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| | KINNELON - BOE, parents seek to improve extra help
06/03/2009
School Board members agreed with parents. The “extra help” program in the school district needs help.
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| | KINNELON - PRM principal resigns
06/03/2009
At the helm of the Pearl R. Miller School (PRM) for about two years, Nancy Elmezzi has tendered her resignation.
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| | KINNELON - District to keep food service company
05/27/2009
The school board renewed its contract with Maschio’s Food Services, which provides the meals in the district’s school cafeterias.
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| | KINNELON - Students go global
05/24/2009
A trio of Kinnelon High School (KHS) students journeyed to Knoxville, Tenn. to compete in the Destination ImagiNation (DI) Global Finals on May 20 through May 23.
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| | KINNELON - Muni budget up a tax point
05/24/2009
Though the Borough Council was unable to adopt the 2009 municipal budget because the state failed to review the spending plan, it did hold a public hearing on May 21.
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| | KINNELON - BOE to revisit religious policy at May 28 meeting
05/20/2009
The school board referred the “Religion in the Schools” policy to its policy committee for review and discussion. The board anticipates voting on the policy at its May 28 meeting.
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| | KINNELON - BOE to revisit religion policy
05/12/2009
Though the school board adopted a revised policy manual, it set aside Policy No. 2270 – Religion in the Schools – until it could be discussed in more detail.
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| | KINNELON - Zybrick named as BOE president
05/12/2009
When the school board reorganized recently, Margaret Zybrick was unanimously selected as president by her colleagues. Also, board member Dr. Allen Kirk received the board’s full backing for the vice presidency.
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| | KINNELON - Schools staying abreast of swine flu
05/12/2009
The school district is making every effort to be up to date on all news pertaining to the swine flu (H1N1) pandemic.
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| | KINNELON - Cablevision approaches boro about renewal
05/05/2009
At its most recent meeting, the Borough Council held a public hearing on Cablevision’s request for a franchise renewal.
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| | KINNELON - Soccer parents want more fields
05/05/2009
Parents and coaches of children involved in the local youth soccer club programs continue to press for more fields and improvements to the existing ones.
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| | KINNELON - Kids to raise money for kids with cancer
05/05/2009
The students of Stonybrook School will be joining together to help children with cancer.
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| | KINNELON - Koehler Pond tract preserved for open space
04/28/2009
It was a several year process but finally the 184-acre Koehler Pond tract, which spans Kinnelon, Boonton Township and Rockaway Township, has been acquired for preservation purposes.
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| | KINNELON - Boro formalizes relationship with NJ land conservancy
04/28/2009
Noting the success the borough has had in acquiring land preservation grants since it began a relationship with the Land Conservancy of New Jersey, the Borough Council unanimously approved an agreement with the conservancy.
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| | KINNELON - Voters give district vote of confidence
04/28/2009
The school community is relieved and thankful that the $29.6 million general fund passed by 29 votes. Incumbents Margaret Zybrick and Keith Dama were successful in retaining their seats on the school board.
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| | KINNELON - School budget passes while incumbents keep seats
04/23/2009
The $29.6 million general fund passed by 26 votes and incumbents Margaret Zybrick and Keith Dama were successful in retaining their seats on the school board.
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| | KINNELON - Borough Council seeks grant to fund hiring of police
04/22/2009
Though the Borough Council approved a grant application that would help fund the hiring of a new police officer to replace a retiring officer
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| | KINNELON - Council introduces $11.8 million municipal budget
04/22/2009
The Borough Council introduced an $11.8 million municipal budget that will mean a $46.80 tax increase to the average homeowner.
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| | KINNELON - St. David’s hopes to build on last year’s successful
04/22/2009
Though rain did not dampen the spirit of those who rode in St. David’s first Brake the Hunger Cycle Tour last year, the church is hoping to build on last year’s initial success when its cycle tour rolls around on May 2.
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| | KINNELON - Three vie for two seats on Board of Education
04/20/2009
Dr. Steven Fink will challenge incumbents Margaret Zybrick and Keith Dama for one of the two available three-year board seats. The public also will decide on a $35.6 million spending plan.
