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Top 10 Most Read Stories in June

The posts on Montville Patch that were viewed the most.

Family, Neighbors Flee Overnight Fire in Condo

A fire in a Heritage Court condo forced a family of four and their neighbors to flee their homes around midnight.

Extension Cord Short Caused Condo Fire, Chief Says

A shorted-out extension cord started the fire that left a family's home uninhabitable, Towaco's fire chief said.

Conklin, Gallopo GOP Nominees for Montville Committee

Primary election results showed Richard Conklin and Committeeman Scott Gallopo winning the Republican nominations to two Township Committee seats, coming out ahead of one other candidate in the GOP primary.

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They will be on the ballot in November with Democratic nominees Dan Grant and Truscha Quatrone, who ran unopposed for their party's nomination.

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Jonas Brother Drops In On 'Amazing' Pathways' Rock Band

Kevin Jonas, a member of the pop rock band the Jonas Brothers, visited Pathways' Rock Band and gave the group a shout-out after they played a few songs for him.

Boy's Question Prompts Fundraiser for Tornado-Struck School

A second-grader at St. Pius X School in Montville saw news reports about a deadly tornado hitting an elementary school in Moore, Okla., in May and knew he wanted to help.

Board of Ed, Union to Enter Health Care Talks for Full-Time Aides

Concerns over how the Montville Township Board of Education will deal with a new law requiring employers to provide health care coverage for full-time employees led several parents of special education students and members of the Montville Township Education Association to speak in support of paraprofessionals at a school board meeting.

Montville Relay Raises $60K for Cancer Fight

Rain moved Montville Relay For Life and its hundreds of participants indoors for the first time, but it didn't dampen the experience for Joan Richmond, a Towaco resident who is battling stage four breast cancer and spoke at the event.

'Sell My House!' Melissa Gorga Says of Montville Mansion

The high-end real estate market in Montville was a topic on "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" as Melissa Gorga asked her real estate agent why there haven't been more bites for her home at 8 Pond View, which is listed for $3.8 million.

Pine Brook FD's Centennial to Mark Proud History

Pine Brook residents in 1913 pooled $175 and sawed the lumber used to build the Pine Brook Fire Department's first firehouse on Bloomfield Avenue on land donated for that purpose by Abram A. Van Wert.

Montville's July Fourth Fireworks Set

An announcement on the township website bills the show as "the region's premier fireworks display" and a "signature community event."


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