Home & Garden

Put away the harsh chemicals and work in concert with nature to manage pests in the garden. Create an inviting habitat for nature’s pest controllers to enlist their help with your gardening efforts.

Lady beetles, praying mantis and other beneficial insects feed on damaging pests like aphids. Just tolerate a bit of damage and wait for the good guys to move in and clean up the ...

Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), is trimming trees across its 13-county service territory as part of its ongoing efforts to help enhance electric service reliability. This year’s $40 million program will help keep power flowing to customers by helping to reduce tree-related outages, such as those that can occur during severe ...

Celebrate National Arbor Day, the last Friday in April, by planting new trees and caring for established ones in your landscape and community. This special holiday was first celebrated in 1872. Arbor Day celebrations continue to recognize the important role trees play in our environment and more recently their impact on our mental and emotional well-being.

These long-lived members of our ...

MONTVILLE, NJ - It is always vital to maintain your heating and cooling equipment, even in the time of economic downturn.  With the continual operation of your unit, regular maintenance keeps your system operating in an optimum performance range which will also save you money in the long run!  In the absence of regular maintenance of your unit, you may experience an increase in ...

MONTVILLE, NJ – The Morris County Mosquito Commission wants you to know that they have been closely monitoring mosquito populations in Morris County. Inspectors have been checking routine (approximately 2,000) mosquito sites, treating for mosquito larvae, responding to service requests, and trapping for adult mosquitoes.

Mosquito numbers in their traps have been very low and do not meet ...

Spring flowering bulbs and perennials are filling our landscapes with color. As your gardens come alive this spring, start making notes on needed improvements and provide some early season color and nectar for the pollinators. This will keep your landscape looking its best all season long and for years to come.

Start a garden journal or photographic record of your garden. Make notes or take ...

MONTVILLE, NJ – With the aid of the State Mosquito Control Commission, Morris County Mosquito Control will be applying granular larvicide to the Passaic and Rockaway River flood plains with a helicopter.

Larval mosquito control operations are scheduled via helicopter for:

Thursday, April 14, 2022 (approximately 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.) and
Friday, April 15, 2022 (approximately 7:00 ...

MONTVILLE, NJ – Living in Montville Township is comparably good, a recently released ranking says.

The ranking and review website Niche named Montville the #10 best place to live in Morris County, and ranked it at #81 out of 647 places to live in New Jersey. Nationally, Montville Township ranked #1,479 out of 18,515 places to live in ...