Candidate Forums, Drunken Driving Crackdown Top Local News

Not only have we hit the end of the week, but we’re saying goodbye to the last full month of summer, too! Crazy how time flies, isn’t it?

It was a big week of news, so let’s see what went on. Click on the headline for the full article.

Facility Monitors OK’d by Regional Board for Start of School

It took a special meeting and an extra vote, but the West Morris Regional Board of Education approved – narrowly – the contracts for facility monitors at each of the district’s high schools.

Three Forums Set for Chester School Board Candidates

Chester-based “grassroots” organization Citizens for Better Schools has organized three events in which candidates vying for seats on the Chester Consolidated and West Morris Regional school boards can field questions and tell voters why they are the best person for the (volunteer) job.

‘Drive Sober’ Crackdown Yields 9 Arrests in Mendham Twp.

Just 10 days into the two-week campaign being put on by the Mendham Township police department, five motorists charged with driving while impaired and another four charged with drug-related offenses were taken off the roads.

A-maze-ing: Creative Cornfields Sprout at Local Farms

We took a look around and noticed three of our biggest farms in the area are chock full of awesomeness. See what each one did with its annual cornfield maze and how you can participate.

Fall Teams Look to Grow on Success in 2013 Season

The start of the fall sports season is just a few days away, and all of Mendham’s teams are gearing up to better last season’s performance, no matter how good they may have been. Check out which teams kick off their opening days and when.