EAST HANOVER — Playground is offered to East Hanover children entering first grade in the fall through eighth grade in September. The program runs from June 28 to August 6 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Lurker Park, 631 Ridgedale Avenue.
The fee is $225.00 per child / $215.00 for each additional child in the family
No Lunch, Busing, Trips, or Camp on rainy days. The deadline to register is June 18.
Registration forms are available by clicking here or come in and register at the Recreation Center from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Please call the office at (973) 888-6085 for more information.
MORRIS PLAINS — The Borough of Morris Plains is seeking applicants for temporary summer help in the Department of Public Works. This position performs a variety of duties related to the care and maintenance of Borough Buildings and Grounds. Must be 18 years of age and have a valid NJ Driver’s License. Submit an application to Rosanne Denman, RMC Borough of Morris Plains, 531 Speedwell Avenue, Morris Plains, NJ 07950.
Click here to download the application or you may also request to have an application sent via email. Deadline for submissions of applications April 23, 2021 at 4:00 p.m.
MORRIS PLAINS — Uncle Frank’s Trout Fishing Contest will be held on Saturday, May 8 from 7:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Community Park Road, off Malapardis Road.
All Morris Plains residents 13 years or younger are invited to participate. Prizes for the first and largest trout. Adults must accompany children but cannot fish.
Participants must register at the pond. One rod per participant. No wading or boating. Ant bait or any rod can be used. Supply your own road, line, bait hook, float, and sinkers.
MORRIS PLAINS — The Borough of Morris Plains “All Seasons Garden Club” is responsible for over 90 flower tubs that line Speedwell Avenue. All members take care of these tubs but are in need of help from volunteers to help keep the tubs looking beautiful.
If you would like to volunteer to help keep Morris Plains beautiful, please consider volunteering to keep our tubs looking great.
HANOVER — Hanover Township voters will vote in person for their respective fire district elections on Tuesday, April 20 following a two-month delay.
Those who wish to vote by mail and have not already signed up may go to the Morris County Clerk’s Office at 10 Court Street, Morristown until 3:00 p.m. the day before the election to request a mail-in ballot. Those who have filed a mail-in ballot in recent elections are already signed up to receive mail-in ballots and require no further action on their part.
Voters will go to the polls for Cedar Knolls Fire District No. 3 from 2:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20 at the Cedar Knolls Firehouse on Ridgedale Avenue to vote on a $2,110,124 budget, a slight tax increase over the previous budget.
The budget’s tax levy would be $1,377,597, creating a tax increase of half a penny per $100 of assessed property.
Cedar Knolls residents would see a tax rate of 9.4 cents per $100 assessed valuation or $94 on a property valued at $100,000. Last year’s rate was 8.9 cents per $100 valuation or $89 on a $100,000 property.
Commission Chairman Robert O’Hare said the average property valued at $450,000 would see a $23 increase in their taxes this year.
No one filed for fire commissioner this year, meaning all three open seats will need write-in ballots to seat a commissioner.
Whippany voters will vote on a $1,905,573 2021 budget that will see a tax rate of 7.94 cents per $100 assessed valuation or $79.40 on a $1 million property. Last year’s tax rate was 7.5 cents per $100 of assessed valuation or $75.00 on a $100,000 property.
Voting will take place from 2:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the new firehouse on Troy Hills Road.
For more information about Whippany Fire District click here. For Cedar Knolls Fire District, click here.
MORRIS COUNTY — Parsippany welcomes The Capital Grille’s newest restaurant in New Jersey right here in Parsippany, located at 10 Dryden Way. This location adds to the over 60 Capital Grille restaurants across the country, featuring stylish ambiance, six private dining rooms, an extensive bar, and wine selection, and world-class cuisine.
Parsippany-Troy Hills Economic Development Committee welcomed Capital Grille to Parsippany
“The Capital Grille sets itself apart in the level of service we give to our guests,” said Sales Manager Juliana Chapman at today’s grand opening. “We dry-age our steaks in-house, the seafood is very fresh, we have an extensive wine list. Combined with our service, we offer an exceptional dining experience.”
Parsippany’s location is the third Capital Grille in New Jersey, which was delayed in opening for nearly a year due to the pandemic.
