MONTVILLE, NJ - The Montville Township Committee had a special meeting on Tuesday, May 23 to inform and update residents about the laws and requirements of the new Fair Share Housing recommendations and lawsuit.

Econsult Solutions, Inc., a Philadelphia consulting firm, was hired by over 300 municipalities, including Montville Township, to develop affordable housing requirements and to testify ...

MONTVILLE, NJ – After years of various kinds of delays, construction began on May 8 of a quarter-mile stretch of sidewalk on Changebridge Road between Lazar Middle School and Church Lane. The construction project will also include drainage and curbing, and is expected to be completed in the beginning of June.

Delays included determining on which side of the street to place the sidewalk.

MONTVILLE, NJ - There was a new face on the dais at the Montville Township Committee meeting on Tuesday, May 23. Leena Abaza, deputy township clerk, will be replacing Township Clerk Trudy Atkinson after Atkinson’s retirement in July.

Abaza said, “I am honored to have been selected to assume the township clerk position for Montville Township once Gertrude Atkinson, the current ...

MONTVILLE, NJ - When discussing the value of the Living Lessons presentations at Lazar Middle School on Wednesday, May 18, eighth grader Katie DeAngelis said it well, “When you are at an all-time low, there is always hope.”

And hope was the theme of many, if not all, of the 50 speakers who spoke at the event.

The Living Lessons program: Voices, Visions and Values ...

MONTVILLE, NJ – Messages of hope and thankfulness were offered to the more than 300 graduates of the 2017 graduating class of the Montville Township High School, which held its commencement ceremony on June 20.

Clear skies and beautiful weather greeted the graduates as they marched onto the football field for the evening of music and heartfelt speeches by administrators and ...

MONTVILLE, NJ - Nearly 325 students were promoted from eighth to ninth grade on Monday, June 19, 2017 at the sixty-fourth annual Robert R. Lazar Middle School Promotion Ceremony.

Over twenty-three awards were presented to students.

Principal Sharon Carr, who will retire following the end of the 2016 – 2017 academic year, told the students that: “Today marks a milestone for ...

MONTVILLE, NJ – Montville Township Police Department participated with more than 3,000 other law enforcement officers in the June 9 Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics New Jersey Summer Games.

The annual event, now in its 27th year traversing Montville Township, saw township officers running, riding bicycles and even pushing loved ones in a stroller during the four-mile Montville ...

MONTVILLE, NJ – In the past, Montville Township schools have utilized lockdown procedures in the case of a perceived danger event not involving fire. This means that staff and employees have been trained to lock windows and doors and hide students from entrance doors when emergency protocols are invoked. This is referred to as a “lockdown.” It is used, for example, in the event ...

MONTVILLE, NJ – Montville Township Police Department participated with more than 3,000 other law enforcement officers in the June 9 Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics New Jersey Summer Games.

The annual event, now in its 27th year traversing Montville Township, saw township officers running, riding bicycles and even pushing loved ones in a stroller during the four-mile Montville ...

MONTVILLE, NJ – Montville Township High School senior Jonathan Kraft was one of five northern New Jersey-area students to receive a $2,000 scholarship from Monk’s Home Improvements.

Students from 37 different high schools and universities applied for the fourth-annual service-based scholarship, according to Monk’s officials.

“Each year when we read through these ...

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Father’s Day is Sunday and North Jersey is brimming with activities designed to honor all of the dads in our lives. Dad is guaranteed to love spending time with his family at any one of the area’s many festivals and fairs this coming weekend.

Tri-County Fair

Bring Dad to the fair this weekend and enjoy rides, carnival games, live music, and ...

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Are you ready to celebrate the end of the school year? Many area schools are concluding for the summer, making kids primed to party. If you’re looking for something fun to do this weekend with the family in New Jersey, you must make time to check out the following local events.

Montville 4th of July Celebration

Montville Township is ready to ...

MONTVILLE, NJ – Due to a move to Hawaii, Democratic candidate for Township Committee Lori Hieger is being replaced by Emily Ryzuk, according to a press release from the Montville Democratic Committee on June 16.

Ryzuk is a licensed professional counselor who runs the Atlantic Behavioral Health program, Morris CARES, the sexual assault center for Morris County.

“I helped ...

MONTVILLE, NJ - René Rovtar achieved a life-long goal when she landed a spot in the 2017 Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest. The Montville Township Public Schools Superintendent qualified for the 100th Annual Fourth of July competition at Coney Island by eating seven hotdogs and buns in 10 minutes at the Circle K Speed ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ – Edgy comedian Daniel Stolfi, a young adult cancer survivor, brought the audience to its feet when he performed “Cancer Makes You Gangster– Finding the Comedy in Tragedy,” on Sunday at the Carol G. Simon Cancer Center at Morristown Medical Center. It was the highlight of the cancer center’s annual National Cancer Survivors Day ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ - What happens when you or a loved one is diagnosed with cancer? One thing is certain, your world will be turned upside down and, despite your best efforts to be calm and carry on, it's likely you will be pummeled by the full range of emotions - fear, anger, bitterness, hope, despair and more.

Art therapists help people find a way to express their emotions and, in the ...