Pequannock News

A New Jersey man whose driver's license has been suspended 78 times has pleaded guilty to his 15th drunken-driving offense.

A 40-year-old man with 14 prior drunken driving convictions pleaded guilty today to his 15th, admitting he was plastered on beer when he struck a vehicle with a Chatham father and young daughter inside in April in Morris Township.

The township's emergency response agencies are jointly hosting a benefit movie night this Saturday for the young daughter of a Pequannock police officer.

It was a tough choice for Tom Salerno, but the soon-to-be Pequannock Township High School junior decided to take orchestra over an Honors English course in the next school year.

About 20 local area residents came out to clean up Loantaka Brook and Kitchell Pond on Saturday, June 6 as part of National River Cleanup Week.

PEQUANNOCK -- Three people were arrested in connection with a drug bust at a Pompton Plains home on Wednesday afternoon \where authorities seized marijuana, prescription medicines, packing materials and more than $2,000 in cash.

Five bombs were detonated Thursday in Millington's Tilcon Quarry in Morris County, though the explosions caused no alarm among law enforcement officials.

Pequannock and Oakland representatives were in attendance because these municipalities have their own plans to bring dramatizations to their communities.

Morris Township could be moving closer to becoming the first municipality in Morris County to install red light cameras.

Anthony Montefusco turned in another sparkling pitching performance Tuesday and became the second player in Shawnee High School baseball history to record 100 career hits.

Several parents and students spoke out at the school board's June 1 meeting about scheduling difficulties at Pequannock Township High School owing to the new block scheduling due to start in September.

Greg Bogert has been preaching for years to the state Department of Transportation about the dangers of southbound Route 23's intersection with Windbeam Road where motorists waiting at a red light have too often found themselves targets of runaway trucks on a highway hill infamously named by this newspaper as "Kill Hill." On Monday morning, his ...

Montville recently increased minority representation in its 120-person work force to 0.8 percent by hiring a Latino employee.

Jordan Tabakman pitched a three-hitter with eight strikeouts as Pequannock defeated Wallkill Valley, 2-0, in the Section 1, Group II semifinals Tuesday.

Big rainbows caught in rivers this month were breeders held over from last fall at the Pequest Hatchery.

Fourth-seeded Whippany Park used a 12-hit attack and Casey Reggiani's one-hitter to shut out fifth-seeded County Prep 10-0 in a North Jersey Section 2, Group I game on Wednesday.

Concern about swine flu has caused organizers of the Matheny School prom to ask volunteers not to attend this year's event.

PEQUANNOCK -- The BG Theatre Club will hold auditions on Saturday for its Senior and Junior Company BGTheatre Club Summer 2009 productions of 'The Wiz,' and Roald Dohl's 'Willy Wonka Junior.' Performances will be at the Jacksonville Chapel in Lincoln Park.

Renters need not lose their green thumbs. From the rooftop to the balcony, gardens can thrive for apartment dwellers if they cultivate the seeds of creativity along with their crop.

The municipality is attempting to seek grants this year from the state Department of Transportation designed to improve the state's transportation infrastructure.