Mendham News

MENDHAM TWP. - After several delays, the local fire and first aid services are nearly ready to move their administrative offices into the new Emergency Services Building on Cherry Lane in the Brookside section of the township.

New Jersey's governor-elect says he won't uproot his four school-age children to move to the chief executive's mansion in Princeton Township.

Mendham vs. Scotch Plains 11-5-09. Mendham vs. Scotch Plains 11-5-09. Added by Saed Hindash/The Star-Ledger on November 5, 2009 at 5:00 PM Mendham's Jamie Hofstetter controls the ball as Emily Nagourney of Scotch Plains trails behind during their NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 quarterfinal Thursday.

Gov.-elect Chris Christie met with his advisers and support staff Wednesday morning at the Parsippany Hilton before traveling to Newark for an afternoon press conference.

Though a majority of late-deciding New Jersey voters leaned toward incumbent Gov.

It has been more than a century since New Jersey's governor has hailed from Morris County.

Share + Nov 4, 2009 2:06 pm US/Eastern Reporting Jay Dow MENDHAM, N.J. 1 of 1 Republican New Jersey Gubernatorial hopeful Chris Christie exits the polling station after casting his vote, Nov.3, 2009 in Mendham, New Jersey.

Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political control from Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey, a troubling sign for the president and his party heading into an important midterm election year.

Chris Christie thought his political career was over 12 years ago when he was bounced from a primary election for a county board.

Republican Gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie cast his vote in the state's general election this morning at the Brookside Fire House in Mendham.

Jane Maguire Gross of Mendham is a true optimist. Having been laid off 8 months ago, she did not let circumstances get her down.

MENDHAM TWP. - After several delays, the administrative offices for the local fire and first aid services are now nearly ready to move into new Emergency Services Building on Cherry Lane in the Brookside section the township.

Whitney Houston's New Jersey estate, where she married Bobby Brown in 1992, is for sale.

Biographical details on the candidates for New Jersey governor: -- Democrat Jon Stevens Corzine AGE - 62; born Jan.

Brookside resident Jill Kendrick says that, because of her children's involvement in programs at the Schiff Nature Preserve, her youngsters have become little naturalists: They want to pick up trash, they don't want to squish bugs, and they are not afraid of the outdoors.

The Bernards Township Health Department -- which serves Chester, the Mendhams and Long Hill in Morris County -- has scheduled three H1N1 Influenza vaccination clinics for those at high risk.

CHESTER TWP. - With consolidation of services the talk in many towns, the Mendhams and Chesters are no exception.

Carla Fabrizi, a make-up artist to Hollywood celebrities, is bringing her talent to the East Coast with the opening of her own studio, Carla Fabrizi Cosmetics, at 6 East Main St.

MENDHAM TWP. - The township's average home assessment of $1 million could change soon, as all 2,200 properties are getting reassessed to reflect the real estate market's declining prices, officials said.

A poll came out Thursday that showed independent Chris Daggett with 20 percent of the vote in what is now a legitimate three-person race for governor.