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| | KINNELON - Wellness fair planned for Tuesday
04/20/2009
Local residents can get everything from a dermatological check to a car seat safety inspection at a Kinnelon Wellness Expo, which will be held at Kinnelon High School (KHS) from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on April 21.
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| | KINNELON - Music students soaring to new competition heights
04/20/2009
It seems that the school district’s music program has really hit the high note this year with a growing number of students earning regional and state honors.
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| | KINNELON - PETCO plans to open store in Meadtown
04/15/2009
With the arrival of PETCO at the Meadtown Shopping Center, pet owners will have a large local retail center where they can pamper their pets.
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| | KINNELON - School budget would maintain programs
04/08/2009
Despite tough financial times, members of the public did not come out for a public hearing on the proposed 2009-10 school budget.
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| | KINNELON - Bear struck and killed
04/08/2009
A bear was killed last Friday night in a Kinnelon Road accident, police said.
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| | KINNELON - Paterson kids 'dive into learning' at KHS
04/07/2009
Some local high school students and a group of students from an elementary school and high school in Paterson have begun to forge a relationship that undoubtedly will foster positive results.
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| | KINNELON - Drug candy fads worry middle school
04/07/2009
As a precautionary measure, the school district has alerted parents to two of the latest candy fads that aren’t so sweet.
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| | KINNELON - $65K netted for Highlands conformance
04/01/2009
The borough has been approved for a $15,000 Initial Municipal Assessment Grant and a $50,000 Plan Conformance Grant.
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| | KINNELON - America’s pastime surging locally
03/31/2009
Youth recreation baseball participation is on the rise and a Kinnelon Youth Baseball Association has been formed to support and continue to grow the baseball program.
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| | KINNELON - Lights could be on in time for '09 lacrosse
03/25/2009
Barring another snowstorm, the forecast is favorable for lighting to be erected at the municipal field adjacent to Borough Hall before the start of the quickly approaching lacrosse season.
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| | KINNELON - Parents concerned about lack of ball fields
03/25/2009
A lack of fields and the condition of existing fields prompted parents who are active in local youth soccer club programs to make an appeal to the Borough Council.
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| | KINNELON - Boro nabs another $500K for open space
03/24/2009
Green Acres will award the municipality a $500,000 planning incentive grant.
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| | KINNELON - St. David's gives up paper for Lent
03/24/2009
St. David's Episcopal Church has taken a communal approach to this custom and has collectively given up using paper for Lent.
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| | KINNELON - Motorcycle lands on man
03/24/2009
Police said that a Morristown man was injured when his motorcycle slid on wet pavement March 18 on Fayson Lakes Road. The bike flipped, throwing the motorist off, and then landed on top of him, Lt. John Schwartz said.
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| | KINNELON - Dems hope new chair will make Giant steps forward
03/18/2009
Democrats might have taken a GIANT step toward re-energizing the local Democratic Party by naming Roman Oben Democratic municipal chairman.
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| | KINNELON - Proposed BOE budget means $238 avg. increase
03/18/2009
On April 2, the school district will hold a public hearing on its $35.6 million spending plan.
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| | KINNELON - Girls credited with assist for charity slam dunk
03/17/2009
An Our Lady of the Magnificat (OLM) basketball coach came up with a benefit idea that was a shoo-in with parents and players alike.
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| | KINNELON - Muni-field lights may be in place for lacrosse
03/11/2009
Now that the Borough Council has awarded a contract for the municipal field lighting project, borough officials will keep their fingers crossed that the project will be done in time for the rapidly approaching lacrosse season.
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| | KINNELON - Spring break cut
03/11/2009
Now that the district has had one too many snow days, spring break will be shortened.
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| | KINNELON - Boyfriend accused of taking car, carrying heroin
03/10/2009
Police allege that a 26-year-old borough man took his girlfriend’s car without her permission and was found in the area some time later in possession of 46 bags of suspected heroin.
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| | KINNELON - Parking to be limited along Kiel Avenue near schools
03/04/2009
The Borough Council adopted an ordinance that bans parking on portions of Kiel Avenue and Forestdale Road in the vicinity of four district schools.
