Boonton News

Boy Scout Troop 1 of Boonton spent a weekend camping at Alpine Scout Camp. In addition to climbing a 40-foot rock climbing wall and a seven-mile hike along the Palisades, the Scouts competed in a cooking contest, planning the menus, buying the food, and cooking breakfast, lunch and dinner.

A former volunteer firefighter in northern New Jersey who improperly tried to sell some department-issued gear will not be headed to prison.

MORRISTOWN - A former volunteer firefighter in Boonton was sentenced today to one year of probation for stealing $2,291 worth of firefighting equipment.

This weekend, Tom Timbrook the owner of the Darress Theatre in Boonton, is producing the world premiere run of RU FOR SALE and SHE LOVES ME KNOT, two original one-acts by Long Valley playwright, Lawrence Francis.

A man was struck and killed by a NJ Transit train Tuesday night, Wayne Police reported.

A 12-year-old girl visiting family in Township of Boonton was reportedly walking the family dog near the Boonton Township and Mountain Lakes border on April 28, at about 5:40 p.m., when a black pickup truck approached the girl, and stopping about five feet away her.

LITTLE FALLS - An NJ Transit train struck and killed a man on Tuesday evening, causing a two-hour disruption of service on the Montclair - Boonton line, transportation officials said.

The women of the Riverdale Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary served up a storm to attendees of the auxiliary's annual spaghetti dinner on April 27.

NJ Conservatory's Symphonic Chorus and Orchestra, Edwin Foster, conductor/director and Eric Schaberg, concertmaster, will present Mozart's "Grand Mass in C Minor" at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 246 Woodport Road, Sparta, on Saturday at 8 p.m. The program will also feature Beethoven's "Symphony No.

Bryan Becher, of Parsippany , completed his undergraduate studies at Bentley University in December 2012 earning Bachelor of Science Summa Cum Laude in accountancy.

Congratulations to Todd Christensen from Boonton, N.J. Todd is the lucky winner of Autoweek's VIP Race Weekend! Todd and a guest will enjoy a VIP weekend in Detroit for the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix .

Boonton High School senior Hayley Bundz has received the Nicolas J. DiCanio Memorial Scholarship from the Lincoln Park Lions Club.

April 1 was the deadline to file a petition to run for public office as a party candidate at the municipal, county and state levels.

Dario A. Cortes, PhD, Berkeley College President, announced that students from Morris County have been named to the President's and Dean's Lists at Berkeley College for the Winter 2013 Quarter.

The Chatham Brass, an ensemble of the Chatham Community Band, will perform during Millburn 's Girls' Night Out on Thursday, May 9, from 6 to 8 p.m., on Millburn Avenue.

BOONTON - Boonton High School students Samantha Kutnik and Kayla Stammer have been named winners in the 2013 Congressional Arts Competition.

St. Clare's Hospital in Denville is one of the three Morris County hospitals that Prime Healthcare has agreed to purchase.

It's more than facile to fill a museum exhibit dedicated to cars and pop culture with Elvis, poodle skirt, and sock hop references.

Looking to buy a home in Parsippany? Be sure to check out Patch's House Hunt every Saturday to see available open houses each week.

Township of Boonton Police stopped a vehicle on Powerville Road on April 8 at about 7:30 p.m. As officers spoke to the two people in the vehicle, it was discovered that the front seat passenger, David Mower, of Dover , had an active warrant for his arrest of $75,000 for conspiracy, burglary, and criminal mischief from the Town of Boonton Municipal ... (more)