HANOVER – ShopRite of Greater Morristown has filed an appeal with the state Alcoholic Beverage Commission over Hanover’s rejection of the store’s plan to serve alcohol, NewJerseyHills.com reported. The Township Council denied ShopRite’s application in late May to transfer part of its existing distribution license to allow for alcohol to be served in two areas of…
Are N.J. schools doing enough to stop teacher sex abuse in the classroom?
MAPLEWOOD — Over two years, high school teacher Nicole Dufault allegedly had sex with six of her male students in the South Orange-Maplewood school district. The language arts teacher is accused of meeting the 14- and 15-year-old students in her car at Burger King and on local streets at lunch and after school. But, most of…
Par-Troy East Senior Girls Softball wins first game in regionals
PARSIPPANY — Par-Troy East Senior Girls Softball beats Maryland 3-2 in their first game of the Regions held in Worcester, Mass. Monday, July 27 they will be playing against Delaware.
As tradition goes after every win they go to Applebees’s…even in Worcester. Then onto cheering on our Big Leage counterpart from Wall and a dinner and dance for Managers and Coaches later today.
The team members are #10 Luisa, #00 Meg, #75 Elizabeth, #13 Alivia, #11 Caitlin, #15 Claudia, #4 Nicole, #26 Alyssa, #1 Julia, #9 Savannah, #7 Lauren, #12 Carly, #2 Anaijh and the manager Rich and coaches Vince and Dermot.
Their motto…We are not just a team, we are a family!! Thank you for supporting this talented group of girls on their road to the World Series!
The girls need your support. These girls have been working hard all year to make it to this coveted spot, and we hope you will consider making a donation to help support them. No donation is too small, every little bit helps.
Last year they made it to the final game of the State tournament only to suffer a devastating loss and decided they would give it a go for one more year and have come back a stronger, smarter and more dedicated team.
To make a donation to the team, click here.
Christie’s sleeper scandal: A whistleblower prosecutor claims Gov protected criminal pals
During the first year of the Christie administration, a team of prosecutors in Hunterdon County was pursuing a criminal investigation of some of the governor’s political pals. It was not a huge case. The local sheriff was accused of hiring deputies without conducting proper background checks and making employees sign loyalty oaths. Her deputies were accused…
Fire District 6 holds car wash fundraiser
PARSIPPANY — Parsippany-Troy Hills Fire Distrct 6 held a boot drive and car wash fundraiser on Saturday, July 25.
To volunteer and be a member of Parsippany Troy-Hills Fire District 6 call (973) 335-0144 or click here to e-mail Wayne Seelinger, Recruitment Officer. They also have a Junior Firefighter program-age 16 and up.
Other fundraising events to support District 6 are Amazon and Groupon. Click here for more information.
JCP&L Reminds Customers to Register for Programs to Help Stay Informed During Summer Storm Season
MORRISTOWN — With the summer storm season underway, Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) reminds customers who depend on private well water, or use electrically operated life support equipment, to register their account with the company to receive updates on potential service interruptions, such as weather-related outages.
JCP&L maintains a list of homes and businesses that depend on electrically operated private wells for water. These customers are notified if a power outage is expected to affect their electric service for more than 24 hours, in which case they would be advised of locations where water and ice are available. JCP&L currently has more than 45,000 customers on this list. Those who have previously signed up for this service do not need to contact the company again.
In addition, JCP&L has a list of more than 2,800 critical care customers who depend on electrically operated life support equipment. These customers would be contacted should an outage affect their electric service for more than 24 hours. To be included on the list, critical care customers should contact JCP&L to obtain an authorization form that needs to be signed by their physician every year.
“We have made great strides over the years in communicating with our critical customers, but it is important they work with us to ensure their accounts are properly registered in our system,” said Mark Jones, JCP&L vice president of External Affairs. “As an added safeguard, we also provide the well water and life support system lists to county and municipal Offices of Emergency Management.”
To receive additional information, authorization forms, or register for JCP&L’s special account programs, customers should call 1-800-662-3115.
JCP&L also reminds customers that it offers a number of ways to report power outages and receive restoration updates. To report a power outage customers can:
- Call 1-888-LIGHTS (1-888-544-4877)
- Visit the 24/7 Power Center at www.jcp-l.com
- Visit JCP&L’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/JCPandL
- Sign up for the company’s interactive text messaging service
- Download the JCP&L smartphone app for Apple®iPhone and Android™ devices
The company also provides current outage information, including when crews have been dispatched, when they are working on a repair and when additional crews or equipment are needed to complete restoration on its 24/7 Power Center map. More information about all of JCP&L’s communications tools, including how to sign up for text messaging service, is available atwww.firstenergycorp.com/connect.
Woman gets 11 years for robbing elderly lady who was stuffed in car trunk in Parsippany
MORRISTOWN — A 54-year-old East Rutherford woman was sentenced Friday to 11 years in state prison for working with a friend to rob a New Hampshire woman who was locked in her car trunk while they went on a shopping spree with the victim’s credit cards. Marilyn Nadeau pleaded guilty in April to one count of…
Police director: ‘I was illegally detained’ by the Port Authority police
NEW YORK, N.Y. — After a Puerto Rico-bound flight was held up at JFK International Airport for several hours Friday afternoon, a law enforcement source said the cause was a dispute over the Paterson Police Director Jerry Speziale’s oversized luggage. But Speziale said in an interview Friday night he’s not to blame for the delayed flight…
23-year-old man killed in Route 280 crash
WEST ORANGE — A 23-year-old Pennsylvania man was killed in a multi-vehicle wreck on Route 280 Friday afternoon, State Police said. Matthew Kachurak, of Mountaintop, Pa., was driving a white BMW westbound near mile-marker 7 at about 11:12 a.m. when his vehicle crashed into a construction vehicle, State Police spokeswoman Trooper Alina Spies said. Kachurak lost…
Boy Scouts releasing Parsippany troop’s ‘perversion files’ after blockbuster court ruling
HACKENSACK — Four former Boy Scouts suing the Boy Scouts of America over alleged abuse by their troop leader have won the release of secret “perversion files” kept by the organization, The Record reported. The ruling, from a state judge in Hackensack, is an apparent first in New Jersey and will provide thousands of records the…