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| | PEQUANNOCK - New school rocks out in township
12/02/2008
Randy and Laura Shamber, owners of the newly opened ShamRock School of Music in Pompton Plains, are out to do more in the township than make a buck.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Hollberg named new township manager
12/02/2008
The Township Council’s search for a new town manager has ended with the appointment this past Tuesday of Edison Township’s chief financial officer (CFO), Dave Hollberg, to the position.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Township's chronic water problems may be solved
11/20/2008
The Township Council has decided to pursue the option of approaching the Borough of Riverdale about the possible construction of a ground-level water tank that might fix Pequannock’s longstanding water woes.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Home & School deems clothes drive successful
11/19/2008
The Home and School Association (HSA) of North Boulevard School held a clothing drive on Saturday, Sept. 27, that collected a whopping 7,379 pounds of clothes, toys, shoes and linens in only a few hours.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Groups want to unseat two school board members
11/19/2008
Two committees filed paperwork on Nov. 11 with school board Business
Administrator Steve DiGeronimo in order to begin recall proceedings on Board
of Education President Ken Hardaker and Vice President Alberta Alleva.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - School district confronts life after Reynolds
11/14/2008
With Superintendent of Schools Dr. Larrie Reynolds saying that he will accept the job offer from the Mount Olive School District, the Board of Education will now begin the tedious process of a superintendent search.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Native author seeks baseball equipment
11/12/2008
Township resident and former Suburban Trends carrier Kerri Conkling will be appearing at the North Boulevard School on Nov. 18 with co-author Debbie Moldovan to lend support for their new book, called “A Glove of Their Own.”
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Locals collecting food for needy
11/12/2008
With the wintertime coming and the economy stumbling, food pantries are hurting more than ever, and need help from local residents.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Reynolds wraps it up
11/11/2008
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Larrie Reynolds has said that he will accept the position offered to him in the Mount Olive School District, and will tender his resignation to the Board of Education soon.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Band takes All States trophy
11/10/2008
The Pequannock Township High School (PTHS) Marching Band capped off a massively successful year on Saturday, Nov. 8, adding the huge trophy for the All-States Finals after a competition in Allentown, Pa.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Superintendent's exit expected Monday
11/07/2008
Recent controversy over Superintendent of Schools Dr. Larrie Reynolds will apparently come to a head in Mount Olive on Monday night. The Mount Olive school board is expected to name its choice for superintendent, and many expect that it will be Reynolds.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Incumbents Vanderhoff, Engelbart, win
11/04/2008
Citizens of the township have spoken, and it appears that Republican councilmen Jay Vanderhoff and Ed Engelbart have handily defeated their challengers for the two open seats on Pequannock's Township Council.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Super controversy makes board split, public outcry
11/04/2008
Concerned residents packed the cafeteria of Pequannock Township High School (PTHS) on Monday night to try to convince the Board of Education to extend the contract of Superintendent of Schools Dr. Larrie Reynolds.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Manager's exit causes stir
11/03/2008
Many residents were on hand at the Township Council’s Oct. 28 meeting to express their feelings about the departure of former Township Manager Kevin Boyle.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Cell phone flagpole won't be erected
11/03/2008
The plan for a proposed cell tower site that would have been masked as a flagpole in front of the Municipal Building appears to be dead.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Cedar Crest man running in NYC marathon
10/29/2008
Bernie Papa is addicted to running, and will be in New York City on Sunday, Nov. 2 in order to run his seventh NYC Marathon.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Five vying for two council seats
10/29/2008
Five candidates will be on the ballot vying for the two open seats on the Township Council on Nov. 4. Two Republicans, Jay Vanderhoff and Ed Engelbart, are running against two Democrats, Tom Andrea and Bob Nunnick, as well as Henry Samek, who is running a
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Longtime township administrator leaves
10/24/2008
After a 13-year run, Township Administrator Kevin Boyle will be leaving Pequannock. His last day was officially this past Friday.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Dynamic super may be calling it quits
10/21/2008
Superintendent Larrie Reynolds came to the district promising to make its schools the top-rated in the state, but now he may be leaving before his contract is up and his promise is fulfilled.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Citizens nab alleged thief
10/21/2008
Local police report that citizens captured an alleged thief at the Commerce Bank on Jackson Avenue on Oct. 19.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Teacher contract finally settled
10/21/2008
The Pequannock Township Education Association (PTEA) and the school board have finally reached an agreement on terms and language for the three-year renewal of teachers.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Elizabeth 'Bicky' Eley, past clerk, has died
