Mountain Lakes News

Three books and many people working together can make a difference. What began as a boy's request to his teacher and a discussion about books for ninth graders entering Mountain Lakes High School has turned into two efforts -- one to build a school halfway around the globe and the second to build community locally.

A presentation by the principals involved in the Mountain Lakes Dam restoration project was the main event at last week's Environmental Commission meeting.

NewBridge Services, a nonprofit community provider of behavioral health and education programs and services, honored Mary Jo Buchanan, director, Morris County Department of Human Services; the First Reformed Church of Pompton Plains, and Michael Wall, senior vice president, regional manager, Capital One Bank, N.A., with the NewBridge 2009 Helping ...

MOUNTAIN LAKES --The King of Kings Lutheran Church will be hosting vacation Bible school in July.

Cha-ching! That's the sound of the costs on the proposed new sewer treatment plant going up.

Don Bennetti doesn't expect much on Father's Day. "We don't really celebrate Father's Day," said Bennetti, 65.

A Good Samaritan who attempted to push a stalled vehicle off Powerville Road on Tuesday night ended up doing more harm than good, police said.

BOONTON Jose A. Rosa, 22, of Boonton was charged with false imprisonment on Wednesday afternoon after he allegedly refused to allow a female acquaintance to leave her apartment during a dispute.

The Health Department is headed by the Health Officer and is responsible for a wide array of public health, safety and environmental areas including: Vital Statistics, Animal Control, Dial-A-Ride, Environmental Health and Preventative, and Personal and Community Health.

East Hanover has hired Mountain Lakes Manager Joe Tempesta to replace resigning township administrator Richard Paduch, officials in both towns said Thursday.

The county Planning Board will host a free breakfast talk on Tuesday, June 16. The "Sustainable Roadmap" will be the overarching focus of the next two quarterly talks, both of which will take place 7:30-9:30 a.m. in the Assembly Room in Building 1 of the county complex on Route 12.

Mountain Lakes and Denville are exploring the possibility of sharing court services, a move that would create the second joint Municipal Court in Morris County after five other towns merged court services earlier this year.

Editor's note: Like the fabled New Yorker who's never been to Grant's Tomb, there are New Jerseyans who have avoided the Great Falls or the sheer fun of a minor league baseball game.

Custom-made couture is rarely seen at high school proms, but on Saturday night Mountain Lakes seniors Amanda Devine and Jennie Palazzi unveiled gowns created by a very special designer.

Moorestown players celebrate after winning the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions Girls Lacrosse final against Mountain Lakes.

The Police Pipes and Drums of Morris County performing during the Mountain Lakes' Memorial Day Parade.

The Hunterdon County Planning Board will hold a breakfast talk entitled "The Sustainable Roadmap" later this month at the county complex.

Lady Lakers Hallie Walker battles with West Essex's Kelly Abbott for a loose ball as Mountain Lakes defeats West Essex in the semifinals of the girls lacrosse Tournament of Champions.

Mountain Lakes Hallie Walker tries to get the ball as she is sandwiched in between Ocean Regional's Steph Gallo and Paige Woodie during Mountain Lakes' 6-3 win in the NJSIAA Group 1 Girls Lacrosse Sate Final at Robbinsville High School.

The Hunterdon County Planning Board will play host to a Breakfast Talk entitled ""The Sustainable Roadmap'' from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 16 in the Main Assembly Room in Building 1 of the Route 12 County Complex.