Morris County jail earns top marks from trio of auditors, moves closer to accreditation
The jail, built in 2000 and formally known as the Morris County Correctional Facility, won similar praise in accreditation audits conducted in 2006 and 2009 Read More →
Where does the Catholic Church go from here? Author James Carroll brings his crystal ball to Morristown, May 17
Award-winning author, Boston Globe columnist and former Catholic priest James Carroll brings a provocative topic to Morristown on May 17: Author James Carroll Beyond nostalgia and survival – an alternative agenda for the Church. Carroll tackles this one at 7:30 pm at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, where he will be the 2012 speaker of the John Shelby Spong Lectureship. The series began in 2011 with a lecture by Karen Armstrong. In addition to... [Read More...]
Morris County 4-H bringing ‘Science Adventures’ to Greater Morristown, starting May 24
Morris County 4-H is excited to present Science Adventures, an interactive series inviting area youth to engage in scientific exploration this spring! Indoor and outdoor activities are an integral part of this series, which will take place over three consecutive Thursday evenings starting on May 24. The Science Adventures series will include investigations in carbon footprint calculation, the water cycle, and weather trends. Rachel Lyons, Morris Country... [Read More...]
Steve Wiley video tribute was a race to slow down for Morristown students
City Living, the student documentary that dazzled Thursday’s Stephen B. Wiley Tribute Gala, is “not a nowadays film,” according to its executive producer, Shannon Kikuchi. The Morristown High School junior said the 18-minute video purposely takes its time telling the story of civic icon Steve Wiley, MHS Class of ’48. An old-fashioned movie needs old-fashioned notes, of the handwritten vsriety, says Shannon Kikuchu. Photo by... [Read More...]
Lawyer, leader, poet, gentleman: Steve Wiley honored at Morris Township gala
Many people tried to sum up Steve Wiley at a gala benefit in his honor on Thursday. This is the guy who raised millions to save the Community Theatre, beautify the Morristown Green and expand the Morristown & Township Library. The guy who founded banks and cable TV companies, and helped launch First Night Morris and the Morris United Way. The guy who convinced the state Supreme Court, in a historic case, that the Morristown and Morris Township... [Read More...]
Diassi, Scripture, Shatel and DeGroot honored by Morristown High Heritage Club
By Marie Pfeifer A visit last week to Morristown High School, my alma mater, brought back many memories as I walked down what used to be called the Senior Stairs, into the auditorium where I attended many plays and programs during my high school years. This time, I attended the 16th Annual Morristown High School Heritage Day celebration, at which two alumnae were inducted into the MHS Wall of Fame and two teachers were inducted into the MHS Teachers’... [Read More...]
Ananda Yoga celebrates opening in Morristown
Editor’s note: MorristownGreen.com welcomes Ananda Yoga to Morristown. Here’s some background. FROM ANANDA YOGA: Ananda Yoga, located at 22 Speedwell Ave. in Morristown, held a grand opening celebration this past Saturday, May 5. The honorable mayor, Timothy Dougherty, was on hand to cut the ribbon and welcome the new yoga studio to the community. Mayor Tim Dougherty of Morristown, looking on as yoga teacher Sheila Donnelly holds a... [Read More...]
Not quite Occupy Wall Street, but similar message from Morristown protesters at bank
By Berit Ollestad “We’re mad as hell and we’re not gonna take it any longer!” declared a handful of local protesters who gathered in Morristown on Wednesday to decry the practices of Bank of America. But was anyone listening at the bank’s South Street branch? An organizer of the event, the Rev. Allen Wells of the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, tried to arrange a meeting with Bank of America representatives and said... [Read More...]
You can’t win ‘em all…Morristown’s ‘Art of Play’ ends great run at Apollo Theater
You can’t win ‘em all. The eighth-grade quartet Art of Play brought a busload of fans and two priests from Morristown to cheer for them Wednesday at Amateur Night in Harlem’s famed Apollo Theater. CHEERING SECTION: A busload of fans from Morristown cheers for Art of Play at Harlem's Apollo Theater. Photo by Kevin Coughlin But there would be no divine intervention this time, as the boys ran into a singer possessed: 10-year-old... [Read More...]
