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 – Roxbury officials and the Roxbury Rotary Club are hoping to avert a crisis at Roxbury Social Services that could take place when the Ledgewood Walmart is razed – possibly later this year – to make way for a new Walmart Supercenter.

The Walmart store has been vital for Social Services, especially during the holidays when Roxbury fire and first aid volunteers ...

ROXBURY, NJ – The developers of The Shops at Ledgewood Commons in Roxbury can begin revamping the interior of a former sporting goods store for use by new retailers including Barnes & Noble, said township officials.

The Roxbury Planning Board, on Wednesday, said it had no problem with Ledgewood Investors moving forward with interior work in “Building B,” ...

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 ...

ROXBURY, NJ – Roxbury Public Library Director Radwa Ali is urging people to sign-up for the library’s upcoming indoor mini-golf fundraiser, an event that will raise money to buy new tables for the library’s children’s room.

The room was substantially redecorated in November, when new walls and shelves were installed. But the job won’t be done until some new tables ...

ROXBURY, NJ – She’s now in college, but Roxbury High School graduate Jessica Bartelloni got a lot of satisfaction from a high school school project that provided gifts to children fighting cancer.

So she’s doing it again.

Bartelloni, now attending County College of Morris, is keeping alive Project Glow Gold and hoping to gather even more presents for hospitalized children ...

ROXBURY, NJ - The United States Fistball Association (USFA) in conjunction with the Roxbury-based Swim and Sport Club, and possibly the Roxbury Recreation Department, will soon be starting the only youth fistball league in New Jersey.

Beginning in mid-May and running through the end of July, the new fistball league is for both boys and girls - in age groups U12, U15, U18 - and adults 19 ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ – Roxbury resident Will Findlay was one of the players in the first annual Morris County Senior All-Star charity basketball game on March 14.

Findlay's squad, Team Play4aPurpose, was defeated by Team Ball4aCause 138-125. The game took place at Morristown-Beard School in Morristown.

Sponsored by the Morris County Coaches Association, the all-star game ...

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 - Mount Olive police found heroin, hypodermic needles and other drugs on a man whose car was blocked on Emmans Road by a motorist who observed it being operated erratically and called 911, police said.

Police said the incident began at 3:03 p.m. on March 20 when a motorist called 911 to report an "erratic driver" on Route 206 operating a 2012 Chevrolet. Mount ...

MOUNT ARLINGTON, NJ – Mount Arlington Police Sgt. James Distasio, seriously injured in December when he was hit by a car, came home to the borough today and was given a warm welcome by several hundred school children.

Distasio, who had been undergoing treatment at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in Chester following treatment at Morristown Memorial Hospital, was driven in a ...

ROXBURY, NJ – Sean Smith of Roxbury is the newest member of the Mount Olive Township Police Department, Mount Olive Police Chief Stephen Beecher announced today.

The chief said Smith, a 2012 graduate of Roxbury High School, was released from the department’s Field Training Program and can now “assume full patrol duties” for the police department. He will be wearing ...

ROXBURY, NJ - Thanks to the advances in technology, the Seventh Grade Band at Eisenhower Middle School was able to hold a virtual rehearsal with composer Scott Watson earlier this month using Google Hangouts Meet.

Instrumental Music Teacher and Band Director Shannon Perrone worked with Roxbury’s Technology Integration Specialist Ruth Davis to arrange for this special rehearsal. Perrone ...

ROXBURY, NJ - For the first time, Eisenhower Middle School has two students moving on in the You Be the Chemist Challenge sponsored by the BASF Corporation.

Six students took part in the challenge on March 2 at the BASF headquarters in Florham Park. The Challenge is an individual competition held through a series of multi-level tests. The first test originates with a student taking a ...

ROXBURY, NJ – Two students from Roxbury were among those recently honored as February's “Students of the Month – Outstanding Percussionists” by the Mayor Performing Arts Center in Morristown (MPAC).

The students, Jamie Kim and Nicholas Morris, were recognized on stage prior to a March 14 performance at MPAC by the Kodo Drummers of Japan, according to MPAC. The ...

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 – 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 – Removing voting from Roxbury schools doesn’t seem very likely, although sub-committees of the Roxbury Township Council and the Roxbury School Board continue to discuss its feasibility.

