Randolph News

If there were a list of "seven virtues" as opposed to the "seven deadly sins," empathy certainly would be among them - the ability to recognize and to share the distress of others.

RANDOLPH -- Police are looking for two men who fled from a stolen car that caused a three-car crash at the intersection of Center Grove and Quaker Church roads Thursday morning.

Andrew Chen, a third-grader at Bradley Gardens School in Bridgewater, is the third-place winner of the sixth annual PNC Bank American Patriot Essay Contest.

Two nonagenarians will lead Friday's 30th annual Freedom Festival parade, which will feature several bands of the marching and polka variety, Clydesdale horses, military transport vehicles and Revolutionary and Civil War re-enactment units.

MADISON - A 19-year-old Randolph man was arrested on drug charges after police learned he had six packets of heroin tucked between his buttocks.

MADISON -- A 19-year-old Randolph man was arrested on drug charges after police learned he had six packets of heroin tucked between his buttocks.

In fact, the jury convicted him of all nine charges, and the 18-year-old now faces life in prison.

Officials from Morris County, Roxbury and Randolph will meet Monday in an attempt to resolve issues surrounding a $6 million railroad restoration project that has faced harsh local objections.

The children of Fernbrook School on Quaker Church Road in Randolph were busy reading even more than usual this spring! As part of a collaborative effort between the school and Literacy Volunteers of Morris County, a local non-profit, the children took part in a Read-a-thon and collected money from family and friends for every book they read.

Jurors in the Morris County murder trial of teenager James Zarate heard polar-opposite arguments today of whether he should be found guilty or acquitted of the killing and dismemberment of a Randolph girl in 2005.

Michelle Land's middle school students probably did not envision their newly dug rain garden being immediately put to the test, but this wet June has proved the project a success.

Da. Da-da. Daddy. Dad. Coach. Cash-dispenser. Chauffeur. His name and roles may have changed, but he has remained a constant.

For Courtney, summer camp has been a chance to make new friends, learn and grow, while getting away from the struggles at home.

State permits will be needed to fix a broken water main in Dover, delaying any repairs and turning the project into a "logistical nightmare," a town official said.

According to the National Restaurant Association, restaurants in the United States will do $1.5 billion in sales on an average day in 2009.

Zack Demopoulos has been participating in Greek festivals since his early teens, including the last decade he's been a member of St.

A medical examiner, who testified in a Morris County murder trial earlier this week that a Randolph girl's killing in 2005 had to have been committed by at least two people attacking her at the same time from the front and back, testified today that a different scenario could have been possible.

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RANDOLPH -- Two residents of an Old Brookside Road home were treated for non-burn-related injuries that stemmed from an early morning structure fire Tuesday.

The weekend's Tours @ 10:00 in Morristown will tell of the 19th Century trial of Antoine LeBlanc.