Greater Morristown weekend preview: Art workshops for the kids, a mansion for mom
Mother’s Day is upon us, and there is no shortage of fun things to do with Mom–and for Mom. Maybe Dad can take the kiddies to a Children’s Day of Art–fun workshops in cartooning, drama, sculpting and more, at St. Peter’s in Morristown–so Mom can enjoy herself for a Mansion in May tour of Glynallyn Castle? Moms and Dads might want to attend Thursday’s benefit honoring Steve Wiley, whose contributions to the... [Read More...]
‘Alternative Challenge’ bike race from Madison to Morristown: Wait till next year!
It was the kickstand. In the history of cycling, nobody with a kickstand has ever won a race. This is a proven fact. Or maybe it was that chipmunk on the Traction Line. Should have just run him…. no, no, that would have been wrong. The lights! Those endless red lights!! Ford Avenue, Elm Street, Spring Street, Park Place… Oh, there’s no use sugar-coating it. We finished fourth in Wednesday morning’s soggy Madison-to-Morristown... [Read More...]
The beauty of wet clay: One of many discoveries awaiting kids at Morristown art workshops, May 12
By Sharon Sheridan When youngsters step into the new pottery studio at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church during the Children’s Day of Art on Saturday, they’ll be encountering an art that dates back millennia. The Rev. Janet Broderick will teach a pottery workshop for kids, as part of a Children's Day of Art at St. Peter's in Morristown on May 12. Photo by Sharon Sheridan “We know that there were pottery wheels before the first century,”... [Read More...]
‘Joe Mahoney’ uses his head, according to Morristown cartoonist Matt Keown
This week’s Mahoney: Joe Mahoney uses his head And 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... [Read More...]
Madison-to-Morristown commuter bike challenge, take 2, on May 9
It’s good to be grounded. Especially if you’re riding an electric bike in the rain. At least, we think so. We’ll know for sure after Wednesday’s Alternative Commuter Challenge. It’s a Madison-to-Morristown race pitting electric bikes, human-powered bikes, electric cars and trains against each other. Matthew Vance will defend his 2011 crown in the Commuter Challenge by racing his folding bike from Madison to Morristown... [Read More...]
Hispanic-American organization asks Morristown to approve liquor license; Bill Byrne will get special day
The leader of a Latino business organization on Tuesday urged the Morristown council to approve a liquor license transfer to Futbol-Landia on Early Street. “Morristown now needs unity and equality among all of its residents,” Esperanza Porras-Field, president of the Morris County Hispanic-American Chamber of Commerce, said in a letter presented to the town council. “By denying or even further postponing Futbol-Landia’s application,... [Read More...]
Lioness, uncaged: Morristown’s Kristin Ace brings one-woman show to Dover, June 1 & 2
Morristown actress Kristin Ace packed lots of good stories into her 2010 one-woman show, You CAN Get There From Here. But one essential element was missing: Movement. “You remind me of a caged lion!” her acting coach told her last summer. Morristown actress Kristin Ace brings her one-woman show, 'You CAN Get There from Here,' to the Dover Little Theatre on June 1 & 2. That coach, Samantha Jones, helped Kristin unlock the... [Read More...]
Trustees of the Morristown Green dedicate ‘Wiley Beech’
Tuesday in Morristown was just another day at the beech — “Wiley Beech.” Morristown Green trustees Carl Badenhausen and Dick Descovick and Katie Laud, daughter of Steve Wiley, listen to Glenn Coutts, president of the trustees, dedicate a Copper Beech tree to Steve Wiley. Photo by Kevin Coughlin Trustees of the Morristown Green dedicated a young Copper Beech tree to Steve Wiley, the retired Morristown lawyer whose prodigious fundraising... [Read More...]
There’s no relaxing for jockey Rosie Napravnik after historic Kentucky Oaks victory
It’s back to business as usual for Jersey-born jockey Anna Rose “Rosie” Napravnik. She was back at work in New York one day after making history as the first female rider to win the Kentucky Oaks. Jockey Anna Rose "Rosie"... Read More →
Joey Gatto, Hanna Neil, Captain Lung, AOP to headline Morris District 40th birthday bash
Joey Gatto’s crowded résumé is going to need another page. The Morristown High School senior class president–and beat-boxer and pianist and winner of last year’s MorristownGreen.com Film Festival– has been chosen to emcee the Morris School District’s 40th birthday party on May 20. “I was really honored and excited because I love being on the mic, and it should be a really fun event,” said Joey, who will... [Read More...]
Sex assault center in Morris County escapes funding dispute
Morristown Medical Center will continue hosting the sexual assault center serving Morris County rape victims, hospital and state officials confirmed Monday night Read More →
