Montville Shelter Benefits From Patch Community's Donation

Connecticut editor ships eight boxes of donated items to be distributed at Senior House.

Nine letters in the alphabet. That is about all that Montville, Conn., and Montville, N.J., have in common, according to Mayor Tim Braden. But on Wednesday, the generosity of strangers was inspirational to the mayor, as he tore open eight boxes of non-perishable food items, toiletries and cleaning supplies collected and donated by the other Montville Patch. "After 10 days of dealing with a catastrophe and tragedy in the town and seeing what our residents have endured, it's heartwarming to receive help from a group of people who the only thing we share with them is a name," Braden said. Montvill Patch (Conn.) Editor Ellyn Santiago asked her readers to bring items for donation to Town Hall on Monday after reading about the New Jersey …

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Montville Helping Montville: CT Readers Donate 6 Boxes of Food to NJ

Connecticut Patch site collected food items to send to Tropical Storm Sandy victims in New Jersey.

Montville has a friend-well, actually, a few friends-in a city with the same name in another state. The Patch of our "sister city" in Montville, Conn., collected more than six boxes of food that will be packed up and shipped Tuesday to Montville, N.J. Montville Patch (the other Montville Patch) Editor Ellyn Santiago offered to help Montville, N.J., residents who remain without power and food by gathering the donations that will be brought to the Montville Township High School shelter. Santiago asked her readers to drop off non-perishable foods at Town Hall Monday in her Daily Five column: We are collecting non-perishable foods (not canned; plastic and paper-wrapped including dried meats and fruits, juice boxes, granola bars and the like) …

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Shelter Brings Comfort to Residents Without Power

Nearly a week in the dark, many pleased to get a hot meal and shower at Montville Township High School.

Whether they came for a hot plate of ziti or to watch the N.Y. Giants, Montville residents seemed to find comfort at the shelter set up at Montville Township High School Sunday night. The shelter, which welcomed more than 640 people since Friday, had 15 residents sleep overnight on Saturday and several overnight reservations by 6 p.m. Sunday. Nancy Mertz and Chris Ziolowski, two township social services workers with the senior and youth divisions, organized and helped run the shelter through the weekend. "We've had 640 people that have either showered, charged up, gotten something to eat or just warmed up," Mertz said. "That's what we're here for." In addition to Mertz and Ziolowski, the shelter was staffed with Aramark food service …

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Towaco Gazebo Dedicated at Camp Dawson

Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, Morris County Sheriff Edward Rochford attend ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Several government officials, Eagle Scouts and community members joined the Towaco Civic Association for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new gazebo at Camp Dawson Sunday. U.S. Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen stopped by the event, as well as Morris County Sheriff Edward Rochford, a Towaco resident. Donors joined the celebration to see their engraved bricks, have some food and cider, meet with neighbors and enjoy the music by "Common Conviction."

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Montville Rotary Provides Dictionaries to Third-Graders

Dictionaries were delivered to several Montville elementary schools this month.

Eagles Honored for Bettering Montville

Three Scouts were honored by the Montville Township Board of Education last week.

Being an Eagle Scout is more than wearing a uniform and camping. As several local Eagle Scouts proved recently, it means making a difference in the community in which you, or others, live to benefit residents. Andrew Kim, Kevin Lindert and Alexander Novis were honored by the Montville Township Board of Education on Oct. 16 for earning their Eagle Scout awards and completing projects around Montville, including renovating school district tennis courts, beautifying the Montville dog park and more. As his Eagle project, Lindert renovated a room at the high school that was previously used for storage, transforming it into a college resource center. He installed new carpeting and desks, with help from 35 fellow scouts, and also painted the …

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Ambulance Upgrades to Be Displayed During Open House

Montville Township Volunteer First Aid Squad invites public to tour squad house.

The Montville Township Volunteer First Aid Squad will display upgrades to one of its ambulances when it arrives during an open house on Oct. 27. The open house will be held at the squad house, 137 Changebridge Road, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Attendees will be able to learn about the squad's equipment, volunteers and vehicles. Tours of the squad house will be offered and light refreshments will be served. Read about some of Montville's volunteer responders here.

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