ROXBURY, NJ – The township today put some numbers behind what Roxbury residents already know: It’s been a tough winter in terms of snowfall.

For the past decade, Roxbury’s average annual snowfall total has been about 50 inches, said Mayor Bob DeFillippo. “This season so far, we have gotten 57 inches,” he said.

In fact, it snowed 21 days in the past month, ...

ROXBURY, NJ – Taxes paid to the township by the average Roxbury homeowner would increase by about $32 per year under a municipal budget presented by township Manager John Shepherd.

The proposed 1.47 percent increase in the budget, if approved by the Roxbury Mayor and Council, would represent the first township tax increase since 2019. In a statement attached to the proposed spending ...

ROXBURY, NJ – Faced with rising costs due to minimum-wage hikes, Roxbury might bump up the fees it charges for recreation programs, especially for out-of-towners.

Among the changes being weighed: Elimination of free beach passes for non-resident senior citizens.

The proposed new fee structure was presented this week to the Roxbury Mayor and Council by Township Manager John ...

ROXBURY, NJ - Having started the season with four consecutive wins, but then losing the next three games, the Roxbury High School ice hockey team needed a win. It got one Tuesday with an 8-1 pounding of Montville.

The 5-3 Gaels dominated the 1-2-1 Mustangs, barring any scoring until the final period when Montville's Owen O'Hara scored at 13:11.

Roxbury took charge early, scoring ...

ROXBURY, NJ - The Roxbury High School boy's basketball team lost its first game of the season Saturday, a loss in which its - West Morris High School - maintained its undefeated status.

Playing in Chester, the Gaels lost 42-37 to the Wolfpack. The defeat brings Roxbury's record to 4-1 and West Morris' record to 7-0.

Roxbury found itself trailing 16-24 after the first two ...

ROXBURY, NJ - The Roxbury High School boys basketball team on Tuesday maintained its undefeated record by beating Morristown. The team stands at fourth in the 39-team Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) and first in its division. 

Playing away, the Gaels dominated the Colonials in a 44-29 victory. Roxbury outscored Morristown 14-7 in the second quarter and 15-7 in the ...

ROXBURY, NJ – Girl Scout Katherine Gardner’s goal in pushing for early-childhood full eye assessments is not just to attain her Girl Scout Gold Award; it’s also personal.

Chances are good that Gardner, 18, would not be blind in one eye had she received a full eye assessment when she was an infant.

“I didn’t get taken to an eye doctor until I was ...

ROXBURY, NJ - Members of the Kiwanis Club of Roxbury joined last weekend in a food distribution effort that involved more than 100 volunteers from Kiwanis Clubs in Northern New Jersey and local high school Key Clubs.

During the Feb. 13 effort, food was given to area residents struggling from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

At Kiwanis Park in Succasunna, the Kiwanis Club of Roxbury ...

ROXBURY, NJ – With help from her family, a Roxbury teacher who lost her husband to COVID-19 is spearheading a campaign that urges people to get vaccinated in honor of someone, or something, they care about.

Marla Sarrel, who teaches at Franklin School in Succasunna, said she and her family got the idea for the “This Jab’s For You” social media campaign after ...

ROXBURY, NJ – They’re bright and colorful. Dogs find them irresistible. One might help save your life someday.

These are three good reasons to love fire hydrants and – if you’ve got the equipment and a strong back - to join the fledgling “Adopt a Hydrant Challenge” effort in Roxbury.

By doing so, you pledge to keep a nearby hydrant clear of snow, plants ...

MOUNT OLIVE, NJ - No evidence suggesting arson or other suspicious activity was found during a probe of the fire that destroyed the Longhorn Steakhouse in Mount Olive on Jan. 19, authorities said today.

However, although the investigation into the blaze is complete, a cause has yet to be determined, they said.

The news came in a statement  from Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert ...

ROXBURY, NJ - A 71-year-old man who was crossing Route 10 in Succasunna on Thursday evening was struck by a vehicle that left the scene, said Roxbury police.

The incident took place at about 6:30 p.m., said police. They said the man was using the crosswalk to traverse Route 10 West near South Street when he was hit.

The man suffered minor injuries and was taken to a local hospital, ...

ROXBURY, NJ – Public school personnel should be deemed “essential workers” and given priority over others for COVID-19 vaccinations, says the Roxbury School Board.

The board, on Monday, passed a resolution that sends that message to Gov. Phil Murphy and other state officials. The resolution requests Murphy “to include public school district personnel in the official ...

TRENTON - Governor Phil Murphy and New Jersey Department of Education (DOE) Acting Commissioner Dr. Angelica Allen-McMillan on Friday announced “The Road Forward,” a series of coordinated policy initiatives that dramatically expand the Administration’s efforts to identify and address the academic and mental health impacts of COVID-19 on New Jersey students and ...

