Thursday, May 17, 2012
Success stories of lives impacted on display at Public Officials Forum.
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United Way of Northern New Jersey and Newark Mayor Cory Booker combined forces Tuesday evening to intensify a call to recruit mentors to help improve and strengthen the region. During the eighth United Way Public Officials Forum, both United Way and Booker shared multiple success stories of lives and communities bolstered by the support of mentors. United Way and Booker asked the audience of more than 350 public officials, corporate and civic leaders to join them in championing the influence of mentoring. “Mentoring may sound small, but it holds the key for profound change,” Booker said. Booker spoke about how believes no one succeeds on their own, including himself, and that mentoring holds the power to transform lives and communities. …
Three-day event offers arts and crafts, food and music as well.
Patch is offering 50-percent off gate ticket prices to this weekend's 30th annual Festival of Ballooning. But you'll need to act quickly. The discounts are only available through this Sunday, May 20. The festival, held Friday-Sunday, July 27-29, at Solberg Airport in Readington, offers much, much more than ballooning. There are rides, an arts and crafts festival, yoga and Zumba demonstrations, and food—lots of it. Every evening, there will be a music concert and twice each day on Saturday and Sunday and once on Friday, more than 100 balloons will rise majestically into the sky. And Patch will offer all attendees a chance to leave all your troubles behind and take a free tethered balloon ride. Just find our table at the festival and sign up…
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Library director said more than 120 DVDs were stolen in the past several months.
The Montville Township Library is looking to upgrade security as more than 120 DVDs appear to have been stolen over the past several months, Library Director Allan Kleiman said Wednesday. The first incident came to librarians' attention about three months ago when patrons approached the desk to check out the DVDs and found they were not in their cases. Kleiman said the same situation was noticed about three weeks ago and the library is now considering upgrading security to ensure the library items are not stolen. Before these incidents, the library had a collection of about 4,400 DVDs. "We want to safeguard the collection for the entire community," Kleiman said. Kleiman said under the library's current system, which is 15 years old, cases …
Concert to be held at Montville Township High School Friday.
Pop singer and Broadway performer Michelle Williams, well-known for being a member of the R&B female group "Destiny's Child," will be performing a benefit concert for U.S. Marine Corps. Lance Cpl. Adrian Simone at Montville Township High School Friday. Simone, a 19-year-old MTHS graduate, had to have both of his legs amputated after he was injured in Afghanistan by an Improvised Explosion Device (IED). Read about Simone's recovery here. "While visiting family in Montville, Michelle Williams became aware of Adrian's story of bravery and offered to help the local war hero," according to a press release for the concert. The concert, which begins at 7:30 p.m., will directly benefit Simone's family as they continue to pay costly medical bills. …
Celebrate the chain convenient store's birthday with a free 7.11 oz. Slurpee on May 23.
Chain convenient store 7-Eleven is celebrating its birthday on May 23 by offering free 7.11 oz. Slurpees to customers. For those who do not know, a Slurpee is an icy beverage that comes in a variety of fruit flavors and Coca-Cola brand flavors. Montville's 7-Eleven is located at 269 Changebridge Road in Pine Brook.
Christie also addresses video parody with Newark mayor during his East Hanover meeting.
The focus Wednesday of Gov. Chris Christie's 79th Town Hall meeting was the governor's proposed 10 percent, across-the-board tax cuts. Christie, speaking at the East Hanover Fire Department, said he's determined to deliver the tax break New Jersey residents have been waiting for. “The people of New Jersey haven’t had a tax cut in over a decade," he said. "You’ve made the sacrifices that were necessary to step up and help me balance this budget, and I want to give you some of your money back to spend on your family, not to spend in Trenton." Christie looks to accomplish this despite some opposition across county lines. According to Christie, two of those opposing the proposal in particular—Assembly Majority Leader Lou Greenwald (D-Camden) …
J. Michael Adams has been on medical leave since October.
Fairleigh Dickinson University President J. Michael Adams announced Wednesday he would step down in June after ongoing medical issues have made it impossible for him to lead the school. Adams, 64, has been on medical leave since October while undergoing treatment for myelodysplastic syndrome, which impacts bone marrow and impairs blood production. In a message to the university, Adams said he was later diagnosed with a cancer known as acute myeloid leukemia. “Since I was named president 13 years ago, I have done everything I could to serve our amazing students. The opportunity to work with all of you has been the greatest joy of my professional life. However, I have reluctantly concluded that my continuing medical issues make it impossible…
County voters can vote prior to June 5 primary.
In-person voting is now underway for anyone in Morris County who will not be able to get to the polls for the June 5 primary election. The press release is below: Registered Morris County voters who will not be able to get to the polls for the June 5 primary election may vote in-person now until June 4 at the office of the Morris County Clerk. Joan Bramhall, the Morris County clerk, said in-person voting is being conducted in the County Clerk’s Office from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Thursday, May 31, with the exception of Monday, May 28, Memorial Day, when the office will be closed. Voting will also be conducted in the County Clerk’s Office on Friday, June 1, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday, June 2, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.; and Monday, …
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Mayor and governor have fun with their images
Just because they're the state's two most prominent politicians doesn't mean they don't have a sense of humor. The office of Gov. Chris Christie yesterday released a lighthearted video co-starring Newark Mayor Cory Booker as a peripatetic go-to guy, riffing off his now national-scale image as a man of action following his rescue of a neighbor from a burning building several weeks ago. As the Democratic mayor of the state's largest city is depicted doing everything from coming up with a spare guitar for Bruce Springsteen to catching a falling baby, a faux-frustrated Christie hisses "Booker!" The video was produced for the New Jersey Press Association's Legislative Correspondent's Club show. Click on the video above to see the Cory and Chris…
Budget and taxes are top issues at second debate for township committee candidates.
Incumbent Township Committeeman Don Kostka said Tuesday he is seeking another three-year term so he can continue the work of restructuring the township’s annual budget. Kostka and opponents Republican Annabel Pierce, who is challenging Kostka for the open committee seat in the June primary, and Democrat Mike O’Brien, who will face the Republican winner in November, met with about 25 voters at the Changebridge at Montville complex for a second debate Tuesday. Kostka, a certified public accountant, said there are hard choices to be made when completing a budget. Among the efforts he has championed, he said, were the elimination of benefits for the township committee members. Ending the practice of committee members getting medical, dental …
Steve Johnson
9:56 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Guys - sorry for the typo. It's July 27-29. Good catch Fernando. more ›