But at least one Roxbury resident wants to know if most people in town really care.

Shawn Potillo, an alternate member of the Roxbury Planning Board, came to the microphone during ...

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 - Landing resident Rachel Lessig was inducted March 1 into the Monmouth University Chapter of  Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society.

Students who are honored with induction earned grade point averages greater than 3.5 during their first semester.

Lessig also made the university's Dean's List for the Fall 2018 semester.

ROXBURY, NJ -  Eisenhower Middle School announces the students who have earned High Honor Roll and Honor Roll for the second marking period of the 2018/2019 school year.

Students must have earned all A’s on their second marking period report card to qualify for high honor roll. Students must have a combination of As and Bs on their second marking period report card to earn ...

ROXBURY, NJ – Hiking to lofty peaks is a rewarding form of exercise. But older hikers might find the trip down from mountaintops to be tougher on aging knees than the journey up.

Succasunna financial planner Richard D’Ambola, CSA, CLTC - a TAPinto Roxbury sponsor - sees a parallel between mountaineering and retirement planning, his specialty.

“I like to use climbing a ...

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 – The developers of The Shops at Ledgewood Commons in Roxbury can begin revamping the interior of a former sporting goods store for use by new retailers including Barnes & Noble, said township officials.

The Roxbury Planning Board, on Wednesday, said it had no problem with Ledgewood Investors moving forward with interior work in “Building B,” ...

ROXBURY, NJ – The company that collects garbage and recycling in Roxbury says it’s being financially crushed by the collapse of the recyclables market and it wants the township to help cover the cost.

The company, Blue Diamond Disposal, is paid $164,460 per month by the township for trash and recycling pick-up. However, in late December, it billed Roxbury an additional $6,377 - to ...

ROXBURY, NJ – Ledgewood Pond might not be as pretty as Horseshoe Lake, but it doesn’t have to be strewn with garbage.

With that in mind, four Roxbury Boy Scouts recently spent some time setting things right.

The four Scouts, Jack Demetris, Caleb Smith, Austin Christian and Van Krause, performed a clean-up of Ledgewood Pond on Dec. 29. The boys are members of Boy Scout Troop 163 ...

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 – (Note: Date was corrected) In the early morning of June 3, 1989, 20-year-old Ted Miller II - home on vacation from college – was fast asleep. He had a fun day planned: A trip to the shore.

Miller, now a Roxbury real estate agent and TAPinto Roxbury sponsor, sure didn’t plan on awakening at 5:05 a.m. But he - and many others in Roxbury - had a ...

ROXBURY, NJ - A dream came true recently for The Lake Hopatcong Foundation, the non-profit organization restoring the former Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad train station in Landing: Staffers moved into the 108--year-old structure and began calling it "home."

"We at the Lake Hopatcong Foundation are thrilled to be ringing in the new year in our new home at ...

ROXBURY, NJ - Thanks to the advances in technology, the Seventh Grade Band at Eisenhower Middle School was able to hold a virtual rehearsal with composer Scott Watson earlier this month using Google Hangouts Meet.

Instrumental Music Teacher and Band Director Shannon Perrone worked with Roxbury’s Technology Integration Specialist Ruth Davis to arrange for this special rehearsal. Perrone ...

ROXBURY, NJ – Two students from Roxbury were among those recently honored as February's “Students of the Month – Outstanding Percussionists” by the Mayor Performing Arts Center in Morristown (MPAC).

The students, Jamie Kim and Nicholas Morris, were recognized on stage prior to a March 14 performance at MPAC by the Kodo Drummers of Japan, according to MPAC. The ...

ROXBURY, NJ – Roxbury Public Library Director Radwa Ali is urging people to sign-up for the library’s upcoming indoor mini-golf fundraiser, an event that will raise money to buy new tables for the library’s children’s room.

The room was substantially redecorated in November, when new walls and shelves were installed. But the job won’t be done until some new tables ...

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 – Deep Wellness Center co-owner Naresh Mehta had to chuckle at the irony. Although he and his family lived in Roxbury for nearly two decades before moving to Rockaway in 2014, Mehta figures he and his wife Deepali will now be spending more time in Roxbury than they did before moving.

“We’ll be spending 12 to 14 hours here each day,” Mehta said.

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 ...