ROXBURY, NJ - Kennedy Elementary School teachers Amber Davis and Lorey Deeb and their students recently had some fun with cross-curricular activities on National Pizza Day.

With help from a local pizzeria, the students participated in activities that all related to pizza for the day. The activities included math, writing, reading and science to make the day a unique and memorable ...

ROXBURY, NJ - Two Roxbury resident, Christopher Paz and Michael Frequenza, were recently sworn-in to serve on the 2021 Morris County Young Republicans Executive Board.

Frequenza is serving as the group's treasurer while Paz is a state committeeman.

The oaths of office were given at the organization's recent first-ever Zoom Christmas Party. More than fifty young ...

ROXBURY, NJ - State Sen. Tony Bucco, who also serves as Roxbury's township attorney, today declared an election victory over his Democrat opponent Rupande Mehta.

Although the Morris County Board of Elections has yet to finish counting votes, Bucco, R-25th Dist., said in a statement that he is confident about his decision to proclaim a win. His campaign also said Roxbury's ...

ROXBURY, NJ – Three members of the Roxbury Board of Education appear to have warded off challenges by two newcomers and won re-election to their 3-year seats Tuesday, based on unofficial Election Day results from the Morris County Board of Elections.

As of 9:55 p.m., the challengers, Ralph Casendino and Sharon MacGregor, fell short of securing enough votes to oust incumbents ...

ROXBURY, NJ – Girl Scout Katherine Gardner’s goal in pushing for early-childhood full eye assessments is not just to attain her Girl Scout Gold Award; it’s also personal.

Chances are good that Gardner, 18, would not be blind in one eye had she received a full eye assessment when she was an infant.

“I didn’t get taken to an eye doctor until I was ...

ROXBURY, NJ – With help from her family, a Roxbury teacher who lost her husband to COVID-19 is spearheading a campaign that urges people to get vaccinated in honor of someone, or something, they care about.

Marla Sarrel, who teaches at Franklin School in Succasunna, said she and her family got the idea for the “This Jab’s For You” social media campaign after ...

ROXBURY, NJ – Township officials are trying to help Roxbury residents find nearby places to get the COVID-19 vaccination, an effort proving to be tricky as sites open and close.

The township is endeavoring to provide, on its website, the latest list of vaccination sites. This can be found by clicking here.

An email to reporters, sent Friday by Roxbury Township Manager John Shepherd, ...

ROXBURY, NJ - The “soft opening” last Saturday of the new Five Below store in The Shops at Ledgewood Commons was the first in a flurry of Grand Openings expected to take place at the new mall in the coming weeks.

“They are the tip of the spear, post Walmart,” said Jared Minatelli, director of asset management for Advance Realty Investors, referring to the October ...

ROXBURY, NJ - TAPinto Roxbury is a part of TAPinto.net, a network of more than 85 franchised online local news sites with 2,000,000 monthly readers, 250,000 followers on Facebook and more than 260,000 daily enewsletter subscribers. 

In 2020, TAPinto local news sites saw a 70% increase in readership, and 40% of our readers said they bought a product or service because they saw it ...

ROXBURY, NJ - Although Wakefern Food Corp. plans to shutter some ShopRite pharmacies in New Jersey, the Succasunna ShopRite pharmacy is not among them, said a spokesperson today.

The Succasunna store - along with ShopRites in Byram, Flanders, Franklin, Mansfield, Netcong, Newton and Sparta - is owned and operated by RoNetco Supermarkets Inc., which has no plan to shutter its ...

ROXBURY, NJ - Roxbury High School’s 2020 Yearbook publication, “Home Grown,” was trecently awarded a first place gold award in the Garden State Scholastic Press Association’s annual yearbook contest.

Advisor Scott Schilling worked with the Yearbook Production class and the Yearbook Club - which was co-advised by Izzy Speronza - to create the ...

ROXBURY, NJ - The Roxbury Rotary Club hopes to get at least 300 people to sign up for an upcoming "virtual comedy night" fundraiser that will feature four comedians.

The online event is scheduled to take place Jan. 30 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and will cost $50. The show will be carried over the ZOOM platform, with registration starting at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets, as well as ...

ROXBURY, NJ - The Roxbury Public Library this week announced the availability of a downloadable application for Apple and Android devices.

The Roxbury Public Library App allows library users to store their Roxbury Public Library cards on their phones "and access a wealth of perks," said the library.

It said users of the new app are able to manage their accounts and renew borrowed ...

