ROXBURY, NJ – The township is getting closer to replacing the current old-school sign at Horseshoe Lake Park with a modern digital message board, said Roxbury Public Works Director Rick Blood.

Updating the sign has been under discussion for at least five years. The project made it into this year’s capital budget, with the Roxbury Mayor and Council earmarking $75,000 for the ...

ROXBURY, NJ – The Roxbury Road Department expects to embark on its 2022 paving projects next week, with its initial focus on some rough roads in Succasunna, said Roxbury Department of Public Works Director Rick Blood today.

Speaking at a sparsely attended “Succasunna neighborhood meeting” of the Roxbury Township Council, which took place in the Roxbury Senior ...

ROXBURY, NJ – With a crane and a tractor-trailer, a 2-piece, modular home, built as affordable housing by Roxbury High School students for Morris Habitat for Humanity, was successfully moved today from the high school in Succasunna to a lot in Landing.

The move went flawlessly and faster than many expected. The two halves of the house matched up perfectly as they were ...

ROXBURY, NJ - The Kennedy Elementary School in Succasunna was recently awarded a $2,000 Sustainable Jersey for Schools grant funded by the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA).

Sixteen $10,000 grants and ten $2,000 grants were distributed to support elementary through high school public schools and school districts across the state. The grants fund a variety of projects including ...

ROXBURY, NJ – The Roxbury High School softball team will do its best to recover from Saturday’s disappointing loss to Montville in the Morris County Tournament Championship Game. The Gaels will start today with their game against Chatham.

Then, on Tuesday, second-seeded Roxbury will face Old Tappan, seeded third - in the semifinals of the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3 state ...

ROXBURY, NJ - The Roxbury High School girls lacrosse team ended its season on Wednesday on a good note: The Gaels beat Hackettstown.

Playing a game that was supposed to happen on May 16, the Gaels defeated the Tigers 11-7. The win left Roxbury with a season record of 5-13.

Roxbury pounded Hackettstown with 10 goals in the first half. The team's high-scorer, with six goals, was senior ...

ROXBURY, NJ – A Roxbury resident who never before sought public office, something he views as a bonus, is hoping to win a place on this November’s general election ballot for Morris County Board of Commissioners.

The man, Joseph Coppola, 37, of Succasunna, is seeking nomination in the Republican primary on June 7. He is hoping to win one of the three GOP spots on the ...

ROXBURY, NJ – After police searched his residence last month as part of an undercover investigation, a Succasunna man confessed to downloading child pornography, according to authorities.

The man, Igor Michael Terrero, 49, was arrested today, said U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger in a press release. 

He said Terrero was charged with one count of distributing child ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ - Police are requesting the public's assistance in locating a woman who is missing.

The woman, identified only as "Caren" by police, was last seen walking out of the JCC on Northfield Avenue in West Orange on Friday, May 20 at around 11 a.m.

She was wearing a white shirt, purple pants, blue socks and sneakers. She does not drive, police ...

ROXBURY, NJ – Roxbury Boy Scout Justin Cordeiro was recently named 2022 Scout of the Year by the Skylands District, Patriots Path Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

Cordeiro, a 21-year-old graduate of Roxbury High School, is an extended age Scout in Troop 188 of Landing.

He was nominated for the honor by Walter Burkat, a Roxbury High School language teacher and Eagle Scout.

ROXBURY, NJ – A Roxbury family is asking the public to help two refugees from the war in Ukraine who are now living in the area and dealing with health issues for which they have no medical insurance coverage.

A GoFundMe site, set up by Maya Deutch, hopes to raise $10,000 for the refugees, Lyudmila and Vladimir Yakimov. Deutch is the daughter of two Roxbury residents, one of whom used to ...

ROXBURY, NJ – Roxbury High School recently hosted its second annual Rox Wellness Expo, an event designed “to promote a healthy lifestyle and community by providing a means of awareness of the services that are available to assist students in their daily lives.”

The Expo, which took place on May 12 and May 13, provided students with a way to become aware of wellness services ...

CHICAGO, IL — The Alzheimer’s Association “2022 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures” report unearthed challenges both doctors and the American public face in understanding and diagnosing mild cognitive impairment (MCI), which is characterized by subtle changes in memory and thinking.

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, it is estimated that 10-to-15% ...

ROXBURY, NJ – The former Diann’s Boutique gift shop at the corner of Commerce Boulevard and Route 46 in Kenvil is being converted into a home for people suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease.

The conversion, proposed by Merry Heart Memory Care, was approved Monday by the Roxbury Zoning Board. Merry Heart plans to name the new memory care facility “The ...