10/19/2008
Elizabeth Eley, the former township clerk fondly known as ?Bicky? to residents and local government officials, passed away at the age of 88 on Oct. 10 in San Antonio, Texas, after a five-year battle with Alzheimer?s disease.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Prison for scout leader found with child porn
10/19/2008
Former Cub Scout leader Mark Andrew Lutz, charged in December of 2007 with possessing child pornography, was to report Wednesday to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons in preparation for a 30-month federal prison sentence.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Greenview Park getting upgrades
10/15/2008
Greenview Park will be getting some needed upgrades in the coming year, from the addition of new playground equipment to the building of a new pavilion in order to encourage picnics and add an extra dimension to the park.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Diver finds hubby's sunken $6K wedding ring
10/14/2008
Resident John Mazzo was spending the last days of summer at PV Park with his wife, Dawn, when the unthinkable happened - he realized that his wedding band was missing from his finger.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Panther band stays Golden
10/13/2008
Pequannock Township High School's marching band has retained its title as holder of the Yamaha Cup after winning a competition at Giants Stadium this past weekend.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - July 1 cutoff date for kindergarten?
10/08/2008
The Board of Education set some final parameters for the school district’s kindergarten program.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Preschool program required by state
10/08/2008
With new state regulations coming down the pike, the Board of Education discussed the instruction of the district’s youngest children at its Sept. 29 meeting.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Council sets aside $400K for Village sewers
10/06/2008
Over heavy protests from some residents, the Township Council voted unanimously to appropriate $400,000 for the design of the Village Area Sewer Project at its Tuesday, Sept. 23 meeting.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Village to get updated sewer plan
10/02/2008
Over heavy protests, the Township Council voted unanimously to appropriate $400,000 for the design of the Village Area Sewer Project.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - $13 million schools refendum passes by large margin
10/01/2008
Voters overwhelmingly agreed with the Board of Education that the school district needed the improvements outlined in the $12.9 million school referendum, which residents passed by a comfortable margin of 1,256 to 730.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Car crash causes injury
09/30/2008
An 86-year-old Pompton Plains man was hurt after his 2006 Toyota Camry hit a parked car, turned over and trapped him inside.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Councilman's son faces drug dealing charges
09/24/2008
Authorities allegedly uncovered more than $4,000 worth of marijuana in a BMW Sunday and charged the township councilman?s son at the wheel with intent to distribute the drug.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Rare animals and plants are targeted
09/24/2008
Residents who know of rare plants or animals in the township can lend a hand to updating the township’s Environmental Resource Inventory.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - North Boulevard Elementary School goes green
09/24/2008
North Boulevard Elementary School is kicking off a recycling initiative for the 2008-09 school year, with the theme of “NBS Team Goes Green.”
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Alleged bush bashers caught
09/17/2008
Local police have charged three teens with vandalizing the high school's topiary display, opening the door for restitution.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Teacher saves choking student's life
09/17/2008
Football coach and township physical education teacher Luke Sica said he was eating at a table with other coaches when he saw the room’s attention being drawn over to Jordan’s table.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - BOE settles fued over football gate profits
09/17/2008
The BOE sought to quiet controversy about who controls the money from the gate receipts and the concession stand for the PTHS football team.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Channel 77 back online
09/09/2008
The station is back online in Pequannock.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Administration's use of taxpayer cars reviewed
09/10/2008
The Township Council is looking to set a precedent by forming a vehicle policy to dictate acceptable uses for municipality-owned cars and trucks.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Church collecting shoes for Iraqi children
09/03/2008
Resident Karen Kelly is collecting shoes for the children of Iraq.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Township creates junior firefighters program
09/03/2008
Aspiring young firefighters in the township will be able to get a head start when the Pequannock Fire Department instates its new Junior Firefighting Program, which was approved at the Aug. 26 meeting of the Township Council.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Over old objections, baseball lights will shine
09/03/2008
Little Leaguers playing fall baseball in the township will be hitting under the lights this year.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Speedy trial sought for accused child molester
08/27/2008
The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office is urging a speedy resolution of the legal case against a 27-year-old Bloomingdale man accused of sexually assaulting a 5-year-old township girl in her own bedroom last year.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - BOE changes mind, accepts out-of-town student
