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Published September 21Morris County Community Resource Exchange connects service providers with local leaders
PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS, N.J. (Morris County) — More than 45 service providers gathered Friday for the fifth annual Morris County Community Resource Exchange, an event designed to connect nonprofit and government …
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Published September 18Free expungement clinic to be held Sept. 24 in Morristown
MORRISTOWN, N.J. (Morris County) — A free expungement clinic will be held in Morristown on Sept. 24, offering people an opportunity to speak with attorneys about potentially clearing certain convictions …
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Published September 18Big Brothers Big Sisters to host 6th annual Big Shots Golf Classic in Morris County
CHATHAM TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Morris County) — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Coastal & Northern New Jersey will hold its sixth annual Big Shots Golf Classic on Oct. 5 to raise …
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Published September 18“Grove of 13” trees planted in Central Park of Morris County
Trees representing the original American colonies were planted in observance of Constitution Day and the nation’s 250th anniversary, on the former grounds of Greystone Park State Psychiatric Hospital in Morris Plains.
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Published September 16Mount Olive seeks food donations to ‘Weigh Down the Wagon’ for holiday season
MOUNT OLIVE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Morris County) — Mount Olive Township is asking community members to help “Weigh Down the Wagon” with nonperishable food donations to support the Mount Olive Food …
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Published September 11‘Canada is not our enemy’: A quarter century after 9/11, Morris Plains ‘plane people’ returning to Gander
Maureen Murray and Susan Riccardelli are heading back to the Newfoundland community that took them in after the 9/11 terror attacks.
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Published September 10Greater Morristown Weekend Preview: Remembering 9/11, 25 years later
The Jewish community also marks Rosh Hashanah, and stages come alive with rock, jazz, theater and comedy.
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Published September 08Director of Morris County Literacy Volunteers to retire after nearly 30 years
Debbie Leon will step down at the end of the year.
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Published September 08Vets Summer Music Fest returns to Vasa Park Sept. 13 to support Operation Chillout
BUDD LAKE, N.J. (Morris County) — The annual Vets Summer Music Fest will return to Vasa Park in Budd Lake on Sunday, Sept. 13, bringing together live music, a motorcycle …
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Published September 07Chabad to host High Holiday services at the Hyatt in Morristown
Rosh Hashanah begins Friday evening, Sept. 11, and ends Sunday evening, Sept. 13. Yom Kippur is Sept. 20 - 21.
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Published September 04How volunteerism helped build American democracy — and why it still matters
Kirby Foundation 'Reflections at 250' webinar traces voluntary associations from the early republic to today’s struggle for volunteers’ time.
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Published September 04Commentary: Please don’t say ‘The End’ to Friday movies at the Morris County Library
The weekly screenings have entertained patrons for two decades — but their value as a place for older residents to connect may be even greater, the author suggests.