Morristown has a passionate skateboarding community, which helped produce a professional boarder, but no designated skate park. Now, the owners of a downtown skate shop are hopeful that town officials will help their park dream become a reality. dailyrecord.com/story/news/loc…

Richard Lecher never applied for a job at SCARC. Today, he retired after 50 years as president and CEO of the organization, building it into the premier agency for local residents with developmental disabilities. SCARC Foundation njherald.com/story/news/hea…

Michele Wolf was not looking to leave the job where she worked for the past 26 years. But she felt a "calling" to join Center for Prevention & Counseling after learning she shared many of the agency's core values. On Monday, she was named the Center's new executive director. njherald.com/story/news/loc…

Members of the Church of the Redeemer in Morristown spent Friday night putting up rainbow-colored flags to honor a member of the congregation who died earlier this month. The next morning, churchgoers discovered the sign next to the flags split in half. dailyrecord.com/story/news/loc…

I've written my fair share of election stories in the past few years. I can confidently say this was the first one that involved UFO sightings. dailyrecord.com/story/news/ele…

Jurors heard closing arguments Thursday in the trial of two men accused of killing a U.S. Army corporal in December 2020. A verdict in the case may come as early as next week. #HaydenHarris #JamaalMellish njherald.com/story/news/cou…

The new-look Sparta Classic Diner is open less than a year after a fire heavily damaged the restaurant. "People are definitely excited," said Mike Kontolios, whose family owns the diner, "and we're excited to open up again to get to serve everyone." njherald.com/story/news/loc…

BREAKING: Two men were found guilty Wednesday on all 11 counts, including murder, kidnapping, carjacking and unlawful possession of a weapon, in the December 2020 shooting death of U.S. Army Cpl. #HaydenHarris in Byram. #JamaalMellish Sussex County Prosecutor's Office njherald.com/story/news/cri…

"My actions haunt me every day, and I know they haunt the family too," said Hannan Aiken, who, along with Jamaal Mellish, was sentenced to life in prison Friday for the December 2020 murder of U.S. Army Cpl. #HaydenHarris in Byram. Sussex County Prosecutor's Office njherald.com/story/news/cou…

A Vernon resident, father of three and member of the SUSSEX.EDU Board of Trustees was killed in a motorcycle crash in New York over the weekend, police said. njherald.com/story/news/acc…

As the U.S. approaches its 250th birthday, NJ leaders like Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Mikie Sherrill are hoping to highlight the state's historical significance in the country's founding. On Monday, they visited a Morristown museum to discuss ways to do that. dailyrecord.com/story/news/loc…

Many fans of the New York New York Giants would love to buy a drink for ex-WR and Super Bowl XLII hero David Tyree (David Tyree). Luckily for them, Tyree has his own drinks, along with a variety of other healthy items at his Morristown store opening this month: dailyrecord.com/story/news/loc…

"Tina bled maroon and white. She was a Brave at heart." That was how NewtonPublicSchools BOE President Stella Dunn remembered her neighbor and best friend, Tina Larsen, a pillar of the Newton community who died in a car crash Wednesday night. njherald.com/story/news/loc…

The one time a year I write fake news: millburndeli Cracker Barrel northjersey.com/story/news/202…

"Talk about a study in stick-to-itiveness and not giving up." Bernard Cutler began taking classes at SUSSEX.EDU in 2012 after the death of his wife of 60 years. Next week, at age 95, he will become the oldest graduate in the history of the college. njherald.com/story/news/edu…

"If I wanted to get out of the hole, I needed to put down the shovel." It was an honor to speak with Mike The Situation ☝🏻 at Picatinny Arsenal yesterday about his past struggles with addiction ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day. #JerseyShore dailyrecord.com/story/news/202…

Apparently longtime New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur's nickname is "Satan's Wallpaper"? That's according to a clue on Monday's episode of Jeopardy!, and it was news to even the most diehard hockey fans northjersey.com/story/news/202…

Morristown and Morris Township. Ridgewood and Wood-Ridge. Mendham Township and Mendham Borough. How North Jersey ended up with so many similarly named towns — and how local officials deal with the confusion: northjersey.com/story/news/new… via NorthJersey.com

.Delbarton Athletics honors alumnus James Santoro after death in plane crash dailyrecord.com/story/news/mor… (h/t Kyle Morel) @delbarton Delbarton SchoolLax

A Sussex County woman traveled to England for what would ultimately be the final BlackSabbath concert with Ozzy Osbourne. The problem? She didn't have a ticket even as she got to the venue. Read more about her incredible travel story: njherald.com/story/entertai… via New Jersey Herald