LAWSUIT: Former Mendham Boarding School Students Accuse Headmaster Of Sex Abuse LAWSUIT: Former Mendham Boarding School Students Accuse Headmaster Of Sex Abuse
Lawsuit: Former Mendham Boarding School Students Accuse Headmaster Of Sex Abuse Two people have filed lawsuits under new state legislation alleging the headmaster of a now-defunct Mendham boarding school for students with special needs sexually abused them in the 1980s. James Schwartz and an unnamed plaintiff say former Chartwell Manor School headmaster Terence Lynch is unfit to work with children and failed to report the abuse to law enforcement, the DailyRecord reports. The alleged victims say in the suits the abuse they suffered at the boarding school -- which closed in 1984 -- caused them to suffer from emotional pain to this day, to which they are in counseling an…
LAWSUIT: Mendham Country Club Faces Wrongful Death Suit After Hepatitis A Outbreak LAWSUIT: Mendham Country Club Faces Wrongful Death Suit After Hepatitis A Outbreak
Lawsuit: Mendham Country Club Faces Wrongful Death Suit After Hepatitis A Outbreak The Mendham Golf and Tennis Club is facing a wrongful death suit from the family of an 82-year-old woman who died after dining there over the summer, a recent report says. Dorothy Del Guercio was hospitalized with a severe illness after eating at the Mendham club with her husband on June 22, the Daily Record reports. Two months later, she passed away. A Hepatitis A outbreak linked to a food handler at the club sickened 27 people around the same time, health officials said. "Dorothy Del Guercio suffered severe, painful, and permanent injuries, including a prolonged and intense period of ag…
Sussex County Summer Camp Has Hepatitis A Scare Sussex County Summer Camp Has Hepatitis A Scare
Sussex County Summer Camp Has Hepatitis A Scare A Hepatitis A scare in Sussex County comes on the heels of an outbreak that sickened nearly a dozen in Morris County. A worker at Camp Somers located at Mt. Allamuchy Scout Reservation in Stanhope was diagnosed with the illness that may have exposed dozens of others -- including children, health officials said. At least 22 people were sickened in Mendham after a food handler at a local golf and tennis club was diagnosed with Hepatitis A. Anyone who attended Camp Somers between June 23 and Aug. 7 may have been exposed, the county's health department said. Although the chances of infec…
More Than 2,000 Without Power In Morris County More Than 2,000 Without Power In Morris County
More Than 2,000 Without Power In Morris County More than 2,000 people were without power in Morris County Monday afternoon, according to JCP&L. The restoration time of 4 p.m. was listed on the JCP&L website. Approximately 2,200 JCP&L customers were without power as of 4:40 p.m. in Morristown, Morris Township, Harding and Mendham.
Twitter Claps Back At Christie For Criticizing Steakhouse In His Own Morris County Town Twitter Claps Back At Christie For Criticizing Steakhouse In His Own Morris County Town
Twitter Claps Back At Christie For Criticizing Steakhouse In His Own Morris County Town Twitter users are slamming Chris Christie after he criticized a Mendham steakhouse, which recently settled a lawsuit citing mistreatment of employees. The former governor urged people to think twice before dining at Sammy's Steakhouse in Mendham, where he lives with his family.  The restaurant -- also known as Sammy's Ye Old Cider Mill -- settled the suit for $190,000. "Terrible example of mistreatment of workers by ownership," Christie wrote. "People should consider this when deciding where to spend your dollars for a dinner out." The tweet garnered dozens of comments, mostly from peopl…
NEW RANKINGS: These North Jersey High Schools Among Nation's Best In U.S. NEW RANKINGS: These North Jersey High Schools Among Nation's Best In U.S.
