Pequannock News

Students at the Torey J. Sabatini School in Madison have what they call 'trashless Thursdays,' a competition in which students compete to see which class can produce the least amount of lunchtime trash.

Pequannock police officers are holding a blood drive Saturday to help a 3-year-old Bloomingdale girl with a rare nerve-cell cancer.

Pequannock's Chilton Memorial Hospital's fifth annual NICHE Conference, "Excellence in Elder Care," was held on Thursday, Oct.

At its Thursday, Oct. 22 meeting, the Board of Education considered agenda items that included new district hires, stimulus grant money, and a new transportation agreement.

On Thursday, Oct. 22 at approximately 6 p.m., Pequannock Township Police were called to the A&P Food Store on Route 23 in Pompton Plains for a report of a shoplifting.

From driving to shopping to eating out, the punishing economy is changing the way we live.

Erickson Retirement Communities, which developed and operates the Cedar Crest community in Pequannock, filed for bankruptcy protection Monday, saying its real estate business has been hurt by the recession.

"Streetscape: Bad timing?" on a $500,000 grant for street work in Ho-Ho-Kus and "For towns, stakes are high in writing grants" on distribution of more than $500 billion in grant money nationally testify to the sometimes indiscriminate use and misuse of taxes.

It doesna t seem like that long ago that a bear sighting in Sussex County was front-page news.

ROCKAWAY -- White Meadow Lake residents Kelly Coyle and Nicholas Guerra are engaged.

Oceanography, pre-veterinary medicine, American pop music. Four Morris County area high schools have expanded their course catalogs to include these and some 140 other specialty courses by joining a virtual high school.

"The Last Picture Show." I'm not referring to the book by Larry McMurtry, but to the recent demise of the Abby Cinema in West Milford.

Should every vehicle registered in New Jersey be inspected? Even those with limited mileage? A woman who barely drives 3,000 miles a year asks why her 19-year-old Volkswagen station wagon must submit to this ritual every two years.

Star-Ledger beat reporter Tom Luicci talks about Tom Savage, the Rutgers defense, and what you can expect from the team this week as they take on Texas Southern in its Homecoming game on Saturday.

On Saturday, Oct. 3, at approximately 3:33 a.m., Patrolman Joseph Peters was on Route 23 stopped at a red light for Jackson Avenue when alleges that he saw a four-door 2004 Toyota Corolla traveling south on the highway and braking sharply but failing to stop at the light.

PEQUANNOCK -- A Pompton Plains man was charged tonight with four counts of criminal sexual conduct for allegedly touching the breasts and vaginal areas of two women with mild mental disabilities.

A ticket sold in Pequannock won a $250,000 second prize in Friday's Mega Millions drawing.

The Columbiettes and Knights of Columbus of Bishop Navagh Council, Pequannock are hosting Polish Night on Saturday, Oct.

The Township Council must soon decide whether to join the Highlands Regional Master Plan , and Township Manager Dave Hollberg said that a presentation to the council is in the works to provide some guidance before the Dec.

PEQUANNOCK - A patient at Chilton Memorial Hospital was arrested on Monday after he allegedly attempted to obtain painkillers by using a false name, police said.