MORRIS COUNTY — Meet Benji! The sweetest dog on the block! This 12-year-old Sheltie mix loves to give you and all the dogs on his walks a kiss. He’s a real ladies man 🙂

Benji is a special needs pup who needs a home experienced with the medical care of dogs. Benji needs to be on a couple of medications for his intestines and particular dog food for the rest of his life. Once he has completed some more B12 treatments in the rescue, we are hoping he can have the dental he really needs. Benji takes his pills like a champ–just mix them in with his food and he’ll very happily scoff them down.

Benji is good with other dogs, but can only live with a female dog as he gets over-excited with males and may try to hump. You’ll often hear him being complimented on how chill he is, and he has nothing but love for everyone he meets. We think he’d do well in a home with another dog to keep him company. He can also live with children 13+.

Who said you can’t teach an old dog new tricks? This month Benji has learned to sit, paw, beg, lie down, rollover, and wait! He’s eager to please, walks very well on a leash, and listens well. He’s the best fluff ever!

Benji enjoys short walks, is great in car rides, and is happy to find a spot to lie down and chill wherever you take him. Benji loves his doggy bed and spends most of his days lying in it. He is definitely a more laidback dog who would love a quiet, relaxed home.

If you are interested in adopting, please fill out an application by clicking here.

If you’re interested in helping a senior live out the best of his days, apply to adopt Benji today!

MORRIS COUNTY — New Jersey Division Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) has delayed its June 29 reopening of agencies for in-person transactions for another week. Road testing, however, will resume at licensing centers, and inspections stations will be fully operational on Monday, June 29. Vehicle Centers and Licensing Centers will open to the public Tuesday, July 7.

MVC Chief Administrator Sue Fulton explained that the one-week delay is needed to perform final testing of its new text notification system, which is intended to reduce the number of people waiting at agencies while their transactions are being processed.

“We intended to rely on our new text notification system to check people in, then allow them to leave the building and go elsewhere. Unfortunately, this new system requires further testing, so we will not be able to open as fully as we anticipated on June 29,” Fulton said in a statement. “Without the text notification system, the number of people waiting for transactions who will need to be on-site will far exceed capacity limitations. We have said that the health and safety of our customers and employees is our first priority; therefore, we cannot put people in this situation.”

While road testing will be conducted on June 29, those who successfully complete the test will have to wait to get their new licenses until July 7 — when they will be given access to “Road Test” express lanes at every licensing center, Fulton said.

In addition, during July, agencies will be closed on Monday to allow for “health and safety assessments” of its facilities as they continue to expand their services, she said.

Starting July 7, designated “licensing centers” will be processing new licenses and permits, out-of-state transfers, and Real ID for those whose appointments were canceled.

Starting July 7, designated “vehicle centers” will be adding individual registration and title transactions.

Click here for a list of the 23 licensing centers and 16 vehicle centers, including the types of transactions handled at each type of facility.

Most licenses, IDs, registrations and other documents scheduled to expire between March 13 and July 6 have been extended to July 31 or later. Transactions that can be done online will not be available in person until further notice.

For more information on MVC, services click here.

MORRIS COUNTY — It was another banner year for the student-athletes at County College of Morris (CCM) with more than 30 receiving All-Region XIX and All-Garden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) or National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Honors for their performance on and off the field during Academic Year 2019-20.

Nathan Miller, Morris Plains, Baseball, received 1st Team All-NJCAA Academic Honors for obtaining a 4.0 Grade Point Average (GPA).

Receiving 2nd Team All-NJCAA Academic Honors for a minimum GPA of 3.8 were Alyssa Borozan, Budd Lake, Softball: Tyler Bauer, Succasunna, Volleyball; Gretchen Ruoff, Succasunna, Volleyball; Rachel Roberts, Succasunna, Volleyball; Lindsey Wall, Pequannock, Softball; Nicholas Civetta, Randolph, Golf; Niya Tartaglia, Belvidere, Soccer; Frances McCormick, Boonton, Basketball; Shannon Wall, Pequannock, Softball; Ciara Lyons, Sparta, Softball; Alivia Duran, Hackettstown, Softball.

Receiving 3rd Team All-NJCAA Academic Honors for maintaining a minimum 3.6 GPA were Daniel Herrera-Lasso, Dover, Soccer; Payton Jean, Phillipsburg, Soccer; Luke Foth, Oak Ridge, Baseball; Catalina Garcia, Hopatcong, Soccer; Jason Harris, Flanders, Baseball.

The following students received All-Region XIX Honors for maintaining a minimum 3.25 GPA and All-Garden State Athletic Conference Honors for maintaining a minimum GPA of 3.0.

