URI Students From Roxbury Area Named to Fall 2020 Dean's List

ROXBURY, NJ — The municipal government taxes paid by Roxbury property owners will not increase under the township budget introduced this week.

The $29.97 million spending plan, which will be up for final adoption May 11, is slightly altered from the budget presented in February by Roxbury Township Manager John Shepherd. That budget called for increasing taxes paid by the average Roxbury ...

ROXBURY, NJ — The township will soon rename a park in honor of former Roxbury Township Councilman Richard Zoschak who died recently.

The announcement was made Tuesday by Roxbury Mayor Bob DeFillippo during a somber tribute to Zoschak, who died March 31. Zoschak, a landing resident of 38 years, was on the Roxbury council for 17 years. He was 76.

DeFillippo said the township will rename Shore ...

ROXBURY, NJ — Telling dozens of unhappy residents it was making the best of a bad situation, the Roxbury Mayor and Council on Tuesday approved several zoning amendments related to affordable housing.

The most controversial of the new zones is one that allows for the creation of 175 units of senior housing at the corner of Hillside Avenue and Route 10 in Succasunna, but residents near other ...

ROXBURY, NJ — The HOPE ONE van will be making several stops in Morris County this month, including an April 17 visit to Roxbury.

The remaining April schedule for the van is as follows:

April 14; Super Savor Liquor in Mount Arlington; 9 am - 2 pm
April 15; Jefferson Diner in Jefferson; 
April 17; Kiwanis Park in Succcasunna; 9 am - noon
April 19; QuickChek Plaza on 25 West Main ...

ROXBURY, NJ — The Succasunna-based St. Therese Knights of Columbus (KOC) is accepting applications for three scholarships this year, the organization announced today.

The KOC Council’s 2021 Memorial Scholarship Program is open to children or grandchildren of current or deceased members of KOC Council 6320. Applicants must be graduating high school seniors who must accept and attend a 2-year or ...

ROXBURY, NJ — Updated version. Coming off a “very strong” practice on Saturday morning, the Roxbury High School volleyball team was ready for the state tournament, said its coach on Monday.

He was right.

The team began “states” play at home later in the day and handily defeated Wayne Hills 25-9 and 25-14 to move forward in the tournament. It marked the fourth consecutive time Roxbury beat ...

ROXBURY, NJ — Roxbury school officials promised last week to keep the township planning board in the loop when it comes to the construction of an outdoor classroom project in Succasunna.

The officials, including Roxbury Schools Superintendent Loretta Radulic, appeared — in remote fashion — before the board on April 7. The appearance was called a “courtesy review” because — unlike private ...

ROXBURY, NJ _ The Lake Hopatcong Foundation (LHF) has a new executive director, it was announced on Friday.

The Landing-based non-profit organization said it hired Kyle Richter to fill the post vacated last fall by its founding executive director, Jessica Murphy. The LHF said its decision followed “an extensive regional search” by a team of its board members.

Richter moves to the LHF from ...

ROXBURY, NJ — Like it or not, the blasts from locomotive horns still echo through parts of Roxbury as N.J. Transit trains, and those on the Dover and Rockaway River Railroad, traverse the township.

But rail activity in Roxbury these days is meager compared to the industry's heyday when Port Morris was a bustling hub on the Lackawanna Railroad, complete with a roundhouse, and long freight ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ - Community members have contributed more than $40.3 million toward the critical renovation and expansion of  Carol G. Simon Cancer Center, Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute and Goryeb Children’s Hospital, significantly exceeding the initial campaign goal of $38.5 million, announced the Foundation for Morristown Medical Center.

Jennifer L. Smith, Chief Development Officer of the ...