January 2009 Headlines

McHose opposes all taxes especially “sin” taxes 

    NEWTON (1/29/09) – Somehow Assemblywoman Alison Litell McHose has an ear inside the Obama Administration and before it’s even proposed she wants her constituents to know if he does propose “sin” taxes, she’s against them. Full Story

New library board scores home run with Council  

    MOUNT OLIVE (1/27/09) – What a difference a couple of years make.  It was just a over two years ago when newly elected Mayor David Scapicchio ended three years of frustration the Township Council had been experiencing with the Library Board at the time…one on which the former antagonist mayor sat and was strongly influenced by him.  Full Story

Budd Lake Couple paying $102,000 to keep Budd Lake admission free     

    MOUNT OLIVE (1/26/09) – Nobody really wanted to do it anyway….charging for admission to Budd Lake this summer….Now, through the munificence of an elderly couple who have lived here for more than 30 years the town won’t have to. The couple are donating $34,000 each year for the next three years, for a total of $102,000, so there won’t be any charge for residents during that time.  Full Story

MOUNT OLIVE (1/23/09) Helmets to Hardhats.  The Morris County Cares program, in conjunction with the Helmets to Hardhats project of the NJ Building Trades Council, held a symposium in Morristown yesterday to explain the program that provides good paying jobs for returning veterans.  Pictured above are: Eric Wood, Dean Popps, principal deputy asst. secretary of the Army, Mrs. Charlie Wood Uhrmann, founder of Morris County Cares and Lt. General John S. Caldwell. Wood and Uhrmann are principals in the Morris County Cares program. Full Story

Council mulling mayor’s“austere” 2009-2110 budget       

MOUNT OLIVE (1/23/09) – Mayor David Scapicchio put the best face he could on this year’s budget which he described as “austere.” Taxes will be going up….but not by much….and services….none really critical….will be going down.  The good news is Mount Olive is a lot better off than most other towns in Morris and neighboring counties. Full Story

Library Board names new director Scott L. Davan to replace Rita Hilbert 

    MOUNT OLIVE (1/14/09) – The Mount Olive Library Board today announced the appointment of Scott L. Davan to be the new library director replacing long time and sometimes controversial director Rita Hilbert. His appointment is effective tomorrow. Full Story

Mayor Scapicchio upbeat on the state of the township

       MOUNT OLIVE (1/7/09) – Mayor David Scapicchio gave an unusually upbeat report on the state of the township at last night’s re-organization meeting in the township municipal building considering the current economic climate nationally.  He also congratulated the new Council President Russ Tepper who was elected to succeed Councilman Ray Perkins. Full Story