• Rachel Roberts, Succasunna, Volleyball
• Nathan Miller, Morris Plains, Baseball Ciara Lyons, Sparta, Softball
• Tyler Bauer, Succasunna, Volleyball
• Alivia Duran, Hackettstown, Softball
• Lindsay Wall, Pequannock, Softball
• Shannon Wall, Pequannock, Softball
• Alyssa Borozan, Budd Lake, Softball
• Gretchen Ruoff, Succasunna, Volleyball
• Nicholas Civetta, Randolph, Golf
• Payton Jean, Phillipsburg, Soccer
• Niya Tartaglia, Belvidere, Soccer
• Luke Foth, Oak Ridge, Baseball
• Frances McCormick, Boonton, Basketball
• Danile Herrera-Lasso, Dover, Soccer
• Jamie Pringle, Mount Arlington, Volleyball
• Jason Harris, Flanders, Baseball
• Jocelyn Rock, Oak Ridge, Soccer and Basketball
• Veronica McClosky, Soccer
• Catalina Garcia, Hopatcong, Soccer
• Bryce Bayard, West Caldwell, Baseball
• Benjamin Cohen, Wharton, Baseball
• Jade Deaver, Hamburg, Softball
• Israel Santana, Elizabeth, Baseball
• Vincent Rappa, Kenilworth, Baseball
• Carly Mahal, Great Meadows, Softball
• Tyler Tornberg, Chatham, Baseball
• Andrea Argueta, Netcong, Soccer
• Evan Szkarlatiuk, Hardwick, Basketball
• Molly O’Brien, Hackettstown, Softball
• Nile Wade, Passaic, Basketball

Also presented with All-Garden State Athletic Conference Honors for maintaining a minimum GPA of 3.0 were Kyle Stroessenreuther, Vienna, Baseball; Samuel Armstrong, Sussex, Baseball; Nolan Leger, Bridgewater, Baseball; Collin Leahey, Blairstown, Soccer; Kathleen Rawding, Morris Plains, Soccer; Brielle Fedo, Lake Hopatcong, Basketball; Alexander Russo, Rockaway, Baseball; Brian Hill, Glenwood, Golf.

The GSAC provides academic and athletic opportunities to students pursuing higher education at two-year community colleges. The NJCAA’s mission is to promote and foster two-year college athletics.

More information about CCM’s athletic programs click here.

MORRIS COUNTY — The GFWC Woman’s Club of the Denville-Rockaway area, in spite of the Coronavirus, has just completed a successful club year.

The club was able to present scholarships to students at both Morris Hills and Morris Knolls high schools and will be presenting scholarships to two women graduating from the LPN program at Morris County School of Technology.

Monetary donations were made to local non –profits, as well as masks, food, and other items that were donated to support local families and the hospital during these difficult times.

Congratulations are also in order to the recently elected members of the 2020-2022 Executive Board: Janet Walker, President; Susan Kleczynski, First Vice President; Eileen Soliman, Second Vice President; Patti Manton, Arline Scholder, Lin Zrike, Third Vice President’s; Karen Lazur, Treasurer; Janet Ball and Phyllis Duddy, Recording Secretaries; and Louise Sassano, Corresponding Secretary.

The club is proud to announce that two members were elected to positions on the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs (NJSFWC) Board of Directors:

Long time club members, Barbara McCloskey, was elected as NJFWC Second Vice President, and Nancy Levy, was elected as NJSFWC Highlands District Vice President, where she will oversee clubs in the Highlands District, which covers most of Morris, Warren and Sussex Counties.

The Special State project for the 2020-2022 NJSFWC Administration will be Operation Chillout. With headquarters in Long Valley, they are an all-volunteer outreach organization, dedicated to ending the crisis of homelessness for veterans, men, and women throughout New Jersey and parts of NE Pennsylvania.

The GFWC Woman’s Club of the Denville/Rockaway Area is a nonprofit, community service organization that has been serving the local communities with in-kind and monetary donations since 1932.

For more information regarding events sponsored by the Woman’s Club or to learn about the upcoming meetings, please email the club at [email protected] or click here.

MORRIS COUNTY — The Women’s Center for Entrepreneurship (WCEC) is holding regular listening sessions for small business owners. They often speak with government officials and other community stakeholders. It is their goal to better represent New Jersey small businesses when out in the community.

These sessions also help us to keep a pulse on the local business community in order to provide more relevant workshops and webinars. The next session will be held on July 1, 2020, at 11:00 a.m.

If you want to be involved, please register here and join us by Zoom.

The Women’s Center for Entrepreneurship is a 501c3 nonprofit. Their mission is to help women start and grow their own businesses.

For more information and to register click here.