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Two Short Hills Students Graduate from Georgia Institute of Technology

March 25, 2023

ATLANTA, GA -- Short Hills residents Justin Chu and Daniel Zahka received degrees from Georgia Institute of Technology (GIT) during the Institute's 263rd Commencement on Dec. 16 - 17, 2022, at Bobby Dodd Stadium.

Accordint to GIT, "The Georgia Institute of Technology, or Georgia Tech, is one of the top public research universities in the U.S., developing leaders ...

Join Achieve for Maker Madness 2023

MAPLEWOOD, NJ -- Achieve invites all families to join us on Saturday, April 29 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. as we celebrate everything STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math) at Maker Madness 2023. Started in 2015 as a way to encourage students throughout the district to have a chance to satisfy their scientific curiosity and spend a day of hands-on learning in a fun environment, ...

Administrators Present Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Plan at BOE Meeting

MILLBURN, NJ —  During last week’s Board of Education (BOE) meeting, the Curriculum and Instruction team, which consists of Assistant Supervisor Dr. Kate Diskin, STEM Supervisor Chrystie Young and Humanities Supervisor Jenny Graf, gave a presentation about ongoing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) activities in the school district.

They reported that the District ...

Residents Express Relief That Par 3 Golf Course Not Likely to Become a Sports Complex

March 30, 2023

MILLBURN, NJ — Business Administrator Alex McDonald began Wednesday’s second Recreation Field Public Information Session talking about the meeting that the Township Committee had with the Board of Education (BOE).

He stated, “We appreciate and have a good relationship with our Board of Ed. We work closely with them currently on the usage of fields.” McDonald continued, ...

Millburn Democratic and Republican Parties Announce Their Candidates for the November 2023 Election

MILLBURN, NJ — Both political parties have announced their candidates for the Millburn Township Committee November 2023 election.

Millburn Democratic Chair Annette Romano and Vice Chair Michael Boldt issued a press release naming incumbent Committee woman, Mayor Maggee Miggins and Historic Preservation Committee stalwart Bruce Kramer as this year’s Democratic candidates ...

Judge Instructs Millburn Township to File Feld Lawsuit Answer in 30 Days

NEWARK, NJ – Last week, Attorney Jeffrey Feld and the town faced off before the judge about his lawsuit. Feld’s suit asserts, in part, that “Residents have the right to be heard on agenda action items before consideration and official action.” 

Feld filed his lawsuit on July 13, 2021, 17 days before Millburn approved its Fair Share Housing Settlement on shortened ...

Millburn High School to Make Fourth Appearance at VEX Robotics World Championships

March 15, 2023

MILLBURN, NJ --  Millburn High School clinched two spots at the VEX Robotics World Championship to be held in Dallas on April 25- 27, marking Millburn’s fourth time representing New Jersey at the largest global robotics competition. 

Millburn Robotics competed against 100 teams, qualifying all four of Millburn’s VEX teams, comprising 36 students in total, to ...

Millburn High School Star Basketball Player Continues to Break Records in College

ROCHESTER, NY –Short Hills resident Ross Gang was Captain of the Millburn High School (MHS) Basketball Team in 2017. Former basketball coach Rodger Blind shared, “In my long history at Millburn High School, Ross was one of the best players, and he’s also a stand-out player at University of Rochester (UR).” Blind continued, “He was a 1,000-point scorer and named to ...

Paper Mill Playhouse Announces 2023–2024 Season

March 27, 2023

The Great Gatsby

a world-premiere musical

OCTOBER 12–NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Fiddler on the Roof

DECEMBER 6, 2023–JANUARY 7, 2024

After Midnight

JANUARY 31–FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Gun & Powder

a new musical

APRIL 4–MAY 5, 2024

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

JUNE 5–30, 2024

(March 27, 2023 – Millburn, NJ) – Paper Mill ...

Hillary Clinton to Speak in Montclair at Women's History Month Event

MONTCLAIR, NJ - Hillary Clinton is slated to give the keynote address in Montclair at a Women's History Month event hosted by Sen. Robert Menendez.

The former Secretary of State of the United States will be the featured speaker at the 12th annual Evangelina Menendez Women's History Month Celebration, held at Montclair State University on Sunday, March 26.

From 2009 to ...

Paper Mill Playhouse Announces Cast and Creative Team for Murder on the Orient Express

MILLBURN, NJ – Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee, Producing Artistic Director; Michael Stotts, Executive Director), recipient of the 2016 Regional Theatre Tony Award, has announced the cast and creative team for Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express by Ken Ludwig, directed by Casey Hushion (PMP: Clue, A Jolly Holiday, Ogunquit Playhouse: Mystic Pizza).

