Morris Plains News

Everyone in Morris County will know who Jonathan Loesch is in 2014. The Parsippany Hills High School senior was named the winner of the annual Morris County Manual cover contest this week.

At Loyola University in Maryland, Ryan Ferramosca, Grace Kolb, Tara Lopez, Michael Mangino, and Amy Robinsky, of Morris Plains, have earned dean's list for the fall semester.

"I started off in America as a white man," the NAACP official told an amused audience at Morristown High School last week.

MORRIS PLAINS - Lucy is a 9-year-old Labrador/shepherd/greyhound mix in the care of the Second Chance Pet Adoption League.

Morris Plains Museum volunteers, Carol Mowder; Tia Ziagos, an archival specialist from Parsippany; Cara DelGaudio, a local high school student; Mary Everitt; and Larry Everitt sort through some of the hundreds of documents, photos and maps at the museum to decide on the best ones for the 350th New Jersey State Anniversary display to be finished by ... (more)

I was going to take the time before that to write a letter about the appalling state of sidewalks for pedestrians in the area.

WINNERS! Jordan Rabinowitz, Sara Dalpe and Valerie Bai of Band of Misfits win the 2014 Morristown's Got Talent contest.

Morris Plains, New Jersey's mathcore act The Dillinger Escape Plan have been nominated for a Golden God Award.

The red carpet will unravel at about 5 p.m. Wednesday night for the first "Hollywood Edition" of Morristown's Got Talent.

The Morris County Board of Freeholders has approved a shared services agreement with Morristown that calls for the county to provide the town with health services for the next five years, saving the town an estimated $575,000.

It's been a rough winter, no one's questioning that. From snow days at school to salt shortages throughout the state, towns have had to deal with the inclement weather on a daily basis, Morris Townshp and Plains included.

Christie will highlight his budget and reform initiatives in addition to answering questions from members of the audience, according to a news release.

New Jersey sellers of outdoor gear and apparel by North Face and other brands say they winter has been a boon for sales, so much so that they've had trouble keeping inventory in stock.

Morris Plains N.J. systems integrator CherryRoad Technologies Inc. announced it was selected by a group of state agencies to build a budgeting, accounting procurement and cash management system.

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Take the kids to the Imagine That! Museum or the Morris Museum, or go the Stickley Museum, and use the New Providence Memorial Library's Museum Pass for admission.

John, a 30 something former financial planner at a Morris County firm, gambled online incessantly.

The Morris County School of Technology recently held its second annual cabaret, "Broadway Dessert Night Cabaret 2014," featuring all the students from the MCST Drama Club.

Nailah Taylor is ready for her close-up. In 2009, the Morris Township mother of two took part in "Morristown's Got Talent," the annual variety show held at the Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown.

Like so many districts in New Jersey, especially Morris County, Morris Plains has needed to revise its school calendar t due to inclement weather days.