Mine Hill News

They don't have a fenced-in yard, he said, so being at the dog park gives his high-strung huskies a bit of freedom.

Morris Habitat for Humanity in support of the United Way of Morris County's "Day of Action" encourages all our supporters to donate to the Interfaith Food Pantry .

Morris Habitat for Humanity has constructed 39 homes for families in need since its founding in 1985, and another six homes are slated for construction this year.

In the next five years, nearly 40 percent of Morris County's public school teaching force could be walking out of classrooms for good, taking with it valuable experience.

Support for open space funding in New Jersey historically has been as dependable as support for motherhood and apple pie.

MINE HILL -- JCP&L has erected a 6-foot-tall, chain-link fence around a small hole above a century-old mine shaft that opened up last week on JCP&L property off Allen Lane, township manager Stephen Welsh said Tuesday.

Car lovers from various destinations came to admire the various automobiles on display at the King of the Hill Car Show, held on May 16, 2009 at the Canfield Avenue School in Mine Hill, NJ.

A Superior Court judge on Wednesday struck down as unconstitutional a Rockaway ordinance that barred a borough police sergeant from running for a council seat in his hometown of Mine Hill.

Faced with a never-ending list of town projects, Mine Hill's Town Administrator Steve Welsh recently asked for help from an unlikely source, Morris County Sheriff Ed Rochford who manages a program called SLAP.

Resnick Consulting, an employee communication consulting firm in Randolph, won an IRIS Award at the 2008 IABC/NJ annual ceremony April 2 in Basking Ridge.

DOVER -- The Dover High School Hall of Fame of Distinguished Alumni inducted its Class of 2009 on April 19 during a brunch and ceremony held in the high school cafeteria.

Prolific British playwright Sir Alan Ayckbourn is celebrating his 50th year of authoring plays in 2009.

Brundage Park Playhouse, Carrell Road, Randolph, continues its season with Neil Simon's 'The Odd Couple' 8 p.m. April 24, 25, May 1, 2, 8, 9 and 2 p.m. April 26 and May 3. Simon's original version opened on Broadway in 1965 and was followed by a successful film, a TV series, a female version, an updated version and various Broadway revivals.

Mine Hill artist Willie Cole has made art with steam irons, blowdryers and all kinds of found objects, but since 2005, he has worked mostly with shoes.

One-third of Morris County towns will see an average $100 or less tax increase if school budgets are approved Tuesday, as school districts trimmed budgets, officials said, keeping in mind economic woes.

A Rockaway Borough police sergeant can both keep his job and run for council in his hometown of Mine Hill, at least temporarily, until a full hearing on the matter is held in May, a judge ruled today.

To the Editor: This is a big thank you to the Dover High School Student Council for inviting seniors from Dover, Victory Gardens and Mine Hill for a 1950s social.

A 1946 photograph of the Scrub Oaks Mine at the border of Mine Hill and Dover. The iron mine closed in 1966.

If you pay taxes, you deserve the right to participate, ask questions and then vote responsibly for or against the school budget.

The Chester Township police chief is retiring. In neighboring Chester, the chief retired last year, and a new chief, Andre Kedrowitsch, was selected.