The ...

Two Millburn Firefighters Receive Promotions

March 24, 2023

MILLBURN, NJ — During Tuesday night’s Millburn Township Committee Fire Department Captains Russel Lynn and Felix Reyes received promotions.

Lynn’s father, Russ Lynn, was a Millburn firefighter for three decades and read his son’s promotion announcement. “Russ, a 23-year veteran of the Millburn Fire Department, is being promoted from Fire Captain to the rank ...

Fraudulent Nordstrom Return of $913, a Stolen Credit Card at Ruth Chris & Shoplifters

MILLBURN, NJ — Two of the crimes committed at The Mall at Short Hills this month have included a Nordstrom employee ringing up a $913 return and stealing $165 of merchandise, and a customer using a stolen credit card to pay his bill at Ruth Chris Steakhouse. There were also several shoplifting incidents.

According to the Millburn Police Officer Ford, the Nordstrom employee, Tania Blaise, ...

Newark Man Arrested for Murder in Friend’s Stabbing

NEWARK, NJ — Jabari A. Mason rescued a longtime friend from homelessness, letting his high school buddy crash weeks ago at Mason’s Taylor Street apartment.

Mason’s kindness was allegedly repaid with violence on Friday, March 10th, ending wth the 31-year-old man’s stabbing death in a North Ward parking garage, his grieving father told TAPinto Newark.

The Essex County ...

NJEDA Launches Small Business E-Commerce Support Program

March 3, 2023

TRENTON, NJ– The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) launched a $1 million pilot program this week that will provide free e-commerce and digital marketing consulting services to small businesses across New Jersey to help them adapt to the growing e-commerce economy, which has boomed since the pandemic.

The Small Business E-Commerce Support Program will ...

Short Hills Teen Doubles Down on March Madness to Raise Funds for Children's Foundation

March 30, 2023

MILLBURN, NJ -- Last year, a local student turned the annual tradition of filling out NCAA “March Madness” basketball tournament brackets into more than $600 for a children’s charity. This year, he’s taken that figure to the next level.

In February 2022, Zach Rosen, then a Millburn High School sophomore, began volunteering for Project Sunshine, a nonprofit bringing ...

Millburn Honors 'March Fourth for Colon Cancer' with Community Service Award

MILLBURN, NJ – March Fourth for Colon Cancer received the Millburn Community Service Award during last week’s township committee meeting. The organization, founded by Joanna Dranikoff’s family after she lost her battle with colon cancer in 2016, hosts the annual March Fourth 5K Run to raise fun to increase awareness of the disease and help prevent it.

Laura Janay, a family ...

Free Millburn History Book When You Donate $5 to MNHN & Millburn Township Food Pantry

MILLBURN, NJ -- Millburn Neighbors Helping Neighbors (MNHN) & Millburn Township Food Pantry Free Millburn will be giving a free Millburn Township history book to anyone who donates $5 to their cause. 

The Food Pantry exchanges monetary donations for supermarket gift cards and distributes them to the food pantry recipients in Millburn and Short Hills.

To make a donation, ...

Frozen Fruit Sold at NJ Trader Joe's Recalled for Hepatitis A Exposure

March 19, 2023

WASHINGTON D.C. -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced on Friday an investigation into an outbreak of Hepatitis A found in frozen strawberries and fruit blends.

These frozen berries are sold in New Jersey in bags of Organic Tropical Fruit Blends at Trader Joe's stores as well as other retailers around the country.

The FDA and CDC ...

Celebrate St. Patrick's with Us – This Friday, March 17 from 8:00 a.m. until?

MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Friday, March 17 IS St. Patrick's Day, and that means it time for a huge celebration all day long. Start the day with and Irish Breakfast and an Irish Coffee.

Watch the Dancers and Pipers dance and play familiar Irish music and songs.

What the Reporter and Camera Crew Broadcast about all the special Irish food, the singers, Dancers and Pipers, each group performing ...

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: Knowledge is Key

March 27, 2023

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ— “It felt like a literal punch in the gut,” Christina Thompson, of Rockaway, said about her first cancer diagnosis. 

After her mom died from colon cancer at the age of 45, Thompson was determined to do everything she could to keep her and her family healthy. From 1993 to 2011, Thompson got a colonoscopy every three years. 

“I ...

Elevated by TheCannaBossLady Dispensary Coming in Spring 2023

As TheCannaBossLady boutique celebrates Women’s History month, it is proud to announce its expansion, Elevated by TheCannaBossLady Dispensary, coming in late Spring 2023. The new venture will be the first solely woman-owned cannabis business in Maplewood, awarded a retail license by New Jersey on Feb 6, 2023 and endorsed by the township last April. Elevated will offer consumers a luxury ...

