MONTVILLE, NJ – Although approximately 50 people attended the May 8 Montville Township Committee meeting, only two speakers came to the microphone during the public portion to address Committee Member June Witty regarding her recent Facebook post, whereas at past meetings, dozens did so.

In the two committee meetings since the incident, Mayor Richard Conklin had made a statement ...

MONTVILLE, NJ – Montville Township Administrator Victor Canning announced as part of his report to the township committee that milling and paving projects will begin in the township on Monday, May 14.

The projects are anticipated to last approximately three weeks and are weather dependent, the report stated. Work is expected to commence at 8:30 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. Police traffic ...

MONTVILLE, NJ – Superintendent of Schools René Rovtar made her recommendation to the Montville Township Board of Education at the May 1 meeting regarding changing the start time of the high school.

A committee had examined all the working parts involved in changing the time, currently 7:25 a.m., and presented their findings at the April 10 board of education meeting. That ...

MONTVILLE, NJ – The sun shone bright for the Montville Baseball and Softball Association’s annual parade and opening day ceremonies on Saturday, April 21.

The players gathered at Lazar Middle School for the 10 a.m. parade start and walked along Church Lane. The players were brought onto the field team by team and then Annalise Freda sang the National Anthem.

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MONTVILLE, NJ - On Sunday night, students from Robert R. Lazar Middle School, alongside Spanish teachers Jaime Novak and Maria D’Apolito, held a bowling fundraiser at Boonton Lanes to support victims of Hurricane Maria. 

The idea of aiding Puerto Rico arose during Hispanic Heritage Month, which took place from September 15 to October 15, 2017—the same time frame as ...

MONTVILLE, NJ – The Leonidas Foundation held its second annual Kickoff Event cocktail party fundraiser on April 19, at which approximately 700 people gathered.

The Leonidas Foundation was formed following the tragic death of Towaco resident Leonidas Vagias in 2016. The foundation board is composed of family and friends of Vagias, who was 19 years old when he died in a car accident with ...

Olean, NY - For those interested in the Royal Wedding. Here is a TAPinto special. In their May 18 podcast, Giles Bootheway, a British citizen who teaches at St. Bonaventure University, shares his thoughts on the Royal Wedding with TAPinto Greater Olean Co-editor Richard Lee.

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FLEMINGTON, NJ - Interested in original art by area artists?

"Come to the Small Works Art Show, and support local history at the same time,” says Catherine Langley, co-chair of the event, which will benefit Friends of Historic Flemington.

The show and sale will be Saturday, May 19 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday, May 20 from noon to 6 p.m., at 123 Main St. here.

BELMAR, NJ — Two Belmar specialty eateries have made the national food-hopping map. Coney Waffle Ice Cream and Sweet Shop on Ocean Avenue and Hoagitos in Belmar Plaza are featured this month on television shows touting what makes them stand out from the rest.

The over-the-top ice cream creations of Coney Waffle are in the spotlight in Viceland’s “The Ice Cream Show” in ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ - The League of Women Voters of the Morristown Area is sponsoring a Congressional District 11 Candidates forum on May 15, 2018 at Alfred Vail School, 125 Speedwell Ave. Morristown.  The event will be in two parts.  The Democratic Party Candidates will begin their discussion at 7:00 p.m. and the Republican Party Candidates will commence at 8:15 ...

MONTVILLE, NJ – If the township seems a little cleaner, it’s because of the hard work of almost 300 residents who participated in the annual Earth Day celebration cleanup April 28 and dates surrounding that day to pick up debris around town.

Recreation Director Lori Dent told TAPinto Montville that the residents who participated were individuals and about 15 different organizations ...

MONTVILLE, NJ - This afternoon's thunderstorms left a trail of downed trees and wires across Montville. Some residents are experiencing power outages. 

Montville Township police issued the following alert just before 6 p.m.: "There are multiple trees and power lines down throughout the town. Do not touch downed lines. Crews are responding to multiple requests ...

MONTVILLE, NJ – April 27 was proclaimed Arbor Day by the Montville Township Committee, and a ceremony was held on the hill near the township amphitheater beyond the public library to commemorate the occasion.

The Montville Township Environmental Commission announced its 2018 honoree, Paul Rolfe, a teacher at Montville Township High School who is also the advisor to that school’s ...

NEWARK, NJ – The former CEO, CFO and an executive director of a publicly traded health care services company were charged today with allegedly orchestrating a widespread scheme to defraud investors and others out of hundreds of millions of dollars in connection with a merger transaction designed to convert the company into a private entity, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito and Acting Assistant ...

ELMONT, NY — Long Branch, New Jersey's Joe Bravo has been voted the recipient of the Mike Venezia Memorial Award that is presented to jockeys who exemplify extraordinary sportsmanship and citizenship — on and off the track.

Bravo, who is known to his legion of fans as “Jersey Joe,” will receive the award at ceremonies after the third race at Belmont Park on ...

BALTIMORE, MD — Ka-Ching! Ka-Ching!

That's the sound of the New York Racing Association's cash register ringing up ticket sales for the June 9 running of the Belmont Stakes that is sure to attract a sell-out crowd.

Racing fans and just plain wannabes will turn out to see Justify, the winner of the Kentucky Derby and Saturday's $1.5 million, Grade 1 ...

NEW YORK, N.Y. — SquirrelWood Equine Sanctuary located in Montgomery, N.Y and Man O’ War Project at Columbia University Irving Medical Center are featured in America’s Best Racing (ABR)’s “Purpose.”

Purpose is a three-part digital video docuseries exploring the anecdotal evidence and quest for scientific proof supporting the critical and effective role that ...