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| | KINNELON - Boro seeks link-up with Newark water supply
03/03/2009
The borough will continue talks with Newark about the possibility of Newark supplying the borough with water.
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| | KINNELON - Borough takes giant step for pedestrians' safety
03/03/2009
It might have taken longer than borough, school and law enforcement authorities would have liked, but at last the crosswalk project in front of Kinnelon High School (KHS) commenced.
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| | KINNELON - Stone thrower charged
02/24/2009
After being asked to leave his one-time girlfriend’s apartment on Valentine’s Day, a New York man allegedly threw a rock through the window, police said.
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| | KINNELON - Space heater blamed for sandwich shop fire
02/24/2009
Although flames broke out in the wee morning hours of Friday, Feb. 20 at the Blimpie sandwich shop, a patrol officer kept the fire from realizing its full destructive path while the building was closed and unoccupied.
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| | KINNELON - Grants sought for Highlands planning
02/24/2009
The borough has filed the necessary paperwork to put it in good stead to receive state grant money for the formulation of plans that comply with the dictates of the state’s Highlands Act and Regional Master Plan.
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| | KINNELON - Local charity is collecting sports gear
02/18/2009
There will be a used sports equipment sale to benefit Friends of Chas, a local tax-exempt non-profit organization that serves to provide financial support to families who have suffered financial devastation due to severe illness/accidents.
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| | KINNELON - Crosswalk sought at KHS
02/17/2009
Progress has been made on improvements designed to bolster the safety of crossing Kinnelon Road at Kinnelon High School (KHS) and the municipal complex.
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| | KINNELON - Man allegedly commits fraud with church money
02/11/2009
Police allege that a Paterson man bit the hand that fed him by fraudulently using monies from Our Lady of the Magnificat R.C. Church to pay his bills after the church had given him assistance money, Lt. John Schwartz reported.
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| | KINNELON - BOE mulls tweaking school calendar
02/04/2009
The school board is mulling the school district’s calendars for the next two school years.
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| | KINNELON - Only one snow day left, and communication problematic
01/30/2009
Students wishing for a snow day might want to think again before making that wish. The next snow day taken is not taken without consequence.
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| | KINNELON - Grant sought for KHS track
01/28/2009
School officials hope to secure some state grant money to fund the refinishing of the Kinnelon High School (KHS) track.
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| | KINNELON - Catholic Schools Week celebrated
01/28/2009
Our Lady of the Magnificat School will begin its celebration of Catholic Schools Week 2009 with an opening liturgy on Sunday, Jan. 25 at the 11 a.m. Mass.
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| | KINNELON - Clues sought in car burglary
01/28/2009
Police are investigating who was behind a theft from a vehicle parked outside an Undercliff Road residence on Jan. 18, Lt. John Schwartz said.
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| | KINNELON - Bomb scare closes KHS
01/28/2009
Legal and school consequences will be heavy for the individual or individuals responsible for a bomb scare and scrawling racial comments on a bathroom wall at Kinnelon High School on Friday, officials said.
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| | KINNELON - Student art displayed at Lincoln Center
01/21/2009
Thirty-two students’ digital imaging artwork made its debut at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center last month.
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| | KINNELON - Cub Scouts collect for the hungry
01/21/2009
Local Scouts' holiday project, which involved the collection of warm winter clothing, will arrive at the Community Soup Kitchen of Morristown.
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| | KINNELON - Burglary at doctor's office
01/16/2009
Police are investigating who was behind the theft of about $15,000 worth of equipment from a Kiel Avenue doctor’s office.
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| | KINNELON - Truck collision at dangerous curve closes Kinnelon Rd
01/16/2009
A winding stretch of Kinnelon Road that is a familiar location for accidents was the scene for another serious crash when a Mack truck and pickup truck collided on Wednesday.
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| | KINNELON - New councilman welcomed
01/14/2009
Newly elected Councilman Ronald Mondello and council veteran Robert Collins were administered the oath of office at this year's Borough Council reorganization meeting.
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| | KINNELON - Ice storm closed Fayson Lakes Road
01/14/2009
Last week's ice storm resulted in the closure of Fayson Lakes Road for much of Thursday.