08/27/2008
The school board made a surprising reversal at its Aug. 25 meeting, re-voting to allow a Pompton Lakes family to send their son to Pequannock Township High School.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Sunday school teacher gathers shoes for Iraqi kids
08/27/2008
When Karen Kelly decided to return to school for her master�s degree this past January, she didn�t realize the effect that one post on the college Web site would have on her.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Council may tighten jewelery sale rules
08/20/2008
The Township Council is looking to pass an ordinance that will regulate the resale of precious metals by individuals to jewelry dealers.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Voters face $13 million referendum
08/20/2008
The Board of Education voted unanimously to present a one question, $12.9 million facilities referendum to the public on Sept. 30.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - PTHS: Pequannock Topiary High School
08/13/2008
The Senior Class of 2008 and a Pompton Plains businessman have joined forces to bring a touch of Hollywood to Pequannock Township High School.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - $2.4 million bequeathed to Chilton Hospital
08/06/2008
Chilton Memorial Hospital Foundation has received a $2.4 million bequest from the estate of Clare R. Nash of Myrtle Beach, S.C.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Pond tour helps national breast cancer group
08/05/2008
Residents looking to transform their backyards into more than just a grassy slab were able to examine the creative possibilities.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Little Leaguers fall in state final
07/30/2008
Pequannock lost the state final 14-3.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Council grills lT-Mobile over cell tower
07/30/2008
The Township Council grilled T-Mobile representatives on July 22 over the details of their proposal to build a 110-foot cell tower that would be disguised as a flagpole on the grounds of the Municipal Building.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Train station restoration planned
07/23/2008
The Pequannock Township Museum (otherwise known as the Pompton Plains Train Station) on Jackson Avenue will soon be receiving a massive overhaul in order to restore it to its glory days of the early 1900s.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Brain Fitness Program popular at Cedar Crest
07/23/2008
Cedar Crest Village is having an overwhelming response to the implementation of their new eight-week program developed by Posit Science, called the Brain Fitness Program.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Council adopts 3-point tax increase
07/16/2008
The average homeowner in the township can expect to pay $140 more in municipal taxes.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Trash collector asks residents to be sensible
07/16/2008
In an effort to clear up some of the confusion regarding the responsibilities of the township’s curbside disposal service for vegetative waste, an open dialogue was established at the July 8 workshop meeting between the Town Council and its disposal servi
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Beach party benefits children of shelter
07/08/2008
The Cedar Crest Community in Pompton Plains held a “beach party” on Thursday, June 26. Residents and staff alike were asked to make a small donation or bring a beach-related item to donate to the children at area shelters.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - $300K in surplus funds to be used for repairs
07/01/2008
On Monday, June 30, the Board of Education authorized the transfer of nearly $300,000 into an account meant for capital projects and improvements, which makes this money available for the 2008-09 school year.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Encouraging art
06/25/2008
Ruby Leif Boutique and Art Gallery will expose “The Naked Truth” this Tuesday with an exhibition featuring a variety of works promising to provoke thought and discussion.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Man survives lightning strike
06/25/2008
A township minister was struck by lightning Monday, June 16 at Camp Marcella in Rockaway Township.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Schools may add hot lunch provider
06/18/2008
Members of the Home and School Associations (HSA) at the district’s three elementary schools might be required to find alternative ways of raising money if the Board of Education votes to implement a new hot lunch program for the 2008-09 school year.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Iberer's case grinds on
06/18/2008
The wheels of justice continue to grind slowly in the case of a Bloomingdale man, in his late 20s, accused of invading a 5-year-old Pequannock girl’s bedroom and assaulting her on several occasions in 2007.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - New record-keeping software approved by BOE
06/10/2008
Board of Education members recently approved the implementation of a new computer system to keep track of students' records and the push is on to get the system up and running by September.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Deal reached with teachers
06/04/2008
With the standstill in contract negotiations between the Board of Education and the Pequannock Township Educational Association (PTEA) approaching the one-year mark, the two groups recently reached a...
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Chamber may have to pay street fair permit
06/04/2008
Organizers of Pequannock’s Ninth Annual Street Fair, which is an event aimed at bringing the township’s residents together and promoting business along the Newark Pompton Turnpike, might soon be expected to pay...
