farewells. Having owned and operated the store for 125 years, members of the Dickerson family’s third, fourth, fifth and sixth generations were on hand to greet and ...

DENVILLE, NJ – More than four thousand people came out to enjoy the food and festivities at the third annual Food Truck & Family Festival in Denville on Oct. 7.

"[On Sunday] a great community came together to put on another fun event for a good cause. A perfect example of why my husband and I are so proud to call Denvillle our home," remarked Laura Wagner, ...

DENVILLE, NJ -- Denville Runs on Service 5K takes place on Sunday, Oct. 7. Consequently, Pocono Road and Old Boonton Road will be closed 7:45–10 a.m. During the race, vehicles will be allowed to access St. Clares Hospital with some delay. Contact the Denville Police at 973-627-4900, x9, with any questions.

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Denville, NJ – The Downtown Denville Business Improvement District (BID), local officials, and other community members gathered on Broadway, Denville’s main thoroughfare, for a pink ribbon-cutting on Oct. 4 to kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Mayor Thomas Andes said this was the first time the town had ever marked the occasion with a ribbon-cutting, noting the “great ...

DENVILLE, NJ – Come rain or shine, the third annual Food Truck & Family Festival will take place on Sunday, Oct. 7, at Gardner Field in Denville, 12 – 6 p.m. This year’s event will feature something for everyone:

--onstage kids acts

--face-painting

--temporary tattoos

--arts and crafts

--giant inflatables

--laser tag

--petting zoo

--pony ...

DENVILLE, NJ – The “Lest We Forget” WWI Mobile Museum made its New Jersey debut on Sept. 22, traveling more than 1,500 miles from Dallas, Texas, to the Ayres/Knuth Farm in Denville. The brainchild of Keith Arden Colley nearly four years ago, the WWI Mobile Museum is a portable exhibition of approximately 500 original artifacts, pictures and documents from and about “The ...

DENVILLE, NJ – More than 160 Denville residents heeded the call for volunteers to help install equipment and spread wood chips on Sept. 22-23 for the rebuild of the Gardner Field playground. Their efforts leave the town less than one month until the ribbon-cutting, barring inclement weather.

Over the weekend, the volunteer crews completed the bulk of the work. They dug holes and poured ...

DENVILLE, NJ – Downtown Denville will be on display during Dine Out Denville, Sept. 23-27. What began last year as Denville Restaurant Week, has been rebranded and expanded to include retail businesses along with restaurants and other eateries.

Presented by Einhorn Harris law firm and chaired by Brigitte Mesa, co-owner of Two Girls Media, Dine Out Denville was created to generate ...

DENVILLE, NJ – The Ayres/Knuth Farm is one of 17 venues featured in this year’s Pathways of History Tour on Saturday, Sept. 22, and Sunday, Sept. 23. An annual event since 2010, the Pathways of History Tour showcases a collection of Morris County’s small, volunteer-run and admission-free museums. This year’s tour, “What’s Old Is New Again,” offers new ...

DENVILLE, NJ – After raising more than $300,000 to renovate the playground at Gardner Field near the Denville Township Municipal Building and Police Department, “Build Weekend” has finally arrived. Community volunteers will install the new playground equipment on Saturday, Sept. 22, and Sunday, Sept. 23. Each build day will begin at 7 a.m. and end at 7 p.m.

Last refurbished ...