“We’re still at 50% capacity, and everyone has to be six feet apart in the dining room, guests and team members alike,” said Chapman. “Hosts take temperatures at the door of all team members and guests. Our staff wears masks at all times, so we are very safe here.”
Parsippany-Troy Hills Mayor Michael Soriano cuts the ribbon at the Capital Grille
As conditions slowly return to normalcy, Capital Grille sees the importance of providing high-quality dining for Parsippany residents and businesses for years to come.
“There’s definitely a need for a fine dining restaurant in this area,” said Chapman. “We have six private dining rooms, so we’re set up to do a lot of social events, corporate events, and we’re very excited to be here.”
The Capital Grille is located at 10 Dryden Way, Parsippany.
To make a reservation or for more information call (973) 889-8622, or click here.
Managing Partner Michael McNamara and Sales Manager Juliana Chapman displaying a plaque from Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce
DENVILLE — No one was injured after an air handler caught fire on the roof due to a mechanical failure at Saint Clare’s Denville Hospital Monday afternoon.
Several patients in the emergency room were transported to St. Clare’s Dover Campus and other patients within the building were moved to other unaffected areas of the hospital.
Fire Departments from Denville, Parsippany, Boonton, Randolph, Rockaway Borough, Rockaway Township, Morristown, Morris Plains, and Morris Township are at the scene as well as Morris County Task Force and Morris County Sheriff Department.
EAST HANOVER — Land Use Planning Board of the Township of East Hanover will hold a Special Land Use Planning Board Meeting on Tuesday, April 13, at 7:00 p.m. has been postponed. A new date has not been scheduled at this time.
In order to comply with the executive orders signed by the Governor and to follow best practices recommended by the CDC the special meeting of the Land Use Planning Board remotely via Zoom. To access the virtual public meeting clicking here.
KRE Acquisition Corp., 100 DeForest Avenue, Block: 42 Lots: 37, 37.02 & 41 Preliminary and Final Major Subdivision with variances for street trees, tract buffer, shade trees, evergreens trees, shrubs, building wall offset distance, and roof offset. No waivers are required.
KRE Acquisition Corp is constructing a 548-unit residential development on 74.462 acres.
The old Mondelez Eagle building on the site was razed last December.
They are proposing 548-unit development to contains 247 townhouse units in 48 buildings, 62 stacked townhouse units in four buildings, and 239 multi-family apartment units in 5 buildings. A total of 96 affordable units are proposed. This includes 62 stacked townhouses and 34 apartments.
According to KRE, the application and affordable housing units are consistent with the settlement agreement between the applicant and the township dated July 29, 2019, and the township’s 2019 Housing Element and Fair Share Plan.
KRE Acquisition Corp. was formed on June 7, 2010. The managing partners are Murray Kushner and Jonathan Kushner with an address of 520 Route 22, Bridgewater.
MORRIS COUNTY — Governor Phil Murphy signed into law A-5444, which provides $35 million in federal COVID-19 relief aid for restaurants throughout New Jersey. The bill – sponsored by Senators Vin Gopal and Joseph Lagana and Assembly Members Vincent Mazzeo, Pedro Mejia, Christopher Tully, and Louis Greenwald – provides aid to a particularly hard-hit sector of New Jersey’s economy. The bill is part of a five-bill, $100 million relief effort aimed at helping New Jersey’s small businesses recover from the year-long pandemic.
“For the past year, our restaurants have fought the good fight, and we know that fight has not been easy,” said Governor Murphy. “This legislation will provide a much-needed lifeline to small business owners, who, through no fault of their own, have been devastated by this pandemic.”
“The COVID-19 pandemic has been unprecedented health and economic tragedy for everyone, but it is hard to think of a sector that has been hit harder than restaurants. Restaurant owners and their employees have faced previously unimaginable challenges with tenacity and grit that has been inspiring for everyone, but they cannot overcome COVID-19 alone,” said NJEDA Chief Executive Officer Tim Sullivan. “There is now a light at the end of the tunnel, but we still have a long way to go to get there. The $35 million in new grant funding Governor Murphy has signed into law today will provide vital support these businesses need to bridge the gap and continue reopening safely.”
“Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were more than 19,000 food and beverage establishments throughout New Jersey, with restaurants employing nearly 8 percent of the workers in our state,” said Assembly Members Mazzeo, Tully, Mejia, and Greenwald. “The public health emergency has taken a significant toll on this industry, which so many of us benefit from and enjoy. We must provide support to these establishments to help them get through this crisis and allow them to employ New Jerseyans while continuing to serve residents and visitors alike for years to come.”
