Mountain biking legend Ned Overend coming to Marty’s in Randolph
By Aaron Karlsruher For a man who cites his hobbies as hanging out with the wife and kids, doing yard work and pulling weeds, Ned Overend is anything but ordinary. After moving from San Diego to Durango, Colo., in 1980 to work as an auto mechanic, Overend quickly fell in love with the sport of bike racing. Within a few years he had earned the nickname “Deadly Nedly,” racking up a string of national and international mountain biking championships. Overend... [Read More...]
David Garrett’s fiery fiddling lights up the Mayo in Morristown
By Berit Ollestad Have you ever seen someone make love to a violin? Well, I have. And what beautiful music was created as a result! Violinist extraordinaire David Garrett connected with his audience at the Mayo Performing Arts Center in a way that can only be described as intense. David Garrett at the Mayo Performing Arts Center. Photo by Berit Ollestad Concert-goers were treated Wednesday to a sensory overload of the eyes and ears, as this Brad... [Read More...]
What’s Happening at the Presbyterian Church in Morristown This Weekend
The Presbyterian Church in Morristown has a plethora of exciting things going on this Sunday. The morning starts with our Children’s Musical. We will be having one special service at 10 am featuring our Bel Melodia and Bel Canto children’s choirs (kindergarten through grade five) presenting the musical “Oh Jonah!” by Allan Pote as the sermon. The children present a serious message about responsibility in a fun and appealing... [Read More...]
Yoga studio coming to former Gallery Egan in Morristown
Walls that once showcased abstract art soon will be reflecting toned muscle. The Commit To Change Yoga & Pilates Studio is moving into the former Gallery Egan on Community Place, studio owner Denise Haydu said on Wednesday. “We’ll be open in May,” said Denise, whose studio has been on Lackawanna Place near Hennessey’s Washington Bar for about eight years. “I have a lot of children’s classes, and this is a better... [Read More...]
Greater Morristown weekend preview: Tea, harps, Bards and Bowls
There is plenty of fun stuff to do around Greater Morristown this weekend, as you can see below. And there is plenty more on our handy calendar. But we really have just one thing to say. GO, GIANTS!!! To put you in the proper mood, here is a fight song from our buddy, Bill Griese: THURSDAY, Feb. 2: Oil by Raymond Sicignano entitled 'Ideal Hosiery,' on display at the Atrium Gallery. It may feel like spring, but they’re going ahead... [Read More...]
Task force tackles re-entry problems for parolees in Greater Morristown
There are many compassionate reasons for helping rehabilitated offenders re-enter society. But the most compelling argument may involve the bottom line: It costs New Jersey taxpayers $160 a day to keep someone in prison, vs. about $12 to support them on parole, according to Robert Kantor, a hearing officer with the New Jersey State Parole Board. Robert spoke in Morristown at Tuesday’s meeting of the Morris/Sussex/Warren Re-entry Task Force,... [Read More...]
Tickets on sale for Morristown’s Got Talent, take 5! Judges announced
If there’s one thing we know from the first four editions of Morristown’s Got Talent!, it’s this: Don’t wait until the last minute to buy tickets. Click to enlarge The Mayo Performing Arts Center was packed last year, and chances are the same will hold true for the fifth anniversary show, hosted by local comedian John Mruz on Feb. 29. Tickets are $20 to $75 and proceeds benefit the Morris School District through the Morris... [Read More...]
‘Joe Mahoney’ and Punxsutawney Paparazzi, from Morristown cartoonist Matt Keown
This week’s Mahoney: Punxsutawney Paparazzi Don’t forget, Mahoniacs, you can read Joe Mahoney every day at JoeMahoneyComics.com Please click to enlarge By Matt Keown Joe Mahoney is about a powerful and driven CEO struggling to groom his free-spirit son to someday take over the family business. Matt believes in Mahonifest Destiny, which is the view that all literate Americans from sea to shining sea should read Joe Mahoney every week.... [Read More...]
Want to enter law enforcement? Check out these Morris talks
Ever fancied a career in law enforcement? You can learn more at a series of free talks presented by the Morris County Prosecutors Office, starting on Feb. 1. The first of eight presentations deals with…presentation: How to dress for success and communicate effectively when pursuing a job. Subsequent sessions through April 4 will cover mock crime-scene investigations, search warrants, canine explosives detection training, and more. A career development... [Read More...]
New Morris County Bar Association president calls for outreach to Hispanic community
The Morris County Bar Association’s service projects this year will include outreach to the Hispanic community and help for self-represented people in family law disputes in Superior Court, announced new association President Allan J. Iskra at his installation dinner earlier this month. The Morristown-based association also will continue its partnership with Legal Services of Northwest New Jersey, said the attorney from Parsippany. Here is the... [Read More...]
