Government

RANDOLPH, NJ - The Town of Morristown was recognized by TransOptions with a Silver Level New Jersey Smart Workplace, as part of its annual recognition breakfast. 

New Jersey Smart Workplaces is an annual recognition program that emphasizes the importance of alternative and sustainable transportation options.  

Employers earn the NJSW designation by offering sustainable ...

TRENTON, NJ – A series of school bus safety bills that aim to improve bus safety and accident response, make bus drivers and company’s more accountable and require every student to carry an identification card at school-sponsored, off-campus activities cleared the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee on Friday. The bills are sponsored by Senator Joseph Lagana, Senate ...

MORRIS TOWNSHIP, NJ - All seven Morris County Freeholders were on hand to officially open Gov. Chris Christie Drive today. The road, which is off Hanover Avenue in Morris Township is now the main access road for the Central Park of Morris county. 

Speaking at the ceremony, Freeholder Director Doug Cabana, stated that Christie has played a major role in the history of Morris ...

Morristown, NJ - Community members gathered today at Morristown Town Hall  for the Rise for Climate, Jobs and Justice Event. Same day events were happening in Red Bank, Newark and Jersey City where citizens, elected officials and members of environmental, labor, civil and faith-based groups gathered for the People’s Climate Movement to Rise for Climate, Jobs, and Justice.

MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Town of Morristown is providing dog and cat owners an opportunity to get a free rabies vaccination for your beloved pet. Morristown's Division of Health is holding a free rabies clinic on Saturday September 15, 2018  from 11:00 - 1:00 pm at Town Hall. The original date was this Saturday.

Pets who have never been vaccinated before will be given a one year ...

PARSIPPANY - TROY HILLS, NJ - The Morris County Board of Freeholders invites residents from all 30 Morris County towns to join in observing the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against our nation at the Morris County Remembers 9/11 Service on Sunday, Sept. 9.

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police officer and Chester resident Will Jimeno will be the ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ - A heat advisory is in effect for today as temperatures are expected to climb into the mid- 90's. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures will remain in the upper 80's to low 90's through Friday. The high temperatures have prompted Morristown officials to keep cooling centers open in town through Friday, September 7.

According to town ...

TRENTON, NJ— A request for a two-week extension has been awarded to the state of New Jersey to answer a lawsuit seeking to integrate New Jersey's schools, indicating that a settlement could be possible.

A new deadline of Sept. 14 has been set.

In a letter sent to Mercer County Superior Court Judge Mary Jacobson yesterday, state Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said that the request ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ -  Morristown Mayor Tim Dougherty is among the sixteen mayors along the Morris & Essex Line who have joined together to ask the Governor, DOT and NJ Transit to do a better job.

In the two weeks following a statement submitted by South Orange and Maplewood regarding NJ Transit delays and cancellations, sixteen additional mayors and communities serviced by the ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morris County Board of Freeholders, in a unanimous vote this week, has adopted a new Morris County Strategic Plan that offers key goals and guiding principles for county government for the next decade.

The document was developed over the past year with the valued help of county and municipal government, education, health and medical, business, nonprofit, and innovation ...