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| | KINNELON - Council sees rocky year ahead financially
01/14/2009
In keeping with tradition, the mayor and council thanked borough volunteers and employees for their past service, cited the past year’s accomplishments, and spoke of goals for the new year at the annual reorganization meeting.
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| | KINNELON - Local man honored by UNICEF
12/30/2008
Gary Cohen's life's work is to put an end to the deaths of children all over the world from preventable causes.
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| | KINNELON - Council says goodbye to Councilman Nederfield
12/30/2008
The mayor and council bid farewell to longtime Councilman Eric Nederfield at the governing body’s last meeting in 2008.
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| | KINNELON - Resident recalls tragedy from last holiday season
12/30/2008
A "shining star" was missing from Christmas celebrations this year — her light extinguished by a man reportedly so drunk he fell asleep with his foot on the accelerator.
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| | KINNELON - Resident reports missing elk head
12/17/2008
An elk head that a Boonton Avenue resident was preparing for taxidermy went missing after it was left outside overnight between Dec. 11 and 12, police reported.
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| | KINNELON - Elderly woman saved after falling
12/17/2008
During the holiday season, nothing is happier to hear than people helping others, and one resident wanted to nominate someone she knows as her personal hero this holiday season.
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| | KINNELON - Smoke Rise concerts set for Sunday
12/10/2008
This weekend the Community Church of Smoke Rise has two Christmas Candlelight Concerts guaranteed to please kids from 1 to 92.
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| | KINNELON - Speedy light installation sought for field
12/10/2008
Though the Borough Council rejected the first round of bids for the municipal field lighting project, Councilman James Freda is confident lights will be installed in time for lacrosse season.
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| | KINNELON - Students gather turkeys for food pantries
12/03/2008
Local high school students did more than just talk turkey when it came to providing Thanksgiving dinner for the increasing needy population.
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| | KINNELON - Schoolhouse museum in need of big time repairs
12/02/2008
The Borough Council has endorsed the Kinnelon Historical Commission’s plan to have L’Ecole, which houses the borough’s museum, added to the New Jersey Register of Historic Places.
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| | KINNELON - Menorah to be displayed soon
11/26/2008
A Pheasant Run resident thinks holiday decorations representative of the Jewish faith would be a nice addition to the holiday display put up on the grounds of the municipal complex each November and December.
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| | KINNELON - AP test mandate yielding positive results
11/26/2008
The school district’s relatively recent mandate requiring students who take Advanced Placement (AP) courses to take the AP exam continues to reap positive results.
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| | KINNELON - Council reduces condo sewer fees
11/26/2008
To the delight of condominium owners, the Borough Council adopted an ordinance that allows condo owners to pay the same sewer service charge rate as the owners of multi-family dwelling units.
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| | KINNELON - County awards $1.4 million for open space purchase
11/19/2008
There was more good news last week for advocates of preserving the Weber tract. The borough will receive $1.4 million from Morris County's Preservation Trust Fund for the acquisition of the property, which virtually makes its preservation a lock.
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| | KINNELON - County handles money side of local welfare
11/19/2008
Though some of the work associated with public assistance will still be handled locally, the financial aspects of public assistance will be provided the Morris County Office of Temporary Assistance.
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| | KINNELON - Random student drug test policy adopted
11/14/2008
Almost two years and several revisions later, the school board adopted a voluntary student random alcohol and drug testing policy.
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| | KINNELON - Deer crashes into liquor store
11/13/2008
A deer crashed through the glass door of a Route 23 liquor store on Wednesday, the apparent result of impact with a motor vehicle, Lt. John Schwartz said.
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| | KINNELON - Borough to upgrade website
11/12/2008
The borough’s Web site is being fined-tuned to make it a more valuable communications tool.
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| | KINNELON - Drug and alcohol tests for students debated
11/10/2008
The school board, members of the public and students continued their dialogue on a possible random drug/alcohol testing policy.
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| | KINNELON - Record turnout in borough
11/04/2008
In a record turnout, borough voters did not break with tradition and voted Republican.
