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MT. OLIVE NEWS:

Village Green resident arrested on gun charge 

    MOUNT OLIVE (12/13/08) – Matthew Pickett, 19, of Budd Lake was arrested yesterday on a charge of Unlawful Possession of a Weapon and Criminal Mischief.  He was released yesterday pending a court hearing. Full Story


Another Bucco envisions a seat in State Assembly 

     BOONTON TWP. (12/10/08) - Anthony Bucco Jr., the son of State Senator Anthony Bucco,  announced yesterday he was a candidate for what will be a vacant seat in the State Assembly’s 25th District.  The seat presently is held by Assemblyman Richard Merkt who has announced his retirement to run in what surely will be another difficult primary election for Governor. Full Story


Mount Olive Rec. Department is sponsoring a Photo Contest 

      MOUNT OLIVE (12/08/08) – The Township Recreation Department is sponsoring a winter photo contest celebrating what makes Mount Olive “a Great Place to Live, Work or Play.”  Deadline for entries is March 1 at mid-night.  Full Story


School Board President Mark Werner to confront Council over sewer fees

     MOUNT OLIVE (12/9/08) –The simmering disagreement between the Board of Education and the Township Council over some $450,000 in back sewer and water fees was kicked up a notch last night when Board President Mark Werner said he will confront the Council over the issue.  The Council is meeting tonight but Werner did not specify when he would go before the Council. Full Story  


Fall story reading time at library through Dec. 15 

    MOUNT OLIVE (12/08/08) – Fall story times will continue through the week of December 15 at the Mount Olive Public Library. Full Story  


Scout Troop 18 to host Hanukkah Party Dec. 14 

     MOUNT OLIVE (12/07/08) – Boy Scout Troop 18, Patriot’s Path Council Jewish Committee will host a family Hanukkah party next Sunday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Temple Hatikvah, located on Pleasant Hill Road in Flanders.

    There will be food, games, crafts, music and door prizes. The suggested donation is $4 per person, $15 per family of four or more.

     For reservations call Troop Scoutmaster Edward Gold at (973)927-3674 or e-mail eagold@optonoline.net       


“White Christmas” Broadway show planned by Recreation Department  

       MOUNT OLIVE (12/07/08) – The Township Recreation Department is planning a trip to New York to see the Broadway production of White Christmas on December 17.  Tickets for the 8 p.m. performance cost $145 each for front mezzanine seats. Full Story  


Chamber Holiday Food Drive in full swing again 

    MOUNT OLIVE (12/06/08) – The Mount Olive Chamber of Commerce Holiday Food Drive now in its 18th year has been ongoing since November 1 and expectations are it will be the most successful ever.  Last year the Chamber collected more than 2,000 pounds of food and nearly $1,500 in monetary donations. Full Story  


State “Safe Haven” law a prudent response for unwanted infants 

      MORRISTOWN (12/05/08) – The Morris County Department of Human Services has been designated by the NJ Division of Youth and Family Services to be responsible for implementing the Safe Haven Infant Protection Law in the county. Full Story  


Budd Lake man charged with aggravated sex assault 

     MOUNT OLIVE (12/05/08) – Reinaldo Bracero, 22, of Budd Lake is in the Morris County jail in lieu of $30,000 bail on charges of aggravated sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a minor. Full Story  


Morris/Warren/Hunterdon legislators to hold open house Wednesday 

          NEWTON(12/4/08) – Sen. Steven V. Oroho, Assemblywoman Alison Littell McHose and Assemblyman Gary R. Chiusano (all District 24, Sussex, Morris, Hunterdon) will hold a holiday open house on Wednesday from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in their Sparta district office, 115 Demarest Road, Suite 2B (on the corner of Wilson Drive and Demarest Road).  Full Story  


Trooper stops speeding car finds 160 bags of heroin 

    MOUNT OLIVE (11/20/08) – Desmond Mercer is 21 years old and from what police found in his possession his aspiration was to be a drug dealer. A bad choice. You have to have some smarts to be a criminal.  Desmond appears not to be gifted in that area. Full Story  


Time running out for Lake Hopatcong staff

    MOUNT ARLINGTON (11/20/08) – State Senators Anthony Bucco (R-Morris) and Steven Oroho (R-Sussex) are working feverishly to round up funding support for the Lake Hopatcong Commission next year.   Full Story  


Oroho asks Gov. Corzine to detail plan to balance next year’s budget

            SPARTA (11/20/08) – State Sen. Steve Oroho (R-24), a member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, today urged Gov. Corzine to immediately provide specifics about the savings he expects from state departments and agencies to help eliminate the estimated $1.2 billion budget shortfall. Full Story  


Republicans need to start working together  By Assemblywoman Alison Littell McHose 

It happens after every election defeat.  Prognosticators appear to boldly tell us who we need to become to win in the next election.  It’s a curious exercise to peer into the future to guess at what will make the voters love us at a distant point in time. Full Story  


Mount Olive hires Reynolds to be schools head replacing Lamonte 

      MOUNT OLIVE (11/11/08) - The nearly 100 concerned school supporters who came to last night’s school board meeting “loaded for bear” over what appeared to be a pre-determined decision by the board to appoint Dr. Larrie Reynolds the new schools superintendent were pretty much turned back by a detailed presentation of the search process by the board President, Mark Werner. Full Story  