ROXBURY, NJ – The miniature train that last carried children around Horseshoe Lake Park about 40 years might live again, but not in Roxbury.

The locomotive, along with the narrow-gauge tracks and ties that once carried it, are being donated by the township to the Bergen County Parks Department for possible use at Van Saun County Park and Bergen County Zoo in River Edge.

The ...

ROXBURY, NJ – Work began last week on a new home for the school bell formerly housed in the rooftop cupola atop the Roxbury School Board building.

The bell, which once alerted the neighborhood that school was in session, is being placed in a display on the lawn in front of the 116-year-old building. It was removed from the cupola last summer when workers renovated the structure ...

ROXBURY, NJ – They’ve been unused, overgrown and crumbling eyesores for years, but soon the former tennis courts between Lincoln-Roosevelt School and Franklin School in Succasunna will be removed and replaced with pavilions for outdoor classrooms and other uses.

The Roxbury school board, on Monday, approved spending $1.4 million for site preparation and installation of the ...

ROXBURY, NJ - Is Lake Hopatcong more fun in the summer or the winter?  The answer depends on who you ask. 

While this question might set your mind adrift to sunny days floating in the lake, for others ice hockey and hot cocoa come to mind.  Personal opinions aside, it’s important to keep Lake Hopatcong a safe place to recreate any time of year.

The idea of protecting ...

ROXBURY, NJ - The Scouts in Roxbury Cub Scout Pack 54 want to see Roxbury's neighborhood walkways glowing for holiday season.

The Pack is hosting a "Light up Roxbury" fundraiser in which the Scouts are selling flameless luminary kits, hoping residents will use them to light their properties' walkways.

"The luminaries can be placed curbside or leading up a walkway for ...

ROXBURY, NJ – Only a fraction of the weeds normally yanked from Lake Hopatcong each summer were removed in 2020 due to the pullback of the program after harvester operator Curtis Mulch died when his machine capsized, according to a report.

One of the goals of weed harvesting is to remove phosphorus from the lake. Scientists say phosphorus reduction is important when it comes to battling ...

ROXBURY, NJ - Roxbury residents who live near Lake Hopatcong will be among 16 people chosen to receive rebates for building "rain gardens" on their property this year, said the Lake Hopatcong Commission (LHC).

A rain garden is a collection of native shrubs, perennials and flowers, planted in a small depression, designed to temporarily hold and soak in rainwater runoff from ...

ROXBURY, NJ – That massive TV you got for Christmas is a delicate thing and that’s why it came packed in a thick shell of expanded polystyrene (EPS) surrounded by cardboard.

By now, the TV is probably set up and its huge cardboard box will go out to the curb for Blue Diamond Disposal. But what about the EPS, otherwise known as Styrofoam?

Although it probably has a symbol ...

ROXBURY, NJ - The First Presbyterian Church of Succasunna will be hosting a "Souper Bowl of Caring" event on Feb. 6 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the church parking lot next door to the Roxbury Public Library at 99 Main Street, Succasunna. 

In 1990, a youth pastor decided to use the hype of the Super Bowl to encourage people to give just one dollar to a ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ - The 2021 Morris County St. Patrick's Day parade has been postponed. 

In a Facebook post, St. Patrick's Day Parade of Morris County Publicity Coordinator Michael Leavy announced that, after consulting with local officials, the committee has decided to postpone the parade in Morristown.

"Our hope is to conduct the parade at a later date when existing ...

RANDOLPH, NJ - Morris County will modify its no-cost COVID-19 testing efforts by next week to focus on the walk-up service provided by appointment-only at the County College of Morris and phase out at-home-tests for all but homebound, symptomatic residents.

Municipal leaders throughout the county were told of the modified testing plan in a conference call yesterday, and they were urged to help ...

NEW JERSEY — “Good trends,” as Gov. Phil Murphy put it Monday, will allow New Jersey to expand its COVID-19 gathering limits.

The changes go into effect immediately. Religious services at churches, mosques and other houses of worship will be allowed to run at 50% capacity.

Also in effect, two parents/guardians will be allowed to attend indoor and outdoor college ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - While there is no evidence of a birthday celebration for George Washington in 1779, the General did attend a few parties in central New Jersey around the time of his 47th birthday on Feb. 22 that year.

Details are provided in a video posted on YouTube, as part of a virtual President's Day celebration hosted by Valley Forge National Historical Park, narrated by ...

TRENTON - Governor Phil Murphy and New Jersey Department of Education (DOE) Acting Commissioner Dr. Angelica Allen-McMillan on Friday announced “The Road Forward,” a series of coordinated policy initiatives that dramatically expand the Administration’s efforts to identify and address the academic and mental health impacts of COVID-19 on New Jersey students and ...