RWJBarnabas Health Recognized by GHX as 2022 “Best 50” Healthcare Provider for Supply Chain Excellence

WEST ORANGE, NJ – RWJBarnabas Health, the largest, most comprehensive academic health care system in New Jersey, today announced it has been recognized by healthcare supply chain leader Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) as a “Best 50” healthcare provider. For the past 15 years, GHX’s annual “Best 50” award spotlights the top North ...

New Jersey Ballet Presents Once Upon A Time; March 26

MORRISTOWN, NJ - The New Jersey Ballet will present Once Upon a Time on Saturday March at 2pm. The production will take place at the Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown.

ONCE UPON A TIME is a family show taking its audience on a comical tour through some of classical ballet’s greatest stories. Part educational, part dance, the performers will dissect classic tales, providing ...

2023 Election Policies

March 29, 2023

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Millburn GOP Announces 2023 Candidates for Township Committee

The Millburn Short Hills Republican Committee has endorsed Frank Saccomandi and Ben Stoller for the two Township Committee seats to be decided in the November 2023 election.

Frank Saccomandi is an IT Infrastructure Engineer with over 15 years of private-sector experience building consensus to address mission-critical problems with diverse teams across global offices. He has managed 8-figure ...

Miggins, Kramer to Seek Democratic Nominations in June Primary Election 

MILLBURN, NJ --Millburn Democratic Chairwoman Annette Romano and Vice Chair Michael Boldt today announced incumbent Committeewoman, Mayor Maggee Miggins and Historic Preservation Committee stalwart Bruce Kramer are this year’s Democratic candidates for Millburn Township Committee. 

“Mayor Miggins has worked hard for Millburn. With minimal municipal tax increases ...

Essex County Executive DiVincenzo Announces Results of Annual Deer Management Program

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ – On Friday, March 2, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that a total of 152 deer and 88 unborn deer were removed from Essex County South Mountain Reservation and Essex County Hilltop Reservation during the Annual Deer Management Program. The program was held over 12 days between Tuesday, January 10 and Thursday, February 23. It was the ...

Alixon Collazos-Gill Declares Candidacy for NJ State Assembly 27th District  

March 29, 2023

MONTCLAIR, NJ - Montclair resident Alixon Collazos-Gill has announced her candidacy for NJ State Assembly in the 27th District. 

Following the announcement of retirement by Asm. Thomas P. Giblin, Collazos-Gill will be running to represent the communities of Livingston, Millburn, Montclair, Roseland and West Orange, and Clifton.

Collazos-Gill, who is married to Essex County ...

Sen. Ron Rice, Newark Public Servant and Leading Black Statewide Voice, Dies

NEWARK, NJ -- Former state Sen. Ron L. Rice, a leading voice in the Black community and a force in Newark and state politics, has died. He was 77 years old. 

"The things that politics lacks right now nationally and in New Jersey is a standard. There's not many of us that could meet his standard, and that's what made him special," said his son, former Newark West Ward ...

TOWNSHIP OF MILLBURN PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 2630-23

March 30, 2023

TOWNSHIP OF MILLBURN
PUBLIC NOTICE

ORDINANCE NO. 2630-23

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING RENEWAL OF MUNICIPAL CONSENT TO
COMCAST OF NEW JERSEY II, LLC. TO CONSTRUCT, CONNECT, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A CABLE TELEVISION AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM IN THE TOWNSHIP OF MILLBURN, ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

Public Notice is hereby given that the foregoing ordinance was adopted by the Township Committee of the ...

ORDINANCE NO. 2636-23

ORDINANCE NO. 2636-23

NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following proposed ordinance was introduced and passed on first reading at a meeting of the Township Committee of the Township of Millburn, in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey, held on the 21st day of March 2023, and that said ordinance will be taken up for further consideration for final passage at the meeting of said ...

MILLBURN BOARD OF EDUCATION SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE 

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MILLBURN IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX 

SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Education of the Township of Millburn in the County of Essex will hold a Special Meeting on the following date: 

Friday, March 31, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. 

The meeting will be held at the Millburn ...

Taking Care of Yourself While Taking Care of Others

Around the world, women take care of other people. It’s a natural human expression of love that can be a source of great joy – and a source of exhaustion and stress over time. Although men are taking on more caregiving for children and family, women still handle the majority of childcare, elder care, and informal care to spouses, parents, in-laws, friends, and neighbors.

So, if ...

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