ROXBURY, NJ – As he struggled to pay attention during college accounting courses, Steve Mattero questioned whether he really wanted to work with numbers for a living.

He ended up working with a lot of numbers, but not the kind found in accounting ledgers and balance sheets. Mattero is the owner of Dezine Line in Ledgewood - a TAPinto Roxbury and TAPinto Randolph sponsor ...

ROXBURY, NJ – A hot weekend is in store for Roxbury, one that also includes many events both outdoors and inside.

Temperatures are expected to be in the 90s on both Saturday and Sunday, and thunderstorms are possible. But those storms are not likely to hit early enough to affect one of the events happening on Saturday: The Roxbury DPW/Recreation Department Kids Fishing Derby.

The ...

ROXBURY, NJ - Six choirs, three bands and an orchestra from Roxbury High School traveled to Williamsburg, Va. last weekend to compete in the World Strides’ Heritage Festival.

The competing choirs were Roxbury Glee Club, Melodies, Vocal Jazz, Revelation, Classic Sounds Honors and the Festival Choir under the direction of Patrick Hachey, R. Daniel Salyerds and Krista ...

ROXBURY, NJ – Former Roxbury Township Administrator and Mayor Robert Badini, who was instrumental in the creation of Horseshoe Lake Park in Succasunna, was honored this week with the placement of a plaque at the park.

The plaque is a Roxbury Rotary Club project. Badini was a member of the club for about five decades, noted Roxbury Rotarian Steve Alford.

The plaque honoring Badini, who ...

ROXBURY, NJ – The poor condition of the Roseville Tunnel in Byram, a major impediment to bringing passenger train service on the long dormant, historical Lackawanna Cutoff west of Roxbury, is about to be improved.

The NJ TRANSIT board of directors on Wednesday approved a contract to rehabilitate the tunnel, described by NJ Transit as being “a crucial element in restoring passenger ...

ROXBURY, NJ – Applications to buy the house being built by students at Roxbury High School are now being accepted by Morris Habitat for Humanity.

The 3-bedroom home, being built in two sections at the school, will be moved in May to a township-owned lot on Edith Road in Landing.

The single-family house will be sold “as affordable homeownership” to a low- to ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ - As part of its plan to modernize the electric distribution system, Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) will begin installing smart meters on customers’ homes and businesses throughout its service territory in 2023.  

JCP&L’s plan was approved last week by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) and includes installation of more than ...

ROXBURY, NJ - About 1,100 reusable produce bags filled with fruits and vegetables were recently handed out to Roxbury families at the first-ever Roxbury Schools Farmers Market, according to the district.

The event, which took place April 30 outside of Eisenhower Middle School and along Eyland Avenue, "stemmed from a conversation one of the district cafeteria aides had with the ...

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ- The Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority (MCMUA) will conduct a Household Hazardous Waste Disposal event on Saturday, May 21 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Morris County Public Safety Training Academy, 500 West Hanover Avenue in Parsippany.

Morris County residents will be able to drop off unwanted hazardous materials from their households.

ROXBURY, NJ – The developers of a large housing project in Landing have yet to fully comply with all the erosion control measures they were ordered to implement after heavy rains last month washed away dirt that ended up in nearby Lake Rogerene, according to a report.

The report was issued Wednesday by the Morris County Soil Conservation District (MCSCD), the agency that hit the project ...

NEW JERSEY — Could New Jerseyans be getting a tax rebate?

The Republican members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee are calling on Gov. Phil Murphy to commit to expanding tax relief. An update from State Treasurer Elizabeth Muoio showed a total of more than $9 billion of tax over collections in the current year and almost $7.8 billion more in revenue ...

NEW JERSEY — The Garden State Parkway was shut down last week for miles after a crash caused by a police chase involving a car that was reported stolen. One of the suspects fled on foot through Clark. Officers caught up with him, arrested him and three other suspects who were then turned over to State Police. 

A similar incident occurred a few days later in Holmdel, ...

NEW JERSEY - First responders in Jersey City hold an active shooter drill. Plus, the former Ocean Spray plant in Bordentown City could become home to a mariujana business. And, the Montville softball team wins its first county title. Also "'Greta's Run" memorial 5k returns to Westfield, which helps raise money for local charities. 

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NEW JERSEY - The Girl and Boy Scouts of Hasbrouck Heights join together to clean their community. Plus, several Girl Scouts in South Plainfield receive scholarships. Also, a Rahway superintendent is honored. And a Westfield Boy Scout proposes a life-saving station near a local pond.

TAPinto's Kristina Behr has today's Now in New Jersey, Powered by TAPinto, brought to you ...