Video: ‘Don’t look!’ Morristown runner recounts brush with death at Boston Marathon

Somewhere around mile 20 of last week’s Boston Marathon, Karl Fenske slowed down. His change of pace nearly proved fatal. Six miles later, the Morristown lawyer and his girlfriend, Julia Scales of Sparta, were in sight of the finish line when the first bomb detonated about 30 yards ahead of them, spewing a thick white cloud in their
Video: Singer Christine Lavin gets serious about gun violence, at the Minstrel in Morris Township

Most of Christine Lavin’s songs tickle the funny bone. But this one tackles a serious issue: Gun violence. It’s called When Cary Grant Made Movies, and Christine sang it last week at The Minstrel in Morris Township. The gentleman sitting beside me was an NRA member, and his commentary throughout the evening was almost as entertaining as
Video: From Princeton to the Market Street Mission, a second chance for Morristown man

For Daryl Boone, life begins at 59. Last week, he christened a sparkling new Morristown apartment, courtesy of Homeless Solutions Inc. The Market Street Mission helped free him from cocaine addiction some years back. And Walmart has hired him as a supervisor. That may seem like light years from his former job in Princeton University’s legal department, but
Greater Morristown Weekend Preview: Tourism Two-Fers and an Earthy Festival

Two days of bargain tickets at some really cool tourism sites. An ice cream social with music. A festival on the Green. Life is good! If all the fun stuff below isn’t enough, saunter to our handy calendar for even more great choices. THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013: We take it for granted. We treat it like…dirt. But there’s more to
Morristown girl finds life as Biblical brother isn’t bad in Mayo production of ‘Dreamcoat’

At first, Aja Baitey had her doubts about joining the male chorus of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. But the Morristown eighth-grader is finding that life as a Biblical brother has some advantages. “I didn’t know how it would be, singing with guys,” said Aja, one of 73 young performers in the Mayo Performing Arts Center’s

Greater Morristown Weekend Preview: Tourism Two-Fers and an Earthy Festival

Two days of bargain tickets at some really cool tourism sites. An ice cream social with music. A festival on the Green. Life is good! If all the fun stuff...

Celebrate spring showers with us at Festival Earth, noon to 6 pm on the Morristown Green

Don’t let a little rain stop you from celebrating Festival Earth! We have a nice dry tent where you can relax and enjoy video hits from the MorristownGreen.com...

The Sandy Relief Task Force, established by The Presbyterian Church in Morristown’s Outreach Committee, is coordinating another work trip to Union...

By Marie Pfeifer The Morris County Park Commission paid homage to its volunteers with music and food on a recent evening. Many of them contribute 100-...

The Veterans Network of GE Aviation Systems decorated veterans graves at Evergreen Cemetery, prior to Memorial Day. Photo by Berit Ollestad Memorial Day...

Who needs Animal Planet when bears are roaming the streets of Morristown? This bruin visited Knollwood Road on Thursday. Our thanks to Linda Carrington...

Harlem’s famed Apollo Theater is becoming an extension of the Morristown music scene. On Wednesday, seventh-grader Hanna Neil gave a solid performance,...

Springtime is wedding season. Our old buddy, Bill Griese, has been singing up a storm since leaving Morris Plains for Nashville, and he has done Cupid...

Craigslist scare: Boy pulled knife on man selling iPhone at cemetery, cops say

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We don’t know much about the environmental record of the principality of Liechtenstein. But the Lords of Liechtenstein have plenty to say on the...

Republicans struggle to win municipal elections in Morristown. But they fare pretty well with the business community. At least, Frank Vitolo does. Local...

The Morristown council approved a $47.1 million municipal budget and a liquor license extension on Tuesday, but parking was on everyone’s mind. A...

Most of the sidewalk along North Park Place in Morristown was cordoned off on Tuesday afternoon because of a smoking manhole. JCP&L personnel at manhole...

It’s an estate sale that should intrigue anyone with roots in Greater Morristown. The longtime home of Richard Simon–historian, author and...

Appeals court rules dismissal of black juror in Morristown murder case wasn’t discriminatory

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Candidates running for Morristown council in the Democratic primary will speak out on May 20, 2013, at a forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters...

Laudable Inkworks Welcome to another episode from Morristown cartoonist Paul Laud. This week: Castro & Arias Paul Laud is the author of ‘Laughing...

Mix 60 kids with six instructors, gobs of clay, buckets of paint and piles of junk and what do you get? A Children’s Day of Art–and a fun one,...

To say history comes alive at the Morristown & Township Library is a gross understatement. Cheryl Turkington autographs her new book for Mary Keown...

Sunday usually is the big church day in Greater Morristown. But houses of worship also were going full tilt on this past Saturday. In the shadow of the...

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Morristown girl finds life as Biblical brother isn’t bad in Mayo production of ‘Dreamcoat’

At first, Aja Baitey had her doubts about joining the male chorus of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor...

For Daryl Boone, life begins at 59. Last week, he christened a sparkling new Morristown apartment,...

Most of Christine Lavin’s songs tickle the funny bone. But this one tackles a serious issue:...

Somewhere around mile 20 of last week’s Boston Marathon, Karl Fenske slowed down. His change...

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Video: ‘Don’t look!’ Morristown runner recounts brush with death at Boston Marathon

Video: Singer Christine Lavin gets serious about gun violence, at the Minstrel in Morris Township

Video: From Princeton to the Market Street Mission, a second chance for Morristown man