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Daughter of Morristown mayoral candidate Porras-Field entered closed town hall with police help A mobile billboard truck drives around Morristown streets alleging corruption in town Replay Video UP NEXT MORRISTOWN — A Morristown police officer helped the daughter of a mayoral candidate enter Town Hall after hours to drop off primary election paperwork, according to police records.  On April 5, Lt. Michael Molnar allowed Hope Field, the daughter of Democratic mayoral candidate Esperanza Por...

MORRISTOWN — Town officials broke ground Friday on a project that will transform an empty lot off Speedwell Avenue into a public park.  Less than an acre wide, the $818,049 park referred to as Open Space at Speedwell, is part of the towns Speedwell Avenue Redevelopment Project and sits next to the new Modera 44 and Modera 55 apartments. Town officials said the park will be completed by August.  "The Open Space at Speedwell will turn a sore, empty lot at one of our major intersections ...

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Morristown Daily Record MORRISTOWN — The operators of a Dehart Street bar are the latest to sue the township for inconsistencies in decisions and delays in getting public records. Tashmoo Bar and Restaurant operators DeHart Associates and WCGP said Morristowns formula to determine its maximum occupancy load for their bar expansion "is unreasonable," states the lawsuit filed in Morris County Superior Court. The bar also claims the towns clerk failed to honor requests for certificates o...

Cautious optimism was the theme for bars and restaurants in February, which saw a combination of declining COVID-19 numbers, increased dining room capacity and a second round of Paycheck Protection Program loans helping businesses stay afloat. While many eateries are still choosing to stay closed until patio weather returns and health and safety for guests and employees looks more certain, a surprising number of new restaurants and bars opened last month — including a few big hitters. Biggest...

Case Background During a meeting in a restaurant, Dougherty accepted $10,000 cash in $100 denominations that the cooperating witness delivered in a takeout coffee cup, the OAG said. Dougherty later returned the cash and asked the cooperating witness to send four checks — each within the $2,600 individual-donor limit, authorities said. They met in the same restaurant, where Dougherty accepted four checks from "straw donors" — people reimbursed to write checks to each defendants campaign �...

Morristown Daily Record MORRISTOWN — The township failed to hand over public records requested through the Open Public Records Act in a timely manner, claims a lawsuit filed by a developer. Speedwell LLC, in its lawsuit, states the documents it requested are wanted to show “apparent corruption” by the town in connection with development in the Speedwell area.  Also known as Speedwell Associates, the builder filed the complaint in Morris County Superior Court in response to the towns f...

Housing and Development Newsletter “In some instances the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted enrollment patterns, but make no mistake, the need for college financial aid in our community remains great,” said Barbara Robertson, Scholarship Foundation president/CEO. “Thanks to our many generous donors, the Scholarship Foundation will once again help hundreds of county students access postsecondary education.” The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara provides scholarships to Santa Barba...

COVID strikes again: Morristown St. Pats parade canceled for a second year Morristown Daily Record Coming just a few days after the first New Jersey resident died of the coronavirus in early March 2020, the cancelation of the St. Patricks Day Parade in Morristown delivered sober warning that a "new normal" had arrived. Less than a year later, with the United States still gripped by the deadly pandemic, parade organizers wasted no time in canceling the parade for a second straight year. “Our ...

Print This year’s presidential election cycle drew the highest voter turnout despite a pandemic that had the county’s Registrar of Voters adapting to social distancing and a dramatic increase in mail-in ballots. To make voting possible for all registered voters who wanted to cast a ballot this fall, state officials decided every registered voter would receive an absentee ballot that could be mailed back for free or returned at numerous locations before Election Day. Drop-off spots included ...