Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Real Estate
Even Bigger Walmart Coming To Roxbury's Ledgewood Mall Even Bigger Walmart Coming To Roxbury's Ledgewood Mall
Even Bigger Walmart Coming To Roxbury's Ledgewood Mall Walmart in Roxbury will close next month as demolition begins, making way for an even bigger Supercenter projected to open next fall, the DailyRecord reports. The pharmacy will close April 26 and transfer prescriptions to the Flanders store in Mount Olive, and the store itself will close May 10. The new 170,000-square-foot mall will be 50,000 square feet larger than the current facility, which opened in 1999, the report says. The project is part of Walmart's $96 billion company investment to improve New Jersey stores this year, according to a recent announcement.  Among 13 other…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Lifestyle
Former Schools Admin, Fiancé Roll Gourmet Shaved Ice Truck Into Morris County Former Schools Admin, Fiancé Roll Gourmet Shaved Ice Truck Into Morris County
Former Schools Admin, Fiancé Roll Gourmet Shaved Ice Truck Into Morris County Kona Ice is rolling into Morris County. Local resident Steve Good, a former school district administrator, is teaming up with his fiancé and her two kids, shifting good times into overdrive. The mobile truck was born in 2007 in Kentucky. Kona Ice now has hundreds of trucks on U.S. roads, and has given back more than $60 million to neighborhood schools, organizations and sports teams. Beyond fundraisers, popular spots for the Good's truck include stops throughout Dover, Mount Olive, Chester, Mendham, Wharton, Picatinny Arsenal, Roxbury, Mine Hill, Netcong and Lake Hopatcong State Park of W…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Roxbury HS Grad Joins Mount Olive PD Roxbury HS Grad Joins Mount Olive PD
Roxbury HS Grad Joins Mount Olive PD Morris County native Sean Smith will be joining the Mount Olive Police Department. The 2012 Roxbury High School graduated attended the County College of Morris and West Virginia University. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology from WVU in May 2017. Smith is a graduate of the Morris County Police Academy's 91st Basic Police Class. His father is retired Roxbury Police Detective Kevin Smith. His mother is Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Supervising Assistant Prosecutor Melanie Smith.

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
Lifestyle
North Jersey Communities Named To List Of 100 Safest Places To Live In America North Jersey Communities Named To List Of 100 Safest Places To Live In America
North Jersey Communities Named To List Of 100 Safest Places To Live In America Safewise put several Bergen, Morris and Passaic County communities on the map as the safest places to live in America using newly-released crime data. The website considered crime rates and what people in these areas fear the most to compile its list of 100 cities, which saw 504 total offenses in 2017, the report says. New Jersey claimed 30 percent of "America’s 100 safest cities" list while Connecticut took second place with 14, and two of those are in the top three. Assault was the most common violent crime, but more people fear robbery, according to the State of Safety. The sa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
Schools
Murphy's Proposed School Funding Plan Would Help, Hurt These North Jersey Districts Most Murphy's Proposed School Funding Plan Would Help, Hurt These North Jersey Districts Most
Murphy's Proposed School Funding Plan Would Help, Hurt These North Jersey Districts Most Gov. Phil Murphy's proposed education investment plan for New Jersey would give millions to underfunded districts -- but would also take away hundreds from those that are thriving (about $90 million altogether). State lawmakers will see Murphy's 2020 state budget proposal by June 30. If approved, these Bergen, Passaic and Morris county districts would benefit the most, according to preliminary figures (for complete list of New Jersey schools click here). The first figure is the 2019-20 aid, the percentage is the increase. South Hackensack: $345,738 (16.78 percent) Elmwood Park: $9,89…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Schools
Teacher's Anti-Trump T-Shirt Causes Controversy In Roxbury Teacher's Anti-Trump T-Shirt Causes Controversy In Roxbury
Teacher's Anti-Trump T-Shirt Causes Controversy In Roxbury A Roxbury mom took to social media after she discovered an anti-Trump T-shirt on display in a public high school history classroom, saying the teacher is pushing political views on students. A student sent a photo of the shirt -- which has a photo of President Trump with the words "NOPE" and "Vive la résistance" -- and sent it to local resident Laurel Whitney, the Daily Record reports. Schools Superintendent Loretta Radulic told New Jersey 101.5 that the incident was a "personnel matter and therefore, cannot be discussed. All I can say is it was handled appropriately." The photo was taken …

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Toppled Tractor-Trailer Shuts Roxbury Street Toppled Tractor-Trailer Shuts Roxbury Street
Toppled Tractor-Trailer Shuts Roxbury Street Berkshire Valley Road in Roxbury reopened Thursday afternoon after a tractor-trailer scraped an overpass. The cab separated from the truck, blocking both sides of the road.