“With capacity limitations affecting bars and restaurants, the food and drink industry has been struggling since the start of the pandemic,” said Senator Gopal. “Many of these smaller restaurants and bars have been fraught with the potential of closing down permanently, which would not only have an effect on the local economies but the job status of many workers within this industry. This funding will help ensure that these establishments can keep their doors open and help restore the jobs that have been lost due to the pandemic.”
“Mom and pop restaurants and bars have always been keystones in our communities, creating multigenerational traditions and shaping neighborhoods. Sadly, many of these institutions have been forced to close or suffered greatly over the last year,” said Senator Lagana. “With this grant funding, we are giving beloved small businesses an opportunity to get through the hard times, hire workers and remain an integral part of their community.”
The relief aid will be administered by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. To date, the NJEDA has distributed more than $250 million in aid to some 55,000 businesses across the state.
Commission Deputy Director Deorah Smith and Commissioner Director Stephen Shaw
MORRIS COUNTY — On April 2, 2021, officials gathered at JFK Park in Dover to recognize the fourth year of service for the Morris County Sheriff Office’s Hope One mobile outreach program, launched by Sheriff James M. Gannon on April 3, 2017.
Sheriff James M. Gannon
Speakers included Congressman Tom Malinowski, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill, New Jersey Senator Anthony Bucco, Assemblywomen Betty Lou DeCroce and Aura Dunn, Dover Mayor Carolyn Blackman, Dover Deputy Chief Jonathan Delaney, Morris County Commissioner Director Stephen H. Shaw, Morris County Commissioner Thomas J. Mastrangelo, Deputy Director Deborah Smith, Family Promise of Morris County CEO Joann Bjornson, Mental Health Association of Essex & Morris CEO Robert Davison, Center for Addiction, Recovery, Education & Success (CARES) Director Melody Runyon and Hope One Coordinator Cpl. Erica Valvano.
Representing the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office were Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Chris Kimker, Supervising Assistant Prosecutor Brad Seabury, and Sergeant Patrick LaGuerre.
The Morris County Sheriff’s Office Hope One mobile outreach program launched using an old SWAT vehicle that was repainted white and purple and emblazoned with the logos of all the partners: Morris County Sheriff’s Office, Morris County Department of Human Services, Family Promise of Morris County, the Center for Addiction Recovery, Education & Success (CARES), the Mental Health Association of Essex and Morris and Daytop-NJ.
Since its launch, the Hope One team has made over 17,600 community contacts and trained 3,149 people in the use of life-saving Narcan. Hope One vehicle go to locations in Morris County that are known to have at-risk populations, homeless individuals, and histories of drug transactions and overdose deaths. Offering immediate services to persons suffering from substance use disorder and opportunities to connect with recovery resources, Hope One deployed a second vehicle in August 2020. Earlier this spring, a new sweeping program was announced that combines the expertise and resources of multiple public service agencies to help vulnerable and at-risk people find the assistance they need, from homeless solutions and addiction treatment to mental health counseling or a combination of services. Hope Hub will be a multidisciplinary panel made up of members of law enforcement, social services, mental health services, healthcare providers, treatment providers and recovery specialists. Individuals and families struggling with problems referred to the Hope Hub panel will be connected to life-changing services. The panel will determine what public services would best help an individual brought to their attention, and the panel will work together to determine if a situation requires a welfare visit or an intervention.
Acting Prosecutor Carroll recognized the Hope One team’s hard work and dedication, especially the vision of Sheriff Gannon in launching the program.
Acting Prosecutor Carroll stated, “Sheriff Gannon, you should be very proud of what this program has accomplished. Hope One’s successes not only demonstrate the effectiveness of the program but literally, fit the definition of ‘hope,’ and they continue to expand. Newly developed programs which include the teaming up of our addiction and mental health resources with law enforcement, judicial professionals, and other community services and organizations have now taken shape. In addition, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal has directed the formation of a statewide mental health steering committee, which in turn will work with the county prosecutor’s offices to establish county-level mental health working groups, coordinating the key mental health resource programs to increase utilization and broaden services.”
