ROXBURY, NJ - Roxbury officials gathered today for a groundbreaking ceremony to launch construction of $1.5 million worth of improvements to Horseshoe Lake Park in Succasunna, including a new artificial turf field.

The Roxbury Mayor and Council were joined at the event by several dozen Roxbury Junior Gaels lacrosse players who were practicing at the park. Enduring a relentless, ...

ROXBURY, NJ – The township will not renew the liquor license for the former Smiles II go-go bar in Ledgewood despite claims made today by its co-owner that he’s done nothing to deserve the revocation.

The Roxbury Mayor and Council authorized township attorney Anthony Bucco to draft a resolution denying the license renewal requested by Kevin Lipka, who owns the closed establishment ...

ROXBURY, NJ – The municipal portion of the average Roxbury homeowner’s tax bill will increase by about $17 per year under a new township budget introduced by the Roxbury Mayor and Council on Tuesday.

Residents will be allowed to comment about the proposed $29,770,318 budget at a public hearing scheduled for May 7 at 7:30 p.m. in town hall.

The budget represents an overall ...

ROXBURY, NJ – Township residents, especially those involved in the fire department and in high school sports, are striving to help Roxbury firefighter and business owner Jeff Poissant in his fight against cancer.

Poissant, a father of three whose youngest daughter, Biz, is a Roxbury High School senior and captain of the girls lacrosse team, is battling stage four prostate ...

ROXBURY, NJ – The 2019 season for Roxbury’s recreation baseball teams began today with an opening day party in Landing that included a ceremonial first pitch tossed by Matt Adonis, a fifth-grader who survived the removal of a cancerous brain tumor.

At least 500 people attended the event, which took place at the Landing Park Recreation Complex and featured music, food, ice cream and ...

ROXBURY, NJ - Roxbury Township Counsel Anthony Bucco, also a state Assemblyman representing the township, was recently presented with a lifetime achievement award by The Boy Scouts of America.

The award was presented at the Boy Scouts’ annual Morris County awards dinner on April 9 at the Hanover Marriott in Whippany.

The lifetime achievement award is presented to respected leaders who ...

ROXBURY, NJ – The Roxbury High School baseball team on Thursday evened out its season record, bringing it to 4-4, with a win over Seton Hall Prep.

It was an offense-filled contest, played at Seton Hall Prep’s field in West Orange, with the Gaels winning 14-10 over the Pirates. It was also a somewhat sloppy game; Roxbury made two errors and Seton Hall Prep chalked up four.

Ryan ...

ROXBURY, NJ – The 2019 season for Roxbury’s recreation baseball teams began today with an opening day party in Landing that included a ceremonial first pitch tossed by Matt Adonis, a fifth-grader who survived the removal of a cancerous brain tumor.

At least 500 people attended the event, which took place at the Landing Park Recreation Complex and featured music, food, ice cream and ...

ROXBURY, NJ - Roxbury officials gathered today for a groundbreaking ceremony to launch construction of $1.5 million worth of improvements to Horseshoe Lake Park in Succasunna, including a new artificial turf field.

The Roxbury Mayor and Council were joined at the event by several dozen Roxbury Junior Gaels lacrosse players who were practicing at the park. Enduring a relentless, ...

ROXBURY, NJ – A man who claimed he had a gun walked out of the Home Depot in Succasunna this morning with a “cart full of powertools,” said police.

The robbery took place at 7:10 a.m., according to Roxbury Police spokesperson Jennifer Dillard, who said the investigation is ongoing.

“A Home Depot employee witnessed a male attempting to shoplift a cart full of ...

ROXBURY, NJ – The township will not renew the liquor license for the former Smiles II go-go bar in Ledgewood despite claims made today by its co-owner that he’s done nothing to deserve the revocation.

The Roxbury Mayor and Council authorized township attorney Anthony Bucco to draft a resolution denying the license renewal requested by Kevin Lipka, who owns the closed establishment ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ - The driver of a school bus involved in a 2018 crash on Route 80 in Mount Olive - an incident that killed two people and injured 40 - has been indicted on charges including homicide, authorities said today.

The indictment charges the bus driver, Hudy Muldrow, 78, of Woodland Park, with two counts of second-degree reckless vehicular homicide and 25 counts of fourth ...

ROXBURY, NJ - 16-year-old special education student Brandon Slater of Succasunna never attended a dance. That changed Friday, thanks to his lifelong neighbor Tara Roumes.