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Resident is 'Parent of the Year'
05/29/2008
Debra Aikey, seven-year resident of the township and mother of three, was recently honored by the Morris County School Board Association as a Parent of the Year for the 2007-08 school year.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Freshmen beatings continue
05/24/2008
A bizarre youth ritual is underway in Pequannock Township as the school year winds down. Next year's high school seniors are spanking the buttocks of next year's freshmen as part of a hazing tradition.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Congleton to replace Hollberg as CFO
05/21/2008
Both members of the Township Council and residents were sad to say goodbye to Chief Financial Officer (CFO) David Hollberg, who officially left his position in the township on Friday, March 14. But the community will be...
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Petrarca charged with improper texting
05/21/2008
Residents who attended the most recent Township Council meeting to express their disapproval with a member of the Board of Adjustment and Open Space Advisory Committee will have to wait until the end of the month for...
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Fitamant takes eighth place in French Competition
05/15/2008
Resident and freshman at the Morris County School of Technology, Corrine Fitamant, recently placed eighth in the National French Competition, "Le Grand Concours," where she competed against thousands of contestants...
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| | PEQUANNOCK - New court date has been set for Timothy Iberer
05/15/2008
The May 9 court appearance for Timothy Iberer, the Bloomingdale man accused of sexually assaulting a 5-year-old Pompton Plains girl, settled the issue of who would represent the 27-year-old previously convicted sex offender.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - SNAPP 2 program creation proposed
05/07/2008
Following the success of the school district�s first Special Needs Among Pequannock Peers (SNAPP) program, Dr. Charles Scorza, director of special services in the district, is proposing the creation of a SNAPP 2...
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Council approves new sewer plan
04/29/2008
The Township Council approved changes to the original plan for the installation of a sewer system in the flood-prone Village Road area. The plan includes construction of an additional pump station and provisions for future connections across Route 23.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Eagle realizes dream by getting wings
04/23/2008
Eagle Scout and 2001 graduate of Pequannock Township High School Christopher Hill recently realized his dreams of becoming a pilot by completing the Air Force’s Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training course.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Three new faces for school board, budget passes
04/22/2008
With six candidates running for three available seats on the Board of Education, the Unite for Kids team, consisting of Joseph Cropanese, Vincent Gallipoli and Thomas Molica, beat out the Keep on Track team...
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Summer enrichment program to remain
04/16/2008
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Larrie Reynolds recently reassured the public and school board members that the Imagine Summer Enrichment Program will be a go this year and that the program may even make...
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Man dies crashing his cycle
04/16/2008
A 2000 graduate of Pequannock Township High School (PTHS) was killed April 8 when his 2004 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle struck a telephone pole off of a Montville road. Family members are looking for closure...
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Tiffs Bar & Grill to replace Triangle Hofbrau
04/09/2008
Local residents who were sad to see the traditional German restaurant, the Triangle Hofbrau, close late last year after over 70 years, will soon be seeing some major renovations to the building in preparation for its reopening...
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Mandeville is 2007 Officer of the Year
04/08/2008
Detective James Mandeville was honored as Police Officer of the Year for 2007 on Saturday, March 29 during American Legion Post 450’s annual installation of officers.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - JCP&L explains three-day power loss in town
04/03/2008
A severe snowstorm on the weekend of March 8 crippled much of the local area, including 85,000 Jersey Central Power & Light customers, leaving some local residents without electricity for as long as three days.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Teachers’ job action upsets school district
04/02/2008
The fact that the teachers’ contracts have yet to be settled has caused much unrest among teachers, parents and administrators in the school district. However, the teachers’ most recent job action to no longer provide...
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Hospital to add more bars
03/27/2008
The Board of Adjustment recently approved the installation of 12 Verizon Wireless communication antennas atop Chilton Memorial Hospital on West Parkway in the Pompton Plains section.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Drug testing deemed a success
03/26/2008
When the school board voted to approve random drug testing (RDT) for students in 2005, Pequannock became the first district in Morris County to implement it, and Pequannock Valley Middle School (PV)...
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Students shine light on solar project
03/19/2008
As the deadline for submitting the 2008 school district referendum to the state for review looms closer, students in Linda Wagner’s sociology class at Pequannock Township High School (PTHS) presented the school board with...
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Alternative to full-day kindergarten offered
03/12/2008
Still wrestling with the question of how to provide for full-day kindergarten, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Larrie Reynolds suggested offering the extended program for parents interested and willing to pay for it.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Woman chases burglar from home, down street
03/05/2008
A West Franklin Avenue woman gave chase to a burglar after she bumped into him running down her stairs at almost 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 16.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Giants coach shares secret of life success
02/20/2008
In honor of the New York Giants as Super Bowl champions, students at Holy Spirit School recently held their own "Soup-er-bowl" where they collected cans of soup to be donated to Eva's Kitchen in Paterson.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - BOE discusses financial impact of solar energy
02/14/2008
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Larrie Reynolds and Board of Education members discussed at length the financial impact of using solar energy as the primary means of running Pequannock Township High School at the Monday, Feb. 4 meeting of the school board.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Fees for referendum architect discussed
02/14/2008
School Board Administrator and Secretary, Steven DiGeronimo, explained to board members at the Monday, Feb. 4 meeting, that in order for the referendum to be voted on in September, the district must adhere to tight deadlines...
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| | PEQUANNOCK - PTHS students present bold solar energy plan
01/31/2008
Students in Linda Wagner's high school sociology class were praised during the Monday, Jan. 28 joint meeting of the school board and Township Council after presenting their idea to use solar energy...
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| | POMPTON PLAINS - Iberer's parole decision due
01/30/2008
The State Parole Board is near to settling whether to revoke parole for Timothy Iberer, who was accused of attempting to sexually assault a 5-year-old Pompton Plains girl in her bedroom last September.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - PTEA, BOE may agree on contract
01/30/2008
After months of tireless and standstill negotiations between members of the Board of Education and the Pequannock Township Educational Association (PTEA) over teacher contracts, a settlement may have finally been reached.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Gold Academy defended by board members
01/30/2008
The newly created gifted and talented "Gold Academy" program for students entering the ninth grade at Pequannock Township High School (PTHS) is raising questions and concerns from district parents and members of the school board.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Police say wanted man fled from traffic stop
01/30/2008
Patrolman Jack Lyon had no idea why a Wallington man allegedly raced away from him over a misused license plate, almost running over a police officer in Wayne and drawing the New Jersey State Police into the multi-town pursuit.
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| | PEQUANNOCK – Clipboard burglar suspect nabbed
01/30/2008
Police say a burglar who used a clipboard to conceal his dealings in township neighborhoods did not cover his bases so well when it came to technology.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - BOE pondering full day kindergarten
01/30/2008
As Board of Education members discuss the possibility of supporting the school facilities referendum that was put before them at a recent meeting, the question of how to accommodate full-day kindergarten still hangs in the balance.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - PTHS, PV are referendum's focus
01/30/2008
Architects from SSP Architectural Group have presented a possible plan for a school referendum that would focus on major renovations to both Pequannock Township High School and Pequannock Valley Middle School.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Results of standardized test broken down
01/09/2008
To help parents understand what the results of the Fifth Quarter report really mean, Rosalie Winning, director of curriculum and instruction, explained how test results can boost learning at a recent school board meeting.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Coppola family says ‘thank you’
01/09/2008
Cathy Coppola, mother of Michael Coppola a local child who was diagnosed with leukemia this past summer, would like to thank everyone in the community that helped her and her family get through this difficult time.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Instant Alert System aids parents on snow day
01/02/2008
The first major snowstorm of 2007 gave the Pequannock school district its first opportunity to use the new Instant Alert System to warn parents of early dismissals and delayed openings.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Fifth quarter report goes over well with parents
01/02/2008
Members of the Board of Education and principals from the district schools held a meeting recently to explain in more detail the results of the district's fifth quarter report and to offer the public an opportunity to ask the administration questions abou
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| | PEQUANNOCK - After 70 years, Triangle Hofbrau closes
01/02/2008
One of the oldest and most loved German restaurants in the local area is closing its doors after countless years of service to the faithful customers of Pequannock Township.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Students help less fortunate peers
12/12/2007
Students at North Boulevard Elementary School got into the spirit of giving recently, as part of the Polar Express program, where students wrap and donate gifts to children in need.
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| | PEQUANNOCK - Big jump in schools' test scores
12/12/2007
Presented at Monday night's Board of Education meeting, Pequannock Township's fifth quarter report for the school district showed that the Board of Education's Five-Year Plan to develop their schools as the best in the state is progressing well.
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