NEW Rankings: These North Jersey High Schools Among Nation's Best In U.S. Where does your high school rank nationally? Now, you can find out. More than 17,000 schools nationwide are numerically ranked, up from last year's 2,700 schools in this year's U.S. News & World Report rankings of the best high schools in the nation. The six factors weighed in the rankings were graduation rates, number of AP courses offered, college readiness, reading and math proficiency, reading and math performance, and underserved student performance. "Our mission with the Best High Schools rankings has always been to educate families about the schools in their district," said…
These North Jersey Towns Have State's Highest Property Taxes These North Jersey Towns Have State's Highest Property Taxes
These North Jersey Towns Have State's Highest Property Taxes The average property tax bill in New Jersey last year was $8,767, an increase of $77 from $8,690 in 2017. Many towns, though, paid more than $10,000. Millburn residents paid the most in the state ($24,308) with Alpine trailing in the second spot at ($21,299). Here are the towns in North Jersey with the highest property tax bills in the state for 2018, according to a report by NJ.com. 26. Mendham, Morris County:  $15,598 25. Chester, Morris County: $15,602 24. Maplewood, Essex County: $15,630 23. Livingston, Essex County: $15,933 22. North Caldwell, Essex Cou…
Arson Investigators Probe Suspicious Morris Township House Blaze Arson Investigators Probe Suspicious Morris Township House Blaze
Arson Investigators Probe Suspicious Morris Township House Blaze Arson investigators were probing a blaze that ravaged a Morris Township home Wednesday afternoon, according to published reports. The Morris County Fire Wire Facebook page reported that the 911 caller's son set the Mendham Avenue fire around 3 p.m. Morris Township firefighters were joined by their colleagues from Morristown, Morris Plains, Madison, Mendham and Cedar Knolls. The blaze left the house uninhabitable, according to Morristown Green. The Morris County Prosecutor's Office and local authorities were investigating the cause, Morristown Green reported.
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…
Mendham Catholic School To Close Mendham Catholic School To Close
Mendham Catholic School To Close This year will be the last for the St. Joseph School in Mendham. A fundraising campaign launched to keep the 56-year-old school open proved to be insufficient, NJ.com reports. Monsignor Joseph Anginoli made the announcement last Friday in a letter. Three Catholic schools that closed in North Jersey last year were St. Catherine of Bologna School in Ringwood, St. Andrew the Apostle School in Clifton and St. Pius X School in Montvale. Enrollment at the Pre-K through 8th grade school for the 2019-20 school year was 75 -- down from this year's rate of 131, NJ.com reports.
Morris County Schools Schedule Delayed Openings Monday Morris County Schools Schedule Delayed Openings Monday
Morris County Schools Schedule Delayed Openings Monday This weekend's snowstorm is set to be the most significant yet this winter in New Jersey, prompting Gov. Murphy to declare a State of Emergency.  Between six and eight inches are expected across North Jersey -- and several districts are planning ahead. DELAYED Butler Dover East Hanover Edith M. Decker Elem. Florham Park Kinnelon Lincoln Park Madison Mount Arlington Morris County Vocational Morris Hills Regional Morris Plains Morris School District Mount Arlington Parsippany-Troy Hills Randolph Riverdale Rockaway Rockaway Valley Elementary (Boonton) CLOSED Craig High Schools Mendham…
STORM: North Jersey Schools Announce Early Dismissals Wednesday STORM: North Jersey Schools Announce Early Dismissals Wednesday
Storm: North Jersey Schools Announce Early Dismissals Wednesday North Jersey is expecting three to five inches of snow on Wednesday. Several school districts have already announced early dismissals. Check with your school district for details and more information. The districts that have already announced early dismissals are: BERGEN COUNTY Bergenfield Bogota Dumont Edgewater Little Ferry Mahwah Midland School (Rochelle Park) Oradell Palisades Park Paramus Ridgefield Park River Edge Teaneck MORRIS COUNTY Butler Craig High, Boonton Craig School, Mountain Lakes Denville Dover Madison Mendham Morris Morris Plains Mount Arlington Parsippany-Troy Hills Ra…