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
ROAD RAGE: I-80 Truck Driver Pointed Gun At Another Car In Roxbury, Police Say ROAD RAGE: I-80 Truck Driver Pointed Gun At Another Car In Roxbury, Police Say
Road Rage: I-80 Truck Driver Pointed Gun At Another Car In Roxbury, Police Say A 27-year-old tractor trailer driver from New York pulled a handgun on another driver while driving through Roxbury on I-80, authorities said. David Fonseca of Rochester was charged with two weapons offenses and aggravated assault, New Jersey State Police said. Police received a 911 call last Friday around 11:15 a.m., from a caller saying a tractor-trailer driver pulled next to him and pointed a handgun at him, authorities said.  The caller gave a description of the vehicle -- a tractor trailer with New York plates -- which troopers found moments later near milepost 32.2, the NJSP sai…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Lifestyle
Roxbury Woman Gives Neighbor, NJ Radio Host Second Chance At Life Roxbury Woman Gives Neighbor, NJ Radio Host Second Chance At Life
Roxbury Woman Gives Neighbor, NJ Radio Host Second Chance At Life Kim Roumes of Roxbury has long known Bob Williams only as a friendly neighbor. So when she saw on Facebook that the talk-radio traffic reporter was looking for a kidney donor, Roumes' next move wasn't a question. "Bob is the sweetest, kindest, giving person," Roumes told the Daily Record. "I am healthy, I have a great family, and I really think I can help him. Once I decided to get tested, I never looked back." Both Roumes and Williams -- a reporter for 101.5 who has long been living with type 2 diabetes -- were recovering from last week's transplant surgery on Monday. The radio station a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Lifestyle
These Celebrities Call Morris County Home These Celebrities Call Morris County Home
These Celebrities Call Morris County Home Some actors, athletes and musicians call or at one point have called Morris County home. Maybe you saw them at the grocery store -- or are still hoping to. Either way, here's your common thread with the rich and famous. Boonton Jim Lewis ("The Muppets) writerChatham Ben Bailey (Comedian, host of "Cash Cab") Ben Bailey on Cash CabBaltz & Company Nick Mangold (New York Jets) Chester James Gandolfini (Tony Soprano, "The Sopranos" -- died 2013) Jim Breur (Comedian formerly on "SNL")Denville Kevin and Danielle Jonas (Member of Jonas Brothers band and wife -- photo courtesy Kevin …

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Charges Upgraded After Victim In Rockaway Crash Dies Charges Upgraded After Victim In Rockaway Crash Dies
Charges Upgraded After Victim In Rockaway Crash Dies Charges against a Rockaway woman were upgraded after the passenger in her car died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash, authorities said. Samantha Viscardi, 22, was behind the wheel of a vehicle that crashed near Green Pond Road on Feb. 2, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp and Rockaway Police Chief Martin McPardland, Jr. said in a joint release. The passenger in the vehicle was critically injured after Viscardi's vehicle went into a guardrail, closing the area around 4:30 p.m., according to multiple reports. Viscardi was initially charged with assault by auto b…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Landing Man Showed Woman Bomb Before Detonating It Near Lake, Prosecutor Says Landing Man Showed Woman Bomb Before Detonating It Near Lake, Prosecutor Says
Landing Man Showed Woman Bomb Before Detonating It Near Lake, Prosecutor Says A Landing man was arrested after showing a woman a homemade bomb and then driving to a nearby lake to detonate it, said authorities who charged him. Christopher Faschan, 31 of the Landing section of Roxbury, drove to the victim's home and showed her the bomb, saying it was the type that "you could stick to the bottom of a car," Sussex County Prosecutor Francis Koch said in a statement. Faschan drove to Lake Lackawanna where he detonated the device -- either near or in the lake, authorities said. The explosion was heard by the alleged victim and multiple residents of the …

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by Cecilia Levine