Township police and road department take surprise snow storm in stride 

      MOUNT OLIVE (10/29/08) – It was “all hands on deck” when yesterday’s “October Surprise” snow storm struck, piling up to five inches of snow in some areas of the township. Full Story  


School board president slammed on superintendent recruiting process

     MOUNT OLIVE (10/28/08) - What appeared to be a well planned effort to recruit a new schools superintendent to replace retiring Dr. Rosalie Lamonte ran into a brick wall last night.  The brick wall being some short fused Mount Olive women. Full Story 


Tom Wyka poll shows he has a real shot Frelinghuysen

      PARSIPPANY (10/21/08) – The Wyka campaign team is on “fire.” In this last week of a “real hard work” campaign a new poll shows that Wyka really has a shot at upsetting seven term Republican Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen next Tuesday. Full Story 


McHose and Karrow criticize

Corzine Assistance Package  

            SUSSEX (10/25/08) - Assembly Budget Committee members Alison Littell McHose and  Marcia Karrow charged today that the proposed economic assistance legislation that moved through that committee this week falls far short of the comprehensive approach needed to help the vast majority of New Jersey residents struggling to make ends meet. Full Story


County needs poll workers Pay for the day is $200 

       MORRISTOWN (10/22/08) – The Morris County Board of Elections is in need of poll workers for General Election Day, November 4. There are openings in all 39 municipalities.

       Interested parties must be a registered voter and be able to read and write English. They must also complete a training class.  Pay for the day is $200.  Interested parties may call (973) 285-8350 ASAP.


High School choir to participate In concert honoring Tim Janis 

    MOUNT OLIVE (10/23/08) – The Mount Olive High School Choir has been invited by NJN Public Television to join with 12 other school districts to participate in a prestigious documentary program honoring the world famous New Jersey composer, Tim Janis, in a “Celebrate America” program to be aired next March.  The 47 member student choir will perform their rendition of the Irish favorite, “Danny Boy.” Full Story


Frelinghuysen-Wyka debate Sunday morning in Parsippany 

     PARSIPPANY (10/22/08) – Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen who is seeking re-election to a sixth term and his Democratic opponent Tom Wyka, will participate in their third and final debate Sunday at 10 a.m.in the Men’s Social Club at the Temple Beth Am, 879 Beverwyck Road. A radio debate is planned later in the month.


Oroho calling for “bottoms up” review of state budgeting process 

        SUSSEX (10/22/08) State Sen. Steve Oroho (R-Sussex, Morris, Hunterdon), a member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, today called for a bottom-up review of all state spending that challenges long-held assumptions regarding the state’s budgeting process. Full Story


Time running out for Lake Hopatcong Commission

No state funds available; to shut down November 28 

   LAKE HOPATCONG (10/23/08) – The NJ Department of Environmental Protection and the Lake Hopatcong Commission both appear to be sticking firmly to their positions concerning funding for maintaining New Jersey’s largest lake. Full Story


Lake Hopatcong Commission Still Fighting for Funding 

      JEFFERSON TWP. (10/21/08) – The jobs of the six staff members of the Lake Hopatcong Commission are on the line and in danger of termination on November 28. Full Story


Target Store Opening        

WASHINGTON TWP. (10/21/08) – The recently opened Target Store on the Route 46 Washington Township-Mount Olive border had been in the works since the Washington Planning Board signed off on the preliminary plan for it five years ago. Full Story


Mount Olive flu shots Saturday at Senior Center

      MOUNT OLIVE (10/21/08) – Flu shots will be available for residents on Saturday from 9 a.m. until Noon at the Senior Citizens Center (behind the municipal building on Flanders-Drakestown Road).  No charge for Seniors, 65 and older with their Medicare card.  There is a $15 fee for residents between the ages of 18 and 64.  For further information call (973) 691-0900 (Ext. 7353).


Musconetcong River receives “wild and scenic” designation 

    BYRAM (10/21/08) – It’s been a long time coming, but due to the efforts of Representatives Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-11th Dist) and Scott Garrett (R-5th Dist) the Musconetcong River has been federally designated as a “wild and scenic” river. Full Story


Last two school superintendent candidates

Present themselves in public interview 

      MOUNT OLIVE (10/19/08) – Replacing a school superintendent who many in the township believed to be irreplaceable appears to be working out fine.  Full Story


Final two candidates for school superintendent to be interviewed at public meeting on October 18 

         MOUNT OLIVE (10/10/08) The Board of Education has narrowed the search for a new superintendent to replace retiring superintendent Dr. Rosalie Lamont to just two candidates. Full Story


Budd Lake man arrested on drug charges in Village Green Shopping Center 

MOUNT OLIVE (10/09/08) – Police made three drug arrests yesterday and the day before in the township, one charged as an apparent drug dealer. Full Story


McHose demanding audits of foreclosure tax bill

TRENTON (10/09/08) - Assemblywoman Alison Littell McHose today urged the Democratic majority in the State Assembly to reconsider and modify their plan to tax the state banking system by an estimated $44 million and then give $5 million a year from the proceeds to politically connected organizations. Full Story


 

 

 

 


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