MORRIS COUNTY — Meet Bolt, an approximately 6-8 year old Maltese! This little cutie is FULL of life and is looking for his forever family!

He loves to play and is a super happy-go-lucky boy! He was abandoned by some people who left him in an awful condition. His dew claws had grown into his leg by the time we got him. We are so happy that Bolt can now find his real forever family that loves and cares for him unconditionally!

Bolt is potty-trained and is good with cats and dogs! He can live with other dogs and children 10+. He’s a spunky guy that will love to play all day then cuddle up with you on the couch to watch a show. He loves to follow his foster mama around and gives plenty of kisses.

Bolt enjoys car rides, playing with his foster siblings, and getting attention. He would prefer not to be without his people more than a couple hours at a time though. What can we say, he loves getting love!

If you’re looking for a little cutie to add to your family, apply to adopt Bolt!

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

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MORRIS COUNTY — Sandy is about two years old and weighs about 15-20 pounds.

This is what her foster mom has to say about her…..Sandy is a sweetheart! She is great with everyone….people, other dogs and kids. When we come home she is so happy  she will run over to meet us.  Anywhere we go, Sandy will follow! She likes being with people. When you go to pet Sandy, she will roll over on her back for tummy rubs. And, Sandy has a stuffed toy that she carries around. She is just so darn cute! Sandy enjoys running around outside and she enjoys her walks.  She is calm, gentle and sweet. Every ounce of her sweetness.”

Sandy ended up in an over-populated high kill shelter because someone saw her running around NC and they followed her into an abandoned building.  Inside the building they found Sandy along with her puppies so they were taken to a shelter.  When FHDR found out about how sweet Sandy is, we rescued her along with her puppies and transported them New Jersey to live in a foster homes.  Sandy is hoping you have a furever home for her!

Sandy is so sweet you can’t help falling in love with her!

If interested in adopting Sandy, please email FHDR@att.net and to see more photos and a video clip, click here.

MORRIS COUNTY — Seton Hall University is pleased to announce the following students who qualified for Fall 2018 Dean’s list and to congratulate them for their outstanding academic achievements.

Glory Akoh of Florham Park
Neena Andican of Boonton
Pooja Banker of Parsippany
Andrea Berman of Parsippany
Shawn Berry of Morris Plains
Sarah Bright of East Hanover
Gianna Canella of East Hanover
Liam Cassidy of Boonton
Saadet Ceynek of Boonton
Antonio Chirichiello of Parsippany
Ishani Chowatia of Parsippany
Rachel Cuevas of Florham Park
Kevin Dauber of Mount Tabor
Abigail Deffler of Boonton
Kavan Desai of Morris Plains
Adriana Di Dio of Lake Hiawatha
Victoria Dobkowski of Lake Hiawatha
Shamil Dzhatdoyev of Florham Park
Nicholas Ebel of Parsippany
Kimberly Ebel of Parsippany
Axel Esquivel of Lake Hiawatha
Cristina Fernandez of Parsippany
Erney Fertile of Morris Plains
Kathryn Garafano of Lake Hiawatha
Kyle Gaydo of Boonton
Francis Gencarelli of East Hanover
Daniel Goetz of Boonton
Joseph Grabowiecki of Parsippany
Alexandro Granata of East Hanover
Aidan Higginbotham of Morris Plains
Sabrina Huresky of Boonton
Dominique Imes of Morris Plains
Li-Hsuan Inn of Lake Hiawatha
Disha Jani of Parsippany
William Jayne of Madison
Christina Johnson of Morris Plains
Kalliopi Kebabjian of Cedar Knolls
Vibha Khare of Parsippany
Joseph Kloss of Parsippany
Sarah Lynch of Madison
Joseph Manno of East Hanover
Vannesa Martinez of Parsippany
Griffin Mehl of Florham Park
Peter Mitrakos of Morris Plains
Masood Mohayya of Parsippany
Meghan Murphy of East Hanover
Carolyn Murray of Boonton
Gianna Pallis of Morris Plains
Michelle Pan of Cedar Knolls
Rocco Pascale of Parsippany
Shivani Patel of Parsippany
Radha Patel of Parsippany
Joseph Paul of East Hanover
Grace Petinakis of East Hanover
Francesca Petracco of East Hanover
Jocelyn Rogalo of Boonton
Brielle Runfeldt of Boonton
Matthew Schaaf of Morris Plains
Justin Schaefer of Boonton
Milena Scrobanovich of East Hanover
Natalie Sliwowski of Boonton
Dean Spenzos of Florham Park
Nicholas Thomas of Boonton
Angela Trejos Villacres of Morris Plains
Brian Tross of Madison
Michael Volante of East Hanover
Nicholas Volante of East Hanover
Katherine Walsh of Morris Plains
Thomas White of Morris Plains
Yuzhen Zhang of Parsippany