Homeless Solutions in Morristown welcomes three new board members
Sally Muscarella, James Fleischmann and George “Buddy” Scott are the newest board members of Homeless Solutions Inc., the Morristown-based nonprofit that operates a homeless shelter and builds affordable housing in Morris County. Congratulations to them, and to Homeless Solutions. Here are biographies of the new trustees, from the nonprofit. FROM HOMELESS SOLUTIONS INC.: Homeless Solutions Welcomes Three New Board Members Sally Muscarella... [Read More...]
New program aims to help Morristown 5th graders SOAR
Sebastian, a 5th-grader from the Sussex Avenue School, dreams of being a soccer player when he grows up. But right now he has a more urgent goal: He wants to read at the 6th-grade level. Luckily, Sebastian has his very own reading coach. Her name is Sarah Bechtel, one of 17 students from the College of Saint Elizabeth who are volunteering as tutors in a new program called SOAR. For the next 12 weeks, Sarah and her classmates will spend two afternoons... [Read More...]
Go, Jersey Giants! Super best wishes from Morristown cartoonist Paul Laud
Laudable Inkworks Welcome to another episode from Morristown cartoonist Paul Laud. This week: Go, NJ Giants! Paul Laud is the author of ‘Laughing Out Laud, Tripping Over Party Lines’! And check out our podcast with Paul. Please click to enlarge By Paul Laud Read More →
Morristown museum offers a Valentine from Thomas Nast
By Aaron Karlsruher Thomas Nast was one of America’s most influential political cartoonists. But he had a softer side, too, and it will be on display in Morristown just in time for Valentine’s Day. Throughout February, the Macculloch Hall Historical Museum will be offering viewers a rare chance to see Nast’s original engraving entitled St. Valentine’s-Day. First published on the cover of the weekly Hearth and Home: For the Farm,... [Read More...]
Wildlife reported at Morristown town hall; here’s what to do!
By Berit A. Ollestad Eastern screech owls, peregrine falcons and bog turtles aren’t necessarily the first images that come to mind when one thinks of New Jersey. Yet the state is rich in wildlife “It’s important that we educate people on how to address issues that go along with the various wildlife that we share our state with; especially in situations where the wildlife has been injured or sick,” Lauren Butcher, educational director... [Read More...]
Less is more: County College of Morris settling into new Morristown digs
The new County College of Morris satellite campus in Morristown has less than half the square footage of its former space. But 30 Schuyler Place has other advantages over CCM’s prior location at Headquarters Plaza. Four hundred thousand reasons. As in $400,000, the amount the college expects to save annually by using the second floor of the Morris County Administration Annex Building. “I like this space better,” Charles Lamb,... [Read More...]
Morris School District may push election to November; special meeting Feb. 6
Should the school board election be pushed from April to the general election in November? The Morris School District has scheduled a special meeting on Feb. 6 to discuss the option. It’s set for 7 pm at the Lafayette Learning Center, according to a district spokesperson. Under a bill signed by Gov. Christie earlier this month, school elections moved to November would NOT include a public vote on the school budget if the budget falls within... [Read More...]
Local official asks Hillary Clinton to press Angola to release two Morris Township residents
A Morris Township official has asked Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to ramp up efforts to free two local residents who have been detained in Angola for 28 days. “I ask that you increase your efforts and the efforts of the United States Government to bring home Patrick [Allocco] and Patrick Jr. They are our countrymen and my neighbors and friends,” wrote Deputy Mayor Bruce Sisler in a letter to the Secretary. Concert promoter Patrick... [Read More...]
Online survey: Should same-sex marriage be decided by New Jersey voters?
Gov. Christie wants to put the question of same-sex marriage on the November ballot. Newark Mayor Cory Booker contends civil rights should not be subject to fickle politics. Who is right? Let’s vote on it! Our friends at Baristnet in Montclair have posted a survey where you can weigh in. Gov. Chris Christie, left, announcing his nomination of Chatham Mayor Bruce Harris to the state Supreme Court. Mayor Harris would be the state's first... [Read More...]
Sunday Seminar at the Presbyterian Church in Morristown: The End of Things
The Presbyterian Church in Morristown is proud to announce a three week seminar series led by the Rev. Dr. David Lawrence. The seminars will take place on January 29, February 12 and February 19th at 9:15 am in the Parish House (located at 65 South Street). This series will explore both biblical and popular conceptions of what will come at the world’s end. Near the end of the 20th century, theologian Shirley Guthrie noted that “as a rule the... [Read More...]
