Condo Fire, Primary Results, Standing Ovation Top Local News

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

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

Unofficial primary election results Tuesday night 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.

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

Retiring Principal Gets Standing Ovation at BOE Meeting

Marianne Dispenziere, the principal of Hilldale Elementary School who is retiring after a 45-year career in education, said Montville Township will always have a special place in her heart.

Six in Running for Four Board of Ed Seats

Six Montville Township residents have filed to run for four seats on the Board of Education up for vote in November.

Montville Football Coach Leaves for New Job

Montville Township High School football coach Jim Delaney has resigned his post in Montville so he can work closer to his home, according to the Daily Record.