Because of Tara, Brandon’s first dance was a big one: The Roxbury High School Junior Prom.

Brandon attends New Beginnings in Fairfield. Tara, also 16, attends Roxbury High School. Both ...

ROXBURY, NJ - Roxbury High School students involved in ceramics design won several awards, including a best-in-show first-place, at a recent competition.
“Tonight was very exciting as we earned not one, not two, but six awards at the extremely competitive Montville MUDD Ceramics Invitational," said Roxbury High School Art Teacher Katherine Machere. The 7th Annual ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ -  Libraries that are part of the Morris Automated Information Network or MAIN - including Roxbury Public Library - are inviting community members to solve a riddle or complete a task that leads to a prize entry form.

The MAIN consortium of libraries includes 38 public libraries. For a list of participating libraries, click HERE

Patrons who complete the prize entry ...

ROXBURY, NJ – The owners of the shuttered Smiles II go-go bar in Ledgewood are in jeopardy of losing their embattled liquor license, according to township officials.

The establishment, at the intersection of Route 46 and Route 10 in Ledgewood, has been closed since July 2016 when its owners and some employees were arrested on multiple criminal charges including racketeering, money ...

ROXBURY, NJ - (Corrected version) Eight people will seek election in November to four seats on the Roxbury Township Council, according to campaign filings for the June primary.

Incumbent Republicans Richard Zoschak of Landing, Jaki Albrecht of Succasunna and Fred Hall of Succasunna are seeking re-election to 4-year terms. Their slogan will be "Regular Republican Organization."

The ...

ROXBURY, NJ – State Assemblyman Anthony M. Bucco, (R-25) who represents Roxbury and also serves as Roxbury’s township attorney, kicked-off his re-election campaign this week at an event in Boonton, where he lives.

He was joined by another Boonton resident, Morris County Sheriff Jim Gannon, who is also seeking re-election.

Bucco, 56, was first elected in 2009. He is the son of ...

ROXBURY, NJ - Saying it "kills" her to see older residents being mistreated, Morris County Freeholder Heather Darling on Saturday announced a candidacy to become the county Surrogate.

The Surrugate, a 5-year-long elected position, administers wills, estates, guardianships and trusts for Morris County residents. He or she also serves ...

ROXBURY, NJ - Roxbury High School Senior Evan Vazquez was recognized recently as a National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete at the 25th Annual Scholar-Athlete Awards Dinner at the Madison Hotel in Morristown.

The criteria for the Scholar-Athlete Award, as established by the National Awards Committee, are academic achievement, school and civic leadership, and ...

ROXBURY, NJ - Roxbury High School graduate Kaitlyn Sperduto made the Fall 2018 Dean's List at William Paterson University, according to the school.

Sperduto, a Mount Arlington resident, is studying accounting at the university's Cotsakos College of Business.

ROXBURY, NJ - Roxbury High School had the opportunity March 7 to acknowledge the hard work and accomplishments of one of its top athletes, senior Bridget Doherty, who has the exciting opportunity to continue her academic and athletic career at the University of Rhode Island next year.

“Bridget has given our program a lot to be proud of over the last few years," ...

ROXBURY, NJ – Attention Walmart shoppers in Roxbury: Your local store has less than a month to go.

Walmart Corp. plans to close its Ledgewood store before May 10 and begin its demolition “as soon as June,” said company spokesman Phillip Keene on Wednesday.

The store is being razed to make way for a new Walmart “Supercenter” at the site, part of the conversion ...

ROXBURY, NJ – Don’t let the name fool you. The creation of Roxbury’s first QuickChek has been anything but quick.

The project, first announced in 2015, has been grinding its way through various government approval processes. However, the end to the red tape is in sight, said John Wyciskala, the Parsippany lawyer representing QuickChek on the project.

“We’re ...

ROXBURY, NJ – Businesses on Route 46 between Howard Boulevard in Ledgewood and Canfield Avenue in Mine Hill will stay open this weekend as police officers help motorists find their way around town during a closure of the highway in Kenvil.

A railroad crossing upgrade will force detours of through traffic, but local police will be on hand to assist drivers heading to local ...

ROXBURY, NJ – A plan to make safety and capacity improvements this spring to an old dam in Ledgewood was shelved recently after a biologist found the project would ruin the family plans of some birds on the site.