As one of the nation’s leading Catholic universities, Seton Hall has been showing the world what great minds can do since 1856. Home to nearly 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students and offering more than 80 rigorous majors, Seton Hall’s academic excellence has been singled out for distinction by The Princeton Review, US News & World Report and Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Seton Hall, which embraces students of all religions, prepares its graduates to be exemplary servant leaders and caring global citizens. Its attractive main campus is located in suburban South Orange, New Jersey, and is only 14 miles by train, bus or car to New York City, offering a wealth of employment, internship, cultural and entertainment opportunities. The university’s nationally recognized School of Law is prominently located in downtown Newark. For more information click here.

MORRIS COUNTY — Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) released the following statement after voting in favor of a bipartisan resolution to block President Trump’s national emergency declaration:

“As a veteran, I am deeply concerned with the harm this unwarranted emergency declaration does to our military readiness, military families, and construction projects needed across the country and at Picatinny Arsenal. I supported the bipartisan resolution to keep military construction funds for military missions authorized by Congress and needed by our warfighters.”

The President’s proposal would strip $3.6 billion for military construction projects, including $41 million for the Munitions Disassembly Complex at Picatinny Arsenal, the Joint Center of Excellence for Armaments and Munitions.

HANOVER TOWNSHIP – Brightest Star School of Performing Arts is holding  “Merit Scholarships Auditions for all Summer Musical Theater Programs.”

There will be 3 tuition awards, valued at $500 each, given to the three students who audition on Sunday, March 3 and receive the highest scores in the following areas:

1.    ability to “tell the story” while singing a song of his/her choosing

2.    ability to stay on pitch throughout entire length of 32 bar cut of the musical theatre song

3.    has song and short monologue (30 seconds) memorized

4.    Is on time for reserved time slot and registered, as per instructions below

• • There will be an accompanist, provided. However, you may use a background track from your own device.
  • No “walk ins” will be allowed. All those auditioning must have appointment.
  • If winner has already paid summer tuition, this award will be in the form of a reimbursement.
  • The decision of the judges is final and will be announced by March 10.

Auditions are a “closed”, that is, no one will be present except the judges. Please do not arrive to the parking lot more than 10 minutes earlier than your appointment time and please do not enter studio until your appointment time, please.

For more information click here to sign up and choose your reserved time slot. You will forfeit your time and opportunity to audition if you are late for your scheduled time.

Brightest Star School of Performing Arts brings the strategies required in the learning of the arts to be applied to everyday life.

Improvisation helps us think on our feet and is used in all of our acting classes to enhance other methods.

Rigorous Practice aids us in understanding what is necessary to achieve the highest level of any goal.

Memorization massages the brain and keeps us alert.

Dance works our bodies, giving us exercise, spatial awareness, and coordination.  All of this is done in an environment of successful accomplishment, creating true satisfaction.

Brightest Star has been evolving since 1977, when they began as Newark Academy Summer Musical Theatre and later became the Vecchio School of Performing Arts, Morristown-Beard Summer Musical Theatre, and finally, Brightest Star School of Performing Arts, formally housed at the Bickford Theatre at The Morris Museum.

Brightest Star School of Performing Arts is an independent school of performing arts, encouraging all students to “learn arts for life”.

Brightest Star School of Performing Arts is located at 16 Ridgedale Avenue, Cedar Knolls, and can be reached by calling (973) 829-1973.