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(Sparta and Newton) - North Star Theater Company (NSTC) will once again partner with Our Lady of the Lake (OLL) R. C. Church in Sparta to present the family-friendly blockbuster musical “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

This is your last chance to get your Kid’s pictures with the most lovable Santa and Mrs. Clause and help benefit the local Armed Services Relief Committee (501c).

Morris County is inviting the public to assist in documenting the history of its Vietnam veterans by helping to build an on-line collection of names, service narratives, historical information and photographs being compiled by the Office of Planning and Preservation.

Newton, NJ (November 24, 2021) - Project Self-Sufficiency will host a virtual Family Law seminar on Tuesday, December 7^th, 6:00 p.m. 

Giving Tuesday is a day of generosity that occurs on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving. Each Giving Tuesday, our community comes together to support a timely Lake Hopatcong Foundation (LHF) project in need of financial support, and for that consistent help, we are grateful beyond measure.

Great news, Sabretti’s Hot Dogs and Wild Game Sausages have now reopened to continue their 11 plus years in providing the best hot dogs, wild game sausages, and other menu items to the local community.

Randolph, NJ: County College of Morris (CCM) is proud of its Hospitality Management & Culinary Arts students who were recently inducted as members of the Bailliage Joseph Donon chapter of the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs.

(TRENTON, NJ) - In a win-win for conservation and bi-partisan collaboration, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, in a 228 by 206 vote. 

Lake Hopatcong was once a booming resort, yet few signs exist of the many hotels and rooming houses where thousands of visitors spent their summer vacations - unless you know where to look! Come learn about these places, and what remains today of this bygone era.

During a caucus meeting this morning, Senator Steven Oroho was declared by acclamation to be the next Leader of the New Jersey Senate Republicans.

The Morris County Board of County Commissioners will honor local veterans during Veterans Day week by presenting Morris County Distinguished Military Service Medals to several former service members and hosting the return of a long-lost Purple Heart issued to a Morristown solider during World War II.

With Rockaway Borough, the Commissioners also will honor the late four-star Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, a Rockaway native who served as U.S. Army Chief of Staff from 2011 to 2015 and played a major role in planning the surge of American forces during the Iraq war that helped to stabilize the country.

Two Events Planned to Honor & Preserve the Memory of Those Who Served

Both ceremonies will be held on two separate days in the Morris County Commissioners’ public meeting room, Floor 5 of the Morris County Administration Building, 10 Court Street, Morristown, N.J.

Nov. 10, 4:30 p.m., during the regularly scheduled Work Session of the Board of Commissioners:

• The memory of Rockaway native Gen. Raymond Odierno, who died last month, will be honored. Joining the Commissioners will be Rockaway Mayor Tom Mulligan and Col. Jeff Cantor, CEO & Founder of the New Jersey Veterans Chamber of Commerce, who served with Gen. Odierno.
• Presentation of the Morris County Distinguished Military Service Medals to local veterans by the Board of County Commissioners.

Nov. 12, 1 p.m., Purple Hearts Reunited will present the long-lost Purple Heart of a World War II solider from Morristown to members of the American Legion Post 59 and the Board of County Commissioners.

• The mission of Purple Hearts Reunited is to return lost, stolen and misplaced military medals of valor to veterans, their families or organizations to preserve the honors issued for their sacrifices to our nation.
• The American Legion Post 59 of Morristown is accepting a Purple Heart issued to Private First Class Edmund C. Vance of Morristown for wounds received in action at Saidor, New Guinea, on April 6, 1944 during WWII.

Newton, NJ (November 1, 2021) – The annual Season of Hope Toy Drive was launched by Project Self-Sufficiency and a consortium of businesses, schools, and social service agencies today.  The massive undertaking aims to provide gift cards and new, unwrapped toys to parents and caregivers of more than 2,000 children and teens in the New Jersey counties of Sussex and Northern Warren.