Environmental consultant Scott Angus, of NV5 in Parsippany, said his March 7 visit to the Ledgewood Pond Dam revealed a pair of white-breasted nuthatches and a male ...

ROXBURY, NJ - Johanna Pipoli of Roxbury was one of three Morris County 4-H members recognized recently by the Morris County Board of Freeholders.

The freeholders issued county certificates to Pipoli, Kristin Osika of Mendham and Kristen Briney of Chester.

The certificates thanked the trio forf representing Morris County at the recent National Agri-Science Youth Summit in Chevy Chase, ...

ROXBURY, NJ – Roxbury residents will be able to get five free tree seedlings later this month as part of a state Forest Service program.

The seedlings will be distributed April 25, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Roxbury Recreation Department, 72 Eyland Ave., in Succasunna. Roxbury is one of 10 Morris County municipalities participating in the Forest Service’s “Tree Seedlings ...

ROXBURY, NJ - The township will spend up to $50,090 toward a proposed quarter-million-dollar restoration and stabilization of a piece of the former Morris Canal in Ledgewood if the bulk of the project is funded by state and county grants.

The township Mayor and Council voted last week to authorize the expenditure as Roxbury’s share of $250,450 that would be spent at the site of Morris ...

ROXBURY, NJ – As a young biochemist in the food industry, could Richard Cramond possibly have envisioned - when he settled in Ledgewood in 1964 with his wife Cynthia and their young children that his new neighborhood would inspire him to half a century of immersion in local history and volunteerism?

Probably not, but it did.

And on Feb. 27, Cramond was named Roxbury’s ...

ROXBURY, NJ - Preschoolers are known for watching the same show over and over and over. 

For 17 year old jazz pianist Leonieke Scheuble, her early-year hyper-focus was “Ray,” the 2004 film based on the life of Ray Charles. 

“I always asked my parents to put it on.  I loved the movie and what I was hearing,” said Scheuble, who will perform as ...

ROXBURY, NJ - Roxbury High School students involved in ceramics design won several awards, including a best-in-show first-place, at a recent competition.
“Tonight was very exciting as we earned not one, not two, but six awards at the extremely competitive Montville MUDD Ceramics Invitational," said Roxbury High School Art Teacher Katherine Machere. The 7th Annual ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ -  Libraries that are part of the Morris Automated Information Network or MAIN - including Roxbury Public Library - are inviting community members to solve a riddle or complete a task that leads to a prize entry form.

The MAIN consortium of libraries includes 38 public libraries. For a list of participating libraries, click HERE

Patrons who complete the prize entry ...

ROXBURY, NJ – Donating a kidney to a fellow Roxbury resident was “a simple thing,” said Kim Roumes on Tuesday, urging others to consider becoming organ or tissue donors.

Roumes and her kidney recipient, former Roxbury Boy Scout leader Bob Williams, appeared together Tuesday at the Roxbury Mayor and Council meeting. Town officials, at the meeting, issued a proclamation in ...

ROXBURY, NJ –  Michele (Silk) Adriano was told by one doctor after another that her symptoms were just from stress. The former Roxbury resident was sure it was more than that.

Indeed it was. Adriano's persistence finally resulted in an MRI, a test that showed a large tumor pressing against her brain. Before doctors removed the tumor recently, they told Adriano that the ...

FLORHAM PARK, NJ — The Alzheimer’s Association Greater New Jersey (AAGNJ) chapter has announced an inaugural statewide partnership with Fort Lee-based health care provider CareOne, LLC, which has committed to be the 2019 statewide sponsor of the five Walk to End Alzheimer’s events—the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, ...

ROXBURY, NJ – Non-local traffic on Route 46 through Kenvil will be forced to take a 5-mile-long detour on an upcoming weekend as contractors improve a deteriorated railroad crossing, according to officials.

The detour will ban all but local traffic (motorists not needing to traverse the rail crossing) between Howard Boulevard in Ledgewood and Canfield Avenue in Mine Hill between 6 ...

ROXBURY, NJ – About 4.5 miles of county roads in or partially within Roxbury will get facelifts this year under Morris County’s 2019 road resurfacing program, county officials said today.

The first piece to be tackled will be a 1.3-mile stretch of Mount Arlington Boulevard between Landing Road and Laurie Road. It's a section that was supposed to be resurfaced in 2017 but ...