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| | KINNELON - Council election is an afterthought
10/29/2008
As is often the case in this borough, the more important local election took place in June. No Democrats or Independents are challenging the two Republican candidates for Borough Council.
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| | KINNELON - Boro renews field lease with Boonton
10/29/2008
The borough has reached a one-year agreement over the leasing of the Boonton Avenue Field from the town of Boonton and would like to ink a longer-term lease in the future.
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| | KINNELON - Friends of Chas raise $20K
10/22/2008
It is said that when the chips are down, people find out who their friends are. When members of this community are struck by tragedy, they usually find they have more friends than they could have ever imagined.
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| | KINNELON - Funding sought for firehouse
10/22/2008
The Volunteer Fire Company is in the process of drafting a letter that will ask residents to pledge funds to the construction of a new firehouse on property where the antiquated and inadequately-sized Boonton Avenue Firehouse currently stands.
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| | KINNELON - Sewer fees for condo owners may decrease
10/22/2008
The Borough Council will consider an ordinance that will allow condominium owners to pay the same sewer service charge rate as the owners of multi-family dwelling units instead of paying the same rate as single-family home owners.
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| | KINNELON - BOE introduces random drug and alcohol testing policy
10/17/2008
After lengthy public comment and board discussion, the school board approved the first reading of a random drug and alcohol testing policy by a 5-2 vote on Thursday.
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| | KINNELON - BOE refining random drug and alcohol test policy
10/15/2008
The school board’s policy committee continues to fine-tune its draft of a random drug and alcohol testing policy.
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| | KINNELON - Shared construction services with B'dale working out
10/13/2008
Officials from both towns are happy about the smooth transition from Kinnelon providing its residents with construction and building inspection services to Bloomingdale providing Kinnelon residents with these services.
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| | KINNELON - New high school wing is dedicated
10/08/2008
Two years after voters approved a $12.6 million referendum, the community was able to dedicate the new wing at Kinnelon High School (KHS).
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| | KINNELON - KHS enrollment is up
10/08/2008
At the Sept. 25 school board meeting, school officials breathed a collective sigh of relief that the addition to Kinnelon High School (KHS) was finished and has put the district in good stead to handle climbing enrollment.
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| | KINNELON - Alyssa Kinney headed to national pageant
10/02/2008
Alyssa Kinney of Kinnelon was first runner-up for the title of Miss New Jersey State Queen in the National American Miss Pre-Teen Division of the National American Miss Pageant held Aug. 17 in New Brunswick.
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| | KINNELON - Koehler tract purchase is imminent
10/02/2008
The purchase of the 219-acre Koehler tract for preservation purposes is coming down the home stretch.
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| | KINNELON - BOE answers q's on mandatory drug testing
09/24/2008
Last week, the Board of Education heard questions from the public on a proposed voluntary random drug testing policy.
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| | KINNELON - State to examine driver in Jafar cousins’ deaths
09/24/2008
The Morristown attorney representing a Dover man accused of vehicular manslaughter in the 2006 deaths of a Kinnelon teen and her cousin is hoping the case never makes it to trial.
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| | KINNELON - KHS addition is celebrated
09/17/2008
Last Monday marked the opening day for the bigger and better Kinnelon High School.
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| | KINNELON - Dam is vandalized
09/17/2008
Police are searching for those responsible for breaking equipment at the Fayson Lakes Dam construction project.
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| | KINNELON - Police again issue warning about door-to-door sellers
09/10/2008
Some young people claiming to be students are going door-to-door selling magazines and causing problems.
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| | KINNELON - School fundraising group buys $35K printer for KHS
09/10/2008
The Kinnelon Education Foundation will provide $35,000 for the purchase of a three-dimensional printer for Kinnelon High School (KHS).
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| | KINNELON - Boro sharing services with Bloomingdale
09/03/2008
The borough has contracted with Bloomingdale for construction code/ building inspection services
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| | KINNELON - More students taking AP tests
09/03/2008
The school district is moving toward its goal of having 75 percent of its students who take Advanced Placement (AP) tests achieve a score of three or above, which is the number required by most colleges for students to obtain credit.
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| | KINNELON - MCMUA pledges $300K toward Weber tract acquisition
08/27/2008
The Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority is willing to commit $300,000 toward the purchase of the Weber tract.
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| | KINNELON - New random student drug and alcohol test proposed
08/27/2008
The school board expects to introduce a new random student drug and alcohol testing policy at a special meeting on Sept. 18.
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| | KINNELON - New shot rules may bar some 6th graders
08/20/2008
New state regulations could bar sixth grade students from school on opening day if they aren’t immunized.
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| | KINNELON - Police issue warning about door-to-door salespeople
08/20/2008
Residents are advised to be wary of making any purchases because many times the offers aren�t legitimate and sometimes the salespeople even have criminal records.
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| | KINNELON - Boro native remembers Katrina disaster
08/13/2008
One Katrina survivor with local roots will never forget the kindness extended to her and other hurricane victims by this community.
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| | KINNELON - Film festival's end will bring chants of 'RUDY! RUDY!
08/13/2008
What better way to kick off the football season than with a community-wide viewing of the inspirational movie "Rudy," which is the last film that will be shown as part of the borough’s summer movie festival on Friday, Aug. 15.
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| | KINNELON - Friends of Chas first annual golf outing
08/06/2008
Friends of Chas will hold their first annual golf outing on Monday, Sept. 22 at Great Gorge Country Club.
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| | KINNELON - KHS renovations on target
07/30/2008
Though a lack of rain is not always desirable, it certainly has aided the school district in the timely completion of the new wing and renovations at Kinnelon High School (KHS).
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| | KINNELON - Weber Tract clears council vote
07/23/2008
The Borough Council's decision to apply for $1.4 million in county open space money to acquire the Weber Tract for preservation purposes was met by applause.
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| | KINNELON - First lady has life message for OLM grads
07/23/2008
A local elementary school graduate was on pins and needles wondering if first lady Laura Bush would accept her invitation to attend a graduation ceremony at Our Lady of Magnificat School (OLM).
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| | KINNELON - Where movies meet fresh air
07/16/2008
The popcorn and soda will be ready, residents just need to bring a blanket or lawn chair for their movie watching pleasure as the borough’s first summer movie festival makes its debut tomorrow night (Thursday).
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| | KINNELON - DPW saving boro cash
07/16/2008
By staying on top of things, the Department of Public Works (DPW) was able to spare the borough a bundle.
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| | KINNELON - Beloved father laid to rest
07/16/2008
Services were scheduled for July 12 for Irwin Citer, 47, who lost his life in a motorcycle crash on June 29.
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| | KINNELON - Mother of two boys expected to recover
07/08/2008
Good news emerged from Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, NY where Jacquelin (Jackie) Citer was airlifted after a motorcycle that claimed the life of her husband, Irwin Citer, 47, on June 29.
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| | KINNELON - Police catch alleged burglars in action
07/08/2008
Police thwarted two alleged burglars on June 26 as the pair was inside a Brook Valley Road home, Sgt. Christopher Burns said.
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| | KINNELON - Officials optimistic about timing of KHS renovations
07/08/2008
Though one school year recently ended, the focus is already on being ready for the next school year.
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| | KINNELON - Hurt worker flown to care
07/08/2008
A landscaper was airlifted to the hospital after he was struck by the bucket at the end of the arm of a tractor.
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| | KINNELON - Grant sought to improve teaching of American history
01/31/2008
The school district will team up with other school districts to apply for a federal grant designed to improve the quality of instruction for American history, which should result in elevated student achievement.
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| | KINNELON - Teachers sought to enhance public relations
01/30/2008
Though headlines and press releases do a lot to promote the school system, the district is tapping into another resource for public relations.
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| | KINNELON - Work almost complete on Boonton Avenue culvert
01/30/2008
Motorists who get a little antsy waiting at the temporary traffic light at the Boonton Avenue culvert project, which always seems to be red, will be relieved to know the project is almost done.
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| | KINNELON - OLM teacher can more than carry a tune
01/30/2008
Though Our Lady of the Magnificat (OLM) School might not have “The Singing Nun" on its staff, it does have a songwriting second-grade teacher in its employ.
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