Morris County News

A Gillette man cleaning out a shed recently found a military mortar round, prompting authorities to remove it for destruction.

The father wanted to declare his 18-year-old daughter emancipated and terminate child support payments.

A 19-year-old man who was allegedly trying to elude a Hackettstown police officer crashed his car into a telephone pole on Route 46 last night, injuring himself and his passenger, police said.

Morris County needs a better coordinated health care system, more health education and prevention programs and improved access to health care for less affluent residents, according to a report issued tonight.

David R. Mariani graduated from Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va., with a degree in economics.

If James Carl Zarate did not help murder neighbor Jennifer Parks, his convicted-killer brother must be a contortionist who could punch, stab, jab and choke the teenager all at the same time, a prosecutor argued Tuesday.

A Clifton man was sentenced today to one year of probation for helping Jonathan and James Zarate try to get rid of the body of a Randolph girl murdered by the brothers in 2005, after the victim's parents asked for leniency.

PATERSON, N.J. - One of the stars of Bravo's "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" has stopped an ex-boyfriend from releasing a sex tape - at least temporarily.

An accused drug kingpin from Morris County pleaded guilty today to gun and drug charges, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office announced.

Morris County approved $2 million worth of historical preservation grants for 30 projects Wednesday.

An East Hanover resident pleaded guilty today to stealing from an Elks Lodge and has agreed to cooperate with the state in its prosecution of former Morris County Tax Commissioner Anthony Crecco on the same theft charges.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents say they arrested 46 reputed gang members and associates as part of a statewide sweep in New Jersey.

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.

A former, volunteer treasurer for Hibernia Fire Co. No. 1 in Rockaway Township pleaded guilty today to stealing $69,870 from the organization over a six-year period.

A 35-year-old Madison financial adviser was charged with aggravated assault on police officers after authorities found him inside a smoke-filled building in the borough, a spokesman for the Morris County prosecutor said today.

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

With Celebrity Wedding Planner David Tutera's help, brides can turn 'any wedding into a fairy tale wedding and learn how to change the ordinary into the extraordinary,' says Kimberly Tauriello, public relations manager at Morris Museum.

MADISON -- Authorities are currently on the scene of a fire that broke out this afternoon at a Main Street office building.

We just saw a great reason why reforming government is difficult. And it's called politics - no surprise there.

A 10-year-old Sussex County boy died of swine flu Wednesday at Morristown Memorial Hospital, making him the third person to die in New Jersey this year of the H1N1 influenza strain, the state